MUSICIAN

Martha Argerich

1941 - Today

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Martha Argerich (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾta aɾxeˈɾitʃ]; Eastern Catalan: [əɾʒəˈɾik]; born 5 June 1941) is an Argentine and Swiss classical concert pianist. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argerich gave her debut concert at the age of eight before receiving further piano training in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martha Argerich has received more than 1,919,795 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Martha Argerich is the 46th most popular musician (down from 30th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Musician.

Martha Argerich is most famous for her performances in the classical repertoire, particularly the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Martha Argerich ranks 46 out of 3,175. Before her are Chuck Berry, André Rieu, Maria Anna Mozart, Ronnie James Dio, Syd Barrett, and Miles Davis. After her are Goran Bregović, B.B. King, Isaac Albéniz, Victor Borge, Pablo Casals, and Bruce Springsteen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Martha Argerich ranks 18. Before her are Krzysztof Kieślowski, Robert Forster, Plácido Domingo, Bruno Ganz, Richard Dawkins, and Lee Myung-bak. After her are Fethullah Gülen, Mahmoud Darwish, Franco Nero, Graham Chapman, Harry Nilsson, and Ryan O'Neal.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Martha Argerich ranks 13 out of 1,154. Before her are Juan Perón (1895), Astor Piazzolla (1921), Juan Manuel Fangio (1911), Lionel Messi (1987), Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), and Jorge Rafael Videla (1925). After her are Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Daniel Barenboim (1942), José de San Martín (1778), Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), and Carlos Menem (1930).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Martha Argerich ranks 1. After her are Chris de Burgh (1948), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901), and José Cura (1962).

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