MUSICIAN
Michael Cretu
1957 - Today
Michael Cretu
Michael Cretu (Romanian: Mihai Crețu, pronounced [miˈhaj ˈkretsu]; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990. Cretu began a music career in 1976 as a solo artist and released numerous studio albums as well as writing and producing albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Cretu has received more than 978,923 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Michael Cretu is the 341st most popular musician (up from 365th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Romania (up from 104th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Romanian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
980k
Page Views (PV)
57.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
8.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Michael Cretus by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Michael Cretu ranks 341 out of 2,662. Before him are Gustavo Santaolalla, Joe Strummer, Buddy Rich, Don Airey, Billy Gibbons, and Jack Bruce. After him are Jean-Pierre Rampal, Cliff Williams, Burt Bacharach, Grigory Sokolov, Ginger Baker, and Wilhelm Backhaus.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Gustavo Santaolalla
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 335
Joe Strummer
1952 - 2002
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 336
Buddy Rich
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 337
Don Airey
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 338
Billy Gibbons
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 339
Jack Bruce
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 340
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 341
Jean-Pierre Rampal
1922 - 2000
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 342
Cliff Williams
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 343
Burt Bacharach
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 344
Grigory Sokolov
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 345
Ginger Baker
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 346
Wilhelm Backhaus
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 347
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Michael Cretu ranks 49. Before him are Masayoshi Son, Carrie Lam, Marita Koch, Stephen Fry, Hwang Kyo-ahn, and Fran Drescher. After him are Yuen Biao, Subcomandante Marcos, Jan Ceulemans, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers, and Dani Rodrik.
Others Born in 1957
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Masayoshi Son
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 43
Carrie Lam
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 44
Marita Koch
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 45
Stephen Fry
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 46
Hwang Kyo-ahn
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 47
Fran Drescher
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 48
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 49
Yuen Biao
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 50
Subcomandante Marcos
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 51
Jan Ceulemans
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 52
Adrian Smith
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 53
Janick Gers
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 54
Dani Rodrik
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 55
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Michael Cretu ranks 100 out of 665. Before him are Dositej Obradović (1742), Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903), Ion Creangă (1837), Károly Kerényi (1897), Artur Phleps (1881), and Endre Ady (1877). After him are Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Christopher Báthory (1530), Farkas Bolyai (1775), Serge Moscovici (1925), Ion Gheorghe Maurer (1902), and Andrew Báthory (1563).
Others born in Romania
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Dositej Obradović
1742 - 1811
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 94
Prince Nicholas of Romania
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 95
Ion Creangă
1837 - 1889
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 96
Károly Kerényi
1897 - 1973
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 97
Artur Phleps
1881 - 1944
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 98
Endre Ady
1877 - 1919
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 99
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 100
Ion Luca Caragiale
1852 - 1912
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 101
Christopher Báthory
1530 - 1581
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 102
Farkas Bolyai
1775 - 1856
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 103
Serge Moscovici
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 104
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
1902 - 2000
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 105
Andrew Báthory
1563 - 1599
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 106
Among MUSICIANS In Romania
Among musicians born in Romania, Michael Cretu ranks 4. Before him are Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), Dinu Lipatti (1917), and Clara Haskil (1895). After him are Radu Lupu (1945), Edward Maya (1986), and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974).
Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1
Dinu Lipatti
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 2
Clara Haskil
1895 - 1960
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5
Edward Maya
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 6
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 7
