1944 - 2021
Nelson José Pinto Freire (Portuguese: [ˈnɛwsõ ˈfɾejɾ(i)]; 18 October 1944 – 1 November 2021) was a Brazilian classical pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest pianists of his generation, he was noted for his "decorous piano playing" and "interpretive depth". His extensive discography for labels such as Sony Classical, Teldec, Philips, and Decca has garnered awards including the Gramophone Award and Diapason d'Or. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelson Freire has received more than 170,936 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Nelson Freire is the 205th most popular musician (up from 651st in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 212th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Brazilian Musician.
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Among musicians, Nelson Freire ranks 205 out of 2,662. Before him are Violeta Parra, Rory Gallagher, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Maria João Pires, Georges Prêtre, and Joe Satriani. After him are Pete Seeger, Jean-Marie Leclair, Dinu Lipatti, Klaus Nomi, Dolores O'Riordan, and Snoop Dogg.
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 199
1948 - 1995
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 200
1755 - 1824
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 201
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 202
1924 - 2017
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 203
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 204
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 205
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 206
1697 - 1764
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 207
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 208
1944 - 1983
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 209
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 210
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 211
Among people born in 1944, Nelson Freire ranks 70. Before him are Norodom Ranariddh, Udo Kier, Peter Weir, Maria João Pires, David J. Wineland, and Bernard Cornwell. After him are Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Günter Netzer, Klaus Nomi, Bernhard Schlink, and Serge Haroche. Among people deceased in 2021, Nelson Freire ranks 74. Before him are Kåre Willoch, Bernard Tapie, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hal Holbrook, Giampiero Boniperti, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. After him are Richard Donner, Ei-ichi Negishi, János Kornai, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Joan Didion, and Abdul Qadeer Khan.
1944 - 2021
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 64
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 65
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 66
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 67
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 68
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 69
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 70
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 71
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 72
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 73
1944 - 1983
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 74
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 75
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 76
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 68
1943 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 69
1931 - 2021
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 70
1925 - 2021
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 71
1928 - 2021
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 72
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 73
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 74
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 75
1935 - 2021
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 76
1928 - 2021
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 77
1943 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 78
1934 - 2021
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 79
1936 - 2021
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 80
Among people born in Brazil, Nelson Freire ranks 65 out of 2,067. Before him are Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Zumbi (1655), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Zizinho (1921), José Altafini (1938), and Hélder Câmara (1909). After him are Gérson (1941), Astrud Gilberto (1940), Hebe Camargo (1929), Carlos Ghosn (1954), Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1897), and Careca (1960).
1846 - 1921
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 59
1655 - 1695
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 60
1827 - 1892
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 61
1921 - 2002
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 62
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 63
1909 - 1999
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 64
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 65
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 66
1940 - 2023
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 67
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 68
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 69
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 70
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 71
Among musicians born in Brazil, Nelson Freire ranks 5. Before him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), João Gilberto (1931), Caetano Veloso (1942), and Gilberto Gil (1942). After him are Chico Buarque (1944), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Baden Powell (1937), Toquinho (1946), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936).
1927 - 1994
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 1
1931 - 2019
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 4
1944 - 2021
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 5
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 6
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 7
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 8
1937 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 9
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 10
1880 - 1935
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 11
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 12