MUSICIAN

Maria João Pires

1944 - Today

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Maria João Alexandre Barbosa Pires (Portuguese: [mɐˈɾi.ɐ ʒwɐ̃w ˈpiɾɨʃ]; born 23 July 1944) is a Portuguese classical pianist, widely regarded as one of the leading interpreters of the repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria João Pires has received more than 352,677 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Maria João Pires is the 141st most popular musician (up from 202nd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 84th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Maria João Pires ranks 141 out of 3,175. Before her are Buddy Holly, Roger Glover, Arnaut Daniel, Cliff Richard, Nikki Sixx, and Malcolm Young. After her are Caetano Veloso, Bill Evans, Carlos Kleiber, Ray Manzarek, Benny Goodman, and Chris Slade.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Maria João Pires ranks 57. Before her are Sylvie Vartan, Omar al-Bashir, David J. Wineland, Nebahat Çehre, Jean-Pierre Léaud, and François Cevert. After her are Rudy Giuliani, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Peter Weir, John Holmes, Askar Akayev, and Bora Milutinović.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Maria João Pires ranks 69 out of 633. Before her are Diogo Dias (1450), Jorge Jesus (1954), Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Manoel de Oliveira (1908), Jorge Sampaio (1939), and John of God (1495). After her are Catherine of Braganza (1638), Barbara of Portugal (1711), Francisco de Almeida (1450), Uriel da Costa (1585), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), and Diego Columbus (1479).

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Among MUSICIANS In Portugal

Among musicians born in Portugal, Maria João Pires ranks 1. After her are Nuno Bettencourt (1966), Cristina Branco (1972), and Rui Veloso (1957).

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