1943 - Today
Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez (born 5 May 1943), often simply referred to as Raphael, is a Spanish singer. Raphael is recognized as one of the most successful Spanish singers in the world, having sold more than 70 million records worldwide in 7 languages. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raphael has received more than 7,326,128 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Raphael is the 462nd most popular singer (down from 457th in 2019), the 734th most popular biography from Spain (down from 722nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Spanish Singer.
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Among singers, Raphael ranks 462 out of 3,528. Before him are Juan Gabriel, Salomé, RM, Ice Cube, Adelina Patti, and Jorge Negrete. After him are Arsen Dedić, Héctor Lavoe, Trini Lopez, Renato Carosone, Montserrat Figueras, and Nelly Furtado.
1950 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 456
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 457
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 458
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 459
1843 - 1919
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 460
1910 - 1953
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 461
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 462
1938 - 2015
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 463
1946 - 1993
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 464
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 465
1920 - 2001
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 466
1942 - 2011
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 467
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 468
Among people born in 1943, Raphael ranks 183. Before him are Nicholas Negroponte, Nolan Bushnell, Wallace Shawn, Dragan Nikolić, José Ángel Iribar, and Masayuki Uemura. After him are Mike Leigh, Lauren Hutton, Lucio Battisti, Mark Granovetter, Angelo Bagnasco, and Alfio Basile.
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 177
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 178
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 179
1943 - 2016
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 180
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 181
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 182
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 183
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 184
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 185
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 186
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 187
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 188
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 189
Among people born in Spain, Raphael ranks 734 out of 2,932. Before him are Sergio Busquets (1988), Raimon Panikkar (1918), Adelina Patti (1843), Pelagius of Córdoba (912), Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York (1355), and Juan de Valdés Leal (1622). After him are Diego Ortiz (1510), Luis de Milán (1500), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Lina Romay (1954), Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), and Montserrat Figueras (1942).
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 728
1918 - 2010
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 729
1843 - 1919
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 730
912 - 926
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 731
1355 - 1392
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 732
1622 - 1690
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 733
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 734
1510 - 1570
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 735
1500 - 1561
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 736
1479 - 1553
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 737
1954 - 2012
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 738
1779 - 1798
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 739
1942 - 2011
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 740
Among singers born in Spain, Raphael ranks 15. Before him are Alfredo Kraus (1927), Manuel García (1775), Camarón de la Isla (1950), Isabella Colbran (1785), Salomé (1939), and Adelina Patti (1843). After him are Montserrat Figueras (1942), Manolo Escobar (1931), Massiel (1947), Rocío Jurado (1946), Peret (1935), and Mikel Laboa (1934).
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 9
1775 - 1832
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 10
1950 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 11
1785 - 1845
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 12
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 13
1843 - 1919
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 14
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 15
1942 - 2011
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 16
1931 - 2013
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 17
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 18
1946 - 2006
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 19
1935 - 2014
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 20
1934 - 2008
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 21