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MUSICIAN

Michel Petrucciani

1962 - 1999

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Michel Petrucciani (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl petʁutʃani]; Italian: [petrutˈtʃaːni]; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Petrucciani has received more than 625,408 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Petrucciani is the 519th most popular musician (up from 527th in 2019), the 2,363rd most popular biography from France (down from 2,317th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michel Petrucciani ranks 519 out of 2,662Before him are Aldo Ciccolini, Tommy Ramone, Joey DeMaio, Gil Evans, Freddie King, and Ole Bull. After him are Wendy Carlos, Mitch Mitchell, Klaus Voormann, Ivo Pogorelić, Gerry Mulligan, and Vince Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michel Petrucciani ranks 67Before him are Peng Liyuan, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jorge Burruchaga, John Stockton, Ismail Haniyeh, and Gerardo Martino. After him are Suzanne Collins, Tommy Lee, Marie Trintignant, John Hannah, Manuel Valls, and Matt Cameron. Among people deceased in 1999, Michel Petrucciani ranks 84Before him are Yuri Knorozov, Kazuo Sakamaki, Maurice Couve de Murville, Joseph Heller, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, and Giant Baba. After him are Pierre Clémenti, Heinz G. Konsalik, Aldo van Eyck, Alf Ramsey, Viacheslav Chornovil, and Curtis Mayfield.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Petrucciani ranks 2,363 out of 6,011Before him are Marina Ginestà (1919), Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac (1597), Conon de Béthune (1150), Paul Pogba (1993), Guillaume Thomas François Raynal (1713), and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (1555). After him are Joseph-Marie Vien (1716), Marie-Claire Alain (1926), Jean Paulhan (1884), Pierre Berthier (1782), Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794), and Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta (1772).

Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Michel Petrucciani ranks 24Before him are Michel Polnareff (1944), Maurice André (1933), Manitas de Plata (1921), Yann Tiersen (1970), Ginette Neveu (1919), and Jacques Loussier (1934). After him are Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), Paul Tortelier (1914), Walter Gieseking (1895), Claude Bolling (1930), Pierre Rode (1774), and Robert Casadesus (1899).