1921 - 1959
Mario Lanza (US: , Italian: [ˈlantsa]; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza [koˈkɔttsa]; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mario Lanza has received more than 1,693,685 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Mario Lanza is the 187th most popular singer (down from 171st in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,089th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Singer.
Mario Lanza is most famous for his operatic voice.
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Among singers, Mario Lanza ranks 187 out of 3,541. Before him are Vera Lynn, Chris Rea, Claude François, Chavela Vargas, Udo Jürgens, and Mario Del Monaco. After him are Ken Shimura, Etta James, Chris Norman, Mercédès Jellinek, Kyu Sakamoto, and Britney Spears.
1917 - 2020
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 181
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 182
1939 - 1978
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 183
1919 - 2012
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 184
1934 - 2014
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 185
1915 - 1982
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 186
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 187
1950 - 2020
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 188
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 189
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 190
1889 - 1929
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 191
1941 - 1985
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 192
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 193
Among people born in 1921, Mario Lanza ranks 61. Before him are Giuseppe Di Stefano, Alexandra of Yugoslavia, Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Donna Reed, Paul Schäfer, and György Cziffra. After him are Zizinho, Herschel Grynszpan, Dobrica Ćosić, Louis Jourdan, Karel Appel, and Harald Quandt. Among people deceased in 1959, Mario Lanza ranks 25. Before him are Bohuslav Martinů, Alfred Schütz, Edward C. Tolman, Arthur Cecil Pigou, Mike Hawthorn, and John Foster Dulles. After him are Ettore Majorana, Enrico De Nicola, Alfred Kubin, Sidney Bechet, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, and Wanda Landowska.
1921 - 2008
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 55
1921 - 1993
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 56
1921 - 2000
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 57
1921 - 1986
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 58
1921 - 2010
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 59
1921 - 1994
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 60
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 61
1921 - 2002
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 62
1921 - 1942
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 63
1921 - 2014
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 64
1921 - 2015
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 65
1921 - 2006
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 66
1921 - 1967
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 67
1890 - 1959
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 19
1899 - 1959
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 20
1886 - 1959
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 21
1877 - 1959
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 22
1929 - 1959
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 23
1888 - 1959
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 24
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 25
1906 - 1959
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 26
1877 - 1959
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 27
1877 - 1959
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 28
1897 - 1959
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 29
1862 - 1959
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 30
1879 - 1959
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 31
Among people born in United States, Mario Lanza ranks 1,187 out of 15,968. Before him are Donna Reed (1921), George Jung (1942), Paul Lauterbur (1929), Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), Richard Donner (1930), and Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967). After him are Edith Wharton (1862), J. Allen Hynek (1910), Jim Belushi (1954), Jerome Karle (1918), John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899), and Etta James (1938).
1921 - 1986
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 1,181
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 1,182
1929 - 2007
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 1,183
1908 - 2000
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 1,184
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,185
1967 - 2014
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,186
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,187
1862 - 1937
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 1,188
1910 - 1986
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,189
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 1,190
1918 - 2013
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,191
1899 - 1980
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,192
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 1,193
Among singers born in United States, Mario Lanza ranks 59. Before him are Chester Bennington (1976), Tony Bennett (1926), Al Jarreau (1940), Laura Branigan (1952), Bill Withers (1938), and Tori Amos (1963). After him are Etta James (1938), Britney Spears (1981), Sam Cooke (1931), Dr. Dre (1965), Trini Lopez (1937), and Courtney Love (1964).
1976 - 2017
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 53
1926 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 54
1940 - 2017
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 55
1952 - 2004
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 56
1938 - 2020
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 57
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 58
1921 - 1959
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 59
1938 - 2012
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 60
1981 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 61
1931 - 1964
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 62
1965 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 63
1937 - 2020
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 64
1964 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 65