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Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
Radu Lupu
Radu Lupu (30 November 1945 – 17 April 2022) was a Romanian pianist. He was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of his time. Born in Galați, Romania, Lupu began studying piano at the age of six. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Radu Lupu has received more than 327,534 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Radu Lupu is the 536th most popular musician (up from 694th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Romania (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
54.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Radu Lupu ranks 536 out of 2,662. Before him are Anton Karas, Clive Burr, Alan Walker, Joe Pass, Shinichi Suzuki, and Riccardo Cocciante. After him are Tom Petty, Artie Shaw, Christian Lorenz, Lucio Battisti, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Mitsuko Uchida.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Anton Karas
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 530
Clive Burr
1957 - 2013
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 531
Alan Walker
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 532
Joe Pass
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 533
Shinichi Suzuki
1898 - 1998
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 534
Riccardo Cocciante
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 535
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 536
Tom Petty
1950 - 2017
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 537
Artie Shaw
1910 - 2004
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 538
Christian Lorenz
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 539
Lucio Battisti
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 540
Claude-Michel Schönberg
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 541
Mitsuko Uchida
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 542
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Radu Lupu ranks 166. Before him are Barbara Carrera, Princess Michael of Kent, Vinko Puljić, Curtis Hanson, Ilija Petković, and Bobby Solo. After him are Adam Zagajewski, Marek Grechuta, Assi Dayan, Fusako Shigenobu, Marsha P. Johnson, and Basil Poledouris. Among people deceased in 2022, Radu Lupu ranks 138. Before him are Coolio, Douglas Trumbull, Sally Kellerman, Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Dan Graham, and Carmen Herrera. After him are Karl Vaino, Henry Silva, Luigi De Magistris, Betty Davis, Nichelle Nichols, and René de Obaldia.
Others Born in 1945
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Barbara Carrera
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 160
Princess Michael of Kent
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 161
Vinko Puljić
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 162
Curtis Hanson
1945 - 2016
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 163
Ilija Petković
1945 - 2020
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 164
Bobby Solo
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 165
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 166
Adam Zagajewski
1945 - 2021
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 167
Marek Grechuta
1945 - 2006
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 168
Assi Dayan
1945 - 2014
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 169
Fusako Shigenobu
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 170
Marsha P. Johnson
1945 - 1992
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 171
Basil Poledouris
1945 - 2006
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 172
Others Deceased in 2022
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Coolio
1963 - 2022
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 132
Douglas Trumbull
1942 - 2022
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 133
Sally Kellerman
1937 - 2022
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 134
Francisco Morales Bermúdez
1921 - 2022
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 135
Dan Graham
1942 - 2022
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 136
Carmen Herrera
1915 - 2022
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 137
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 138
Karl Vaino
1923 - 2022
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 139
Henry Silva
1928 - 2022
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 140
Luigi De Magistris
1926 - 2022
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 141
Betty Davis
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 142
Nichelle Nichols
1932 - 2022
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 143
René de Obaldia
1918 - 2022
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 144
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Radu Lupu ranks 148 out of 665. Before him are Vladislav I of Wallachia (1325), Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674), Sándor Kőrösi Csoma (1784), Nicolae Grigorescu (1838), Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894), and Octavian Goga (1881). After him are Abraham Wald (1902), János Arany (1817), Lucian Blaga (1895), Victor Stănculescu (1928), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), and Marthe Bibesco (1886).
Others born in Romania
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Vladislav I of Wallachia
1325 - 1377
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 142
Ibrahim Muteferrika
1674 - 1745
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 143
Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
1784 - 1842
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 144
Nicolae Grigorescu
1838 - 1907
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 145
Ecaterina Teodoroiu
1894 - 1917
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 146
Octavian Goga
1881 - 1938
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 147
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 148
Abraham Wald
1902 - 1950
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 149
János Arany
1817 - 1882
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 150
Lucian Blaga
1895 - 1961
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 151
Victor Stănculescu
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 152
Richard Wurmbrand
1909 - 2001
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 153
Marthe Bibesco
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 154
Among MUSICIANS In Romania
Among musicians born in Romania, Radu Lupu ranks 5. Before him are Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), Dinu Lipatti (1917), Clara Haskil (1895), and Michael Cretu (1957). After him are Edward Maya (1986) and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974).
Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1
Dinu Lipatti
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 2
Clara Haskil
1895 - 1960
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5
Edward Maya
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 6
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 7
