1905 - 1972
Markos Vamvakaris (Greek: Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης; 10 May 1905 – 8 February 1972), was a rebetiko musician. He is 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 109,116 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Markos Vamvakaris is the 999th most popular musician (down from 900th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from Greece (down from 572nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Musician.
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Among musicians, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 999 out of 2,662. Before him are Marky Ramone, Alexi Laiho, Eberhard Weber, Marty Balin, Tommy Johnson, and Yvonne Loriod. After him are Barry Harris, Martin Barre, Colin Burgess, Helmuth Rilling, Hélène Grimaud, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 993
1979 - 2020
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 994
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 995
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 996
1896 - 1956
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 997
1924 - 2010
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 998
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 999
1929 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,000
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,001
1946 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,002
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,003
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,004
1946 - 2005
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,005
Among people born in 1905, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 186. Before him are Mantovani, Zoilo Saldombide, Joel McCrea, Ernst Baier, Juan O'Gorman, and Fumiko Enchi. After him are Nise da Silveira, Conduelo Píriz, Xian Xinghai, Luis Vargas Peña, Karol Borsuk, and Oleksandr Korniychuk. Among people deceased in 1972, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 135. Before him are Deniz Gezmiş, Arthur Russell, Solomon Lefschetz, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Balys Dvarionas, and Antal Szabó. After him are Gavriil Popov, Günter Eich, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Gottfried Fuchs, Hermann Boehm, and Oleksandr Korniychuk.
1905 - 1980
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 180
1905 - 1981
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 181
1905 - 1990
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 182
1905 - 2001
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 183
1905 - 1982
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 184
1905 - 1986
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 185
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 186
1905 - 1999
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 187
1905 - 1976
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 188
1905 - 1945
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 189
1905 - 1994
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 190
1905 - 1982
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 191
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 192
1947 - 1972
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 129
1886 - 1972
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 130
1884 - 1972
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 131
1907 - 1972
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 132
1904 - 1972
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 133
1910 - 1972
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 134
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 135
1904 - 1972
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 136
1907 - 1972
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 137
1906 - 1972
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 138
1889 - 1972
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 139
1884 - 1972
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 140
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 141
Among people born in Greece, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 610 out of 936. Before him are Dimitrios Voulgaris (1803), Nikolaos Trikoupis (1868), Konstantinos Logothetopoulos (1878), Leo Allatius (1586), Cahit Arf (1910), and Vitsentzos Kornaros (1553). After him are Ioannis Grivas (1923), Petros Persakis (1879), Angelos Charisteas (1980), Onomacritus (-530), Demophon of Eleusis (null), and Tzannis Tzannetakis (1928).
1803 - 1878
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 604
1868 - 1956
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 605
1878 - 1961
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 606
1586 - 1669
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 607
1910 - 1997
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 608
1553 - 1616
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 609
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 610
1923 - 2016
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 611
1879 - 1952
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 612
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 613
530 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 614
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 615
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 616
Among musicians born in Greece, Markos Vamvakaris ranks 4. Before him are Yanni (1954), Terpander (-712), and Tommy Lee (1962). After him are Gina Bachauer (1913), Nikos Xilouris (1936), Leonidas Kavakos (1967), Steve Angello (1982), and Gus G (1980).
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 2
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 3
1905 - 1972
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 4
1913 - 1976
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 5
1936 - 1980
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 6
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 7
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 8
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 9