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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 228,321 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Paquito D'Rivera is the 1,282nd most popular musician (down from 1,273rd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 101st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Cuban Musician.

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  • 230k

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  • 46.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 1,282 out of 2,662Before him are Richard Palmer-James, Gackt, Jukka Nevalainen, Max Martin, Ron Asheton, and Ole Beich. After him are Randy Jackson, Michel Camilo, Joseph Woelfl, Jon Hiseman, Benjamin Orr, and Paul Gray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 387Before him are Ivan Král, Scott Fahlman, Armando Calderón Sol, José Luis Capón, Bernd Stange, and Ron Asheton. After him are Mike Figgis, Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan, Chris Mulkey, Lyudmila Karachkina, Zhou Xiaochuan, and Luciano Re Cecconi.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 106 out of 248Before him are Mijaín López (1982), Camila Cabello (1997), Federico Laredo Brú (1875), Juan García Rodríguez (1948), Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903), and Dulce María Loynaz (1902). After him are Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899), César Évora (1959), Olga Guillot (1922), Jorge Romo (1923), Juan Tuñas (1917), and Mario Cimarro (1971).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera ranks 9Before him are Chucho Valdés (1941), Carlos Puebla (1917), Bebo Valdés (1918), Jorge Bolet (1914), Arturo Sandoval (1949), and Dave Lombardo (1965). After him are Rudy Sarzo (1950), Rico Rodriguez (1934), Armando Peraza (1924), and Aurelio Voltaire (1967).