MUSICIAN
Oliver Shanti
1948 - 2016
Oliver Shanti
Oliver Shanti (16 November 1948), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a New Age musician, best known for his work with the bands "Inkarnation" and "Oliver Shanti & Friends". After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody, In 2009, Shanti was sentenced to a 6-year and 10 months prison term in Germany having been convicted on charges of child sexual abuse. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oliver Shanti has received more than 178,170 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Oliver Shanti is the 1,274th most popular musician (down from 1,216th in 2019), the 4,446th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,960th in 2019) and the 76th most popular German Musician.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
48.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Oliver Shanti ranks 1,274 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Gray, Vinnie Paul, Markus Grosskopf, Emanuel Ax, Terry Melcher, and Blind Blake. After him are Herbie Mann, Nathan East, Horst Stein, Edoardo Bennato, Stan Kenton, and Trevor Rabin.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Gray
1972 - 2010
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 1,268
Vinnie Paul
1964 - 2018
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 1,269
Markus Grosskopf
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,270
Emanuel Ax
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,271
Terry Melcher
1942 - 2004
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 1,272
Blind Blake
1893 - 1934
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 1,273
Oliver Shanti
1948 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 1,274
Herbie Mann
1930 - 2003
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 1,275
Nathan East
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 1,276
Horst Stein
1928 - 2008
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 1,277
Edoardo Bennato
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 1,278
Stan Kenton
1911 - 1979
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 1,279
Trevor Rabin
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 1,280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Oliver Shanti ranks 408. Before him are Lyudmila Karachkina, Eleonora Brown, Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, Alexander McCall Smith, and Vinko Jelovac. After him are Ivan Yarygin, Elias Khoury, Giuseppe Impastato, Atilio Ancheta, Eliyahu Rips, and Carole Laure. Among people deceased in 2016, Oliver Shanti ranks 308. Before him are Eddy Wally, Manfred Krug, Pen Sovan, Anatoli Ilyin, Elizabeth Roemer, and Gotlib. After him are Anne Jackson, Caio Júnior, Charmian Carr, Valery Khalilov, Néstor Gonçalves, and Mother Angelica.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsLyudmila Karachkina
ASTRONOMER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 402
Eleonora Brown
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 403
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 404
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 405
Alexander McCall Smith
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 406
Vinko Jelovac
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 407
Oliver Shanti
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 408
Ivan Yarygin
WRESTLER
1948 - 1997
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 409
Elias Khoury
WRITER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 410
Giuseppe Impastato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1978
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 411
Atilio Ancheta
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 412
Eliyahu Rips
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 413
Carole Laure
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 414
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsEddy Wally
SINGER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 302
Manfred Krug
ACTOR
1937 - 2016
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 303
Pen Sovan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 304
Anatoli Ilyin
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2016
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 305
Elizabeth Roemer
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 306
Gotlib
COMIC ARTIST
1934 - 2016
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 307
Oliver Shanti
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 308
Anne Jackson
ACTOR
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 309
Caio Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2016
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 310
Charmian Carr
ACTOR
1942 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 311
Valery Khalilov
CONDUCTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 312
Néstor Gonçalves
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 313
Mother Angelica
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 314
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Oliver Shanti ranks 4,446 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto Heckmann (1901), Kurt Beck (1949), Ernst Stromer (1871), Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp (1631), Kurt Maetzig (1911), and Georg von Kopp (1837). After him are Christian Konrad Sprengel (1750), Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1662), Gotthard Handrick (1908), Eugen Drewermann (1940), Moritz Bleibtreu (1971), and Horst Stein (1928).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsOtto Heckmann
ASTRONOMER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,440
Kurt Beck
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,441
Ernst Stromer
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1952
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 4,442
Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1631 - 1719
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 4,443
Kurt Maetzig
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2012
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 4,444
Georg von Kopp
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1914
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 4,445
Oliver Shanti
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 4,446
Christian Konrad Sprengel
CHEMIST
1750 - 1816
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 4,447
Augustus William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1731
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 4,448
Gotthard Handrick
PILOT
1908 - 1978
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 4,449
Eugen Drewermann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 4,450
Moritz Bleibtreu
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 4,451
Horst Stein
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2008
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 4,452
Among MUSICIANS In Germany
Among musicians born in Germany, Oliver Shanti ranks 76. Before him are Eberhard Weber (1940), Sabine Meyer (1959), Ralph Siegel (1945), Thomas Quasthoff (1959), Elly Ney (1882), and Markus Grosskopf (1965). After him are Horst Stein (1928), Sven Väth (1964), Manfred Eicher (1943), Francis Buchholz (1954), Jörg Michael (1963), and Reinhold Mack (1901).
Eberhard Weber
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 70
Sabine Meyer
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 71
Ralph Siegel
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 72
Thomas Quasthoff
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 73
Elly Ney
1882 - 1968
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 74
Markus Grosskopf
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 75
Oliver Shanti
1948 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 76
Horst Stein
1928 - 2008
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 77
Sven Väth
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 78
Manfred Eicher
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 79
Francis Buchholz
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 80
Jörg Michael
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 81
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 82