MUSICIAN

Markos Vamvakaris

1905 - 1972

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Markos Vamvakaris (Greek: Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης; 10 May 1905 – 8 February 1972), was a Greek Catholic musician of rebetiko, universally referred to by rebetiko writers and fans simply by his first name, Markos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Markos Vamvakaris has received more than 118,116 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Markos Vamvakaris is the 1,105th most popular musician (down from 996th in 2019), the 663rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 609th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 1,105 out of 3,175. Before him are Pat Martino, Franz Konwitschny, Tom Hamilton, Yakov Zak, Henry Cowell, and Julius Klengel. After him are Hank Marvin, Hank Mobley, Harry James, Leon Fleisher, Thad Jones, and Yuki Kajiura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 215. Before him are Colin Clark, Tamar Abakelia, Rózsa Péter, Laura Perls, Eric Frank Russell, and Antonio Berni. After him are Albert Dekker, Fulvio Bernardini, Luis Vargas Peña, Araken Patusca, Pote Sarasin, and Adolf Ehrnrooth. Among people deceased in 1972, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 149. Before him are Vera Inber, Edgar G. Ulmer, Balys Dvarionas, Max Fleischer, Erwin Stresemann, and Vera Karalli. After him are Bernabé Ferreyra, Romas Kalanta, Roger Courtois, Jessie Royce Landis, Mitchell Leisen, and Prithviraj Kapoor.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 663 out of 1,024. Before him are Panagis Tsaldaris (1868), Theodoros Diligiannis (1820), Pheidon (-700), Charilaus (null), Petros Persakis (1879), and Tlepolemus (null). After him are Megabates (-600), Ioannis Sarmas (1957), Miltiadis Gouskos (1877), Dimitrios Rallis (1844), Anton Yugov (1904), and Ioannis Frangoudis (1863).

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Among MUSICIANS In Greece

Among musicians born in Greece, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 5. Before him are Yanni (1954), Terpander (-712), Tommy Lee (1962), and Gina Bachauer (1913). After him are Nikos Xilouris (1936), Leonidas Kavakos (1967), Steve Angello (1982), Savina Yannatou (1959), Creed Taylor (1929), Gus G (1980), and Pavlos Fyssas (1979).

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