MUSICIAN

Paco de Lucía

1947 - 2014

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Francisco Sánchez Gómez (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ˈsantʃeθ ˈɣomeθ]; 21 December 1947 – 25 February 2014), known as Paco de Lucía (Spanish: [ˈpako ðe luˈθi.a]), was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer, and record producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he was one of the first flamenco guitarists to branch into classical and jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paco de Lucía has received more than 1,469,666 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia. Paco de Lucía is the 76th most popular musician (up from 79th in 2019), the 123rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 126th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Musician.

Paco de Lucía is most famous for being a Spanish flamenco guitarist and composer. He has been called "the world's greatest guitar player" by the American music magazine Rolling Stone.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paco de Lucía ranks 76 out of 3,175. Before him are Jamiroquai, Robert Fripp, Jon Lord, Pablo de Sarasate, Richard Clayderman, and Antônio Carlos Jobim. After him are Yehudi Menuhin, Robert Johnson, Iggy Pop, Giorgio Moroder, Steven Van Zandt, and Lou Reed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Paco de Lucía ranks 24. Before him are Shirin Ebadi, Mario Draghi, Paul Auster, Takeshi Kitano, Megawati Sukarnoputri, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After him are Michael Porter, O. J. Simpson, France Gall, Iggy Pop, Carlos Santana, and Robert Kiyosaki. Among people deceased in 2014, Paco de Lucía ranks 18. Before him are Gough Whitlam, Hiroo Onoda, Alexander Grothendieck, Nadine Gordimer, Maximilian Schell, and Jacques Le Goff. After him are Lauren Bacall, Shirley Temple, Virna Lisi, Alain Resnais, Bob Hoskins, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paco de Lucía ranks 123 out of 3,355. Before him are Manuel Azaña (1880), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), and Javier Solana (1942). After him are Francisco de Orellana (1511), Francisco Tárrega (1852), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Ricardo Zamora (1901), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), and Francisco Gento (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Paco de Lucía ranks 4. Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Pablo Casals (1876), and Pablo de Sarasate (1844). After him are Fernando Sor (1778), Andrés Segovia (1893), Narciso Yepes (1927), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Ricardo Viñes (1875), and Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863).

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