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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 1,398,850 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). Paco de Lucía is the 79th most popular musician (up from 86th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Spain (up from 138th 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

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 58

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paco de Lucía ranks 79 out of 2,662. Before him are Alexander Glazunov, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Cliff Burton, Iggy Pop, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Goran Bregović. After him are Yehudi Menuhin, Richard Clayderman, Sviatoslav Richter, John Coltrane, Lou Reed, and Barry Gibb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Paco de Lucía ranks 27. Before him are Tom Clancy, Carlos Santana, Glenn Close, Iggy Pop, Salman Rushdie, and Shirin Ebadi. After him are Robert Kiyosaki, Sam Neill, Dick Advocaat, Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and France Gall. Among people deceased in 2014, Paco de Lucía ranks 19. Before him are Shirley Temple, Maximilian Schell, Jacques Le Goff, Harold Ramis, Richard Attenborough, and Alexander Grothendieck. After him are Lauren Bacall, Nadine Gordimer, Richard Kiel, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Gary Becker, and Alain Resnais.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paco de Lucía ranks 126 out of 2,932. Before him are Pelagius of Asturias (685), Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Manuel Azaña (1880), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Javier Solana (1942), and Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651). After him are Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), John II of Castile (1405), Ferdinand I of León (1016), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), and James II of Aragon (1267).

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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), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Ricardo Viñes (1875), and Paco Ibáñez (1934).

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