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Rubén González

1919 - 2003

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Rubén González Fontanills (26 May 1919 – 8 December 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s".Between the 1940s and his retirement in the 1980s, he played with Cuba's most successful acts, including Paulina Álvarez, Arsenio Rodríguez, Orquesta América del 55, Orquesta Riverside and Enrique Jorrín. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rubén González has received more than 20,188 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Rubén González is the 446th most popular musician (down from 402nd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Cuban Musician.

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  • 55.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rubén González ranks 446 out of 2,662. Before him are Tom Fogerty, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Armin van Buuren, Maurice André, and Edwin Fischer. After him are Robert Wyatt, Tansen, Richie Sambora, Jacob Gade, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Loreena McKennitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Rubén González ranks 81. Before him are Joe Weider, George Wallace, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Abdel Hakim Amer, Frederik Pohl, and Christoph Probst. After him are Joop den Uyl, P. F. Strawson, Ginette Neveu, Margaret Burbidge, Hermann Gmeiner, and Uta Hagen. Among people deceased in 2003, Rubén González ranks 81. Before him are Fritz Fischer, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Waichiro Omura, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Rik Van Steenbergen, and André Claveau. After him are David Hemmings, Mohammed Dib, Johanna Budwig, Martha Scott, Maurice Pialat, and Janko Bobetko.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Rubén González ranks 35 out of 248. Before him are Pérez Prado (1916), Gerardo Machado (1871), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Huber Matos (1918), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), and Ramón Grau (1881). After him are Wifredo Lam (1902), Chucho Valdés (1941), Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819), Leo Brouwer (1939), Nicolás Guillén (1902), and Carlos Puebla (1917).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Rubén González ranks 2. Before him are Compay Segundo (1907). After him are Chucho Valdés (1941), Carlos Puebla (1917), Bebo Valdés (1918), Jorge Bolet (1914), Arturo Sandoval (1949), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), Rudy Sarzo (1950), Rico Rodriguez (1934), and Armando Peraza (1924).

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