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Mikis Theodorakis

1925 - 2021

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Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (Greek: Μιχαήλ "Μίκης" Θεοδωράκης [ˈmicis θeoðoˈɾacis]; 29 July 1925 – 2 September 2021) was a Greek composer and lyricist credited with over 1,000 works.He scored for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973). He was a three-time BAFTA nominee, winning for Z. For the score in Serpico , he earned Grammy nominations. Furthermore, for the score to Zorba the Greek, with its 'Zorba's Dance', he was Golden Globe nominated.He composed the "Mauthausen Trilogy", also known as "The Ballad of Mauthausen", which has been described as the "most beautiful musical work ever written about the Holocaust" and possibly his best work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mikis Theodorakis has received more than 986,193 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Mikis Theodorakis is the 81st most popular composer (down from 57th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Greece (down from 48th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Composer.

Mikis Theodorakis is most famous for his music for the film Zorba the Greek.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Mikis Theodorakis by language

Over the past year Mikis Theodorakis has had the most page views in the with 92,868 views, followed by English (87,197), and German (51,001). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Icelandic (541.67%), Galician (85.21%), and Latin (49.47%)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Mikis Theodorakis ranks 81 out of 1,451. Before him are Alexander Borodin, Leoš Janáček, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Hans Zimmer, and Johann Pachelbel. After him are Alban Berg, Carl Czerny, Josquin des Prez, Nino Rota, George Gershwin, and François Couperin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Mikis Theodorakis ranks 15. Before him are Alija Izetbegović, Giorgio Napolitano, Zygmunt Bauman, Mahathir Mohamad, Albert Bandura, and Audie Murphy. After him are Lee Van Cleef, Carlos Castaneda, Robert F. Kennedy, Jorge Rafael Videla, Tony Curtis, and B.B. King. Among people deceased in 2021, Mikis Theodorakis ranks 6. Before him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michael Collins, Gerd Müller, and Albert Bandura. After him are Abdelaziz Bouteflika, F. W. de Klerk, Chun Doo-hwan, Christopher Plummer, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Charlie Watts.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Mikis Theodorakis ranks 78 out of 1,024. Before him are Nana Mouskouri (1934), Lysippos (-390), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Clement of Alexandria (150), George II of Greece (1890), and Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382). After him are Philip III of Macedon (-359), Pope Dionysius (200), Paul of Greece (1901), Hephaestion (-356), Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), and Hippias (-443).

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Among COMPOSERS In Greece

Among composers born in Greece, Mikis Theodorakis ranks 2. Before him are Vangelis (1943). After him are Manos Hatzidakis (1925), Eleni Karaindrou (1941), Spyridon Samaras (1861), Nikos Skalkottas (1904), Nikolaos Mantzaros (1795), and Thanos Mikroutsikos (1947).

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