SINGER
Pyotr Leshchenko
1898 - 1954
Pyotr Leshchenko
Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (Ukrainian: Петро Константинович Лещенко; Russian: Пётр Константинович Лещенко; 2 June 1898 Isayeve, Odessa uezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) – 16 July 1954 Bucharest), a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of "Serdtse"—a tango, sung unusually not in Spanish but in Russian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pyotr Leshchenko has received more than 91,086 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Pyotr Leshchenko is the 793rd most popular singer (up from 820th in 2019).
Memorability Metrics
91k
Page Views (PV)
50.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Pyotr Leshchenkos by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Pyotr Leshchenko ranks 793 out of 3,528. Before him are Andrew Ridgeley, Boubacar Traoré, Giulia Grisi, Angelo Branduardi, Ronnie Van Zant, and Shoshana Damari. After him are Jackie Wilson, Nick Kamen, Jetty Paerl, Miliza Korjus, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Arik Einstein.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Andrew Ridgeley
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 787
Boubacar Traoré
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 788
Giulia Grisi
1811 - 1869
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 789
Angelo Branduardi
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 790
Ronnie Van Zant
1948 - 1977
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 791
Shoshana Damari
1923 - 2006
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 792
Pyotr Leshchenko
1898 - 1954
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 793
Jackie Wilson
1934 - 1984
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 794
Nick Kamen
1962 - 2021
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 795
Jetty Paerl
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 796
Miliza Korjus
1905 - 1980
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 797
Blind Lemon Jefferson
1893 - 1929
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 798
Arik Einstein
1939 - 2013
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 799
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Pyotr Leshchenko ranks 141. Before him are Franz Bäke, Mikhail Koshkin, Erich Bey, Eduard Pütsep, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, and Lev Knipper. After him are Ira Sprague Bowen, Alfred Sauvy, Rudolph Maté, Eugen Wüster, Mikhail Koltsov, and Ninette de Valois. Among people deceased in 1954, Pyotr Leshchenko ranks 81. Before him are Omer Nishani, William Hoyt, Werner Bischof, Édouard Le Roy, Lucien Tesnière, and Émile Mâle. After him are Franz Josef Popp, Agus Salim, Hella Wuolijoki, Walter Braunfels, Samuel Jones, and Zofia Nałkowska.
Others Born in 1898
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Franz Bäke
1898 - 1978
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 135
Mikhail Koshkin
1898 - 1940
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 136
Erich Bey
1898 - 1943
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 137
Eduard Pütsep
1898 - 1960
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 138
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
1898 - 1957
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 139
Lev Knipper
1898 - 1974
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 140
Pyotr Leshchenko
1898 - 1954
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 141
Ira Sprague Bowen
1898 - 1973
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 142
Alfred Sauvy
1898 - 1990
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 143
Rudolph Maté
1898 - 1964
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 144
Eugen Wüster
1898 - 1977
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 145
Mikhail Koltsov
1898 - 1940
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 146
Ninette de Valois
1898 - 2001
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 147
Others Deceased in 1954
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Omer Nishani
1887 - 1954
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 75
William Hoyt
1875 - 1954
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 76
Werner Bischof
1916 - 1954
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 77
Édouard Le Roy
1870 - 1954
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 78
Lucien Tesnière
1893 - 1954
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 79
Émile Mâle
1862 - 1954
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 80
Pyotr Leshchenko
1898 - 1954
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 81
Franz Josef Popp
1886 - 1954
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 82
Agus Salim
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 83
Hella Wuolijoki
1886 - 1954
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 84
Walter Braunfels
1882 - 1954
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 85
Samuel Jones
1880 - 1954
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 86
Zofia Nałkowska
1884 - 1954
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 87
