MUSICIAN

Paquito D'Rivera

1948 - Today

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Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known as Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American alto saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the 1980s, he has established himself as a bandleader in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paquito D'Rivera has received more than 249,013 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Paquito D'Rivera is the 1,205th most popular musician (up from 1,279th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 106th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cuban Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 1,205 out of 3,175. Before him are Alexei Lubimov, Timo Tolkki, Roy Harper, Magne Furuholmen, Eberhard Weber, and Ignaz Brüll. After him are Viktoria Mullova, Donald Fagen, Gram Parsons, Enrique Santos Discépolo, Wilko Johnson, and Rosalyn Tureck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 383. Before him are Abdulqawi Yusuf, Barry Hay, Bernhard Russi, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Martin Birch, and Efraim Zuroff. After him are Donald Fagen, Armando Calderón Sol, Nikola Šainović, Banjō Ginga, Bernd Stange, and Rula Ghani.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 102 out of 300. Before him are Calixto García (1839), Aleida Guevara (1960), Mariela Castro (1962), Federico Laredo Brú (1875), Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903), and Desi Arnaz (1917). After him are Mireya Luis (1967), Héctor Socorro (1912), Iván Pedroso (1972), Michael Aris (1946), Juan García Rodríguez (1948), and José María Heredia y Heredia (1803).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 11. Before him are Chucho Valdés (1941), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), and Pío Leyva (1917). After him are Rudy Sarzo (1950), Armando Peraza (1924), Rico Rodriguez (1934), and Aurelio Voltaire (1967).

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