MUSICIAN
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 338,571 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Radu Lupu is the 365th most popular musician (up from 534th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Romania (up from 148th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
57.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
8.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Radu Lupu ranks 365 out of 3,175. Before him are Maurice André, Michel Polnareff, Alan Menken, Robert Trujillo, Woody Guthrie, and Armin van Buuren. After him are Denny Laine, Andy Fletcher, Ry Cooder, Liberace, Paul Wittgenstein, and Wayne Shorter.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice André
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 359
Michel Polnareff
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 360
Alan Menken
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 361
Robert Trujillo
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 362
Woody Guthrie
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 363
Armin van Buuren
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 364
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 365
Denny Laine
1944 - 2023
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 366
Andy Fletcher
1961 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 367
Ry Cooder
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 368
Liberace
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 369
Paul Wittgenstein
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 370
Wayne Shorter
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 371
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Radu Lupu ranks 136. Before him are James Avery, George Miller, Alain Juppé, Luis Ocaña, Yuen Woo-ping, and Christine Kaufmann. After him are Gal Costa, Barbara Carrera, Junji Kawano, Robert Cialdini, Fusako Shigenobu, and Fernando Vérgez Alzaga. Among people deceased in 2022, Radu Lupu ranks 107. Before him are Viktor Saneyev, Catherine Spaak, Toshiki Kaifu, Bob Saget, Margit Korondi, and Irene Cara. After him are Andy Fletcher, Gal Costa, Jozef Tomko, Hermann Nitsch, Ivan Reitman, and Gary Brooker.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsJames Avery
ACTOR
1945 - 2013
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 130
George Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 131
Alain Juppé
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 132
Luis Ocaña
CYCLIST
1945 - 1994
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 133
Yuen Woo-ping
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 134
Christine Kaufmann
ACTOR
1945 - 2017
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 135
Radu Lupu
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 136
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 137
Barbara Carrera
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 138
Junji Kawano
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 139
Robert Cialdini
PSYCHOLOGIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 140
Fusako Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 141
Fernando Vérgez Alzaga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 142
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsViktor Saneyev
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 101
Catherine Spaak
ACTOR
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 102
Toshiki Kaifu
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 103
Bob Saget
COMEDIAN
1956 - 2022
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 104
Margit Korondi
GYMNAST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 105
Irene Cara
ACTOR
1959 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 106
Radu Lupu
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 107
Andy Fletcher
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 108
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 109
Jozef Tomko
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2022
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 110
Hermann Nitsch
ARTIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 111
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 112
Gary Brooker
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 113
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Radu Lupu ranks 110 out of 844. Before him are Prince Nicholas of Romania (1903), Marcel Janco (1895), Andrew Báthory (1563), Serge Klarsfeld (1935), Petru Rareș (1487), and László Tőkés (1952). After him are Arnold Hauser (1892), Anghel Iordănescu (1950), Artur Phleps (1881), Tudor Vladimirescu (1780), Petre Roman (1946), and Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza (1854).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsPrince Nicholas of Romania
NOBLEMAN
1903 - 1978
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 104
Marcel Janco
ARTIST
1895 - 1984
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 105
Andrew Báthory
POLITICIAN
1563 - 1599
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 106
Serge Klarsfeld
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 107
Petru Rareș
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1546
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 108
László Tőkés
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 109
Radu Lupu
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 110
Arnold Hauser
HISTORIAN
1892 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 111
Anghel Iordănescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 112
Artur Phleps
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1944
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 113
Tudor Vladimirescu
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1821
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 114
Petre Roman
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 115
Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1924
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 116
Among MUSICIANS In Romania
Among musicians born in Romania, Radu Lupu ranks 5. Before him are Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), Clara Haskil (1895), Dinu Lipatti (1917), and Michael Cretu (1957). After him are Edward Maya (1986), and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974).
Gheorghe Zamfir
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1
Clara Haskil
1895 - 1960
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2
Dinu Lipatti
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 3
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 4
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 5
Edward Maya
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 6
Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 7