1686 - 1758
Francesco Bernardi (pronounced [franˈtʃesko berˈnardi]; 31 October 1686 – 27 November 1758), known as Senesino (pronounced [seneˈziːno] or traditionally [seneˈsiːno]), was a celebrated Italian contralto castrato, particularly remembered today for his long collaboration with the composer George Frideric Handel. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Senesino has received more than 146,269 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Senesino is the 370th most popular singer (up from 404th in 2019), the 1,814th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,924th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Singer.
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Among singers, Senesino ranks 370 out of 3,528. Before him are Sabah, Giuditta Pasta, Šaban Šaulić, Selena Gomez, Thalía, and LP. After him are Selena, Dino Merlin, Alpha Blondy, Malcolm McLaren, Katy Perry, and Harry Nilsson.
1927 - 2014
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 364
1797 - 1865
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 365
1951 - 2019
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 366
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 367
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 368
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 369
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 370
1971 - 1995
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 371
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 372
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 373
1946 - 2010
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 374
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 375
1941 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 376
Among people born in 1686, Senesino ranks 6. Before him are Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Nicola Porpora, Benedetto Marcello, Hans Egede, and Charles, Duke of Berry. After him are Vasily Tatishchev, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Hakuin Ekaku, Antoine de Jussieu, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Andrey Osterman. Among people deceased in 1758, Senesino ranks 8. Before him are Barbara of Portugal, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Hans Egede, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Pierre Bouguer, and Jonathan Edwards. After him are Johann Friedrich Fasch, Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Antoine de Jussieu, Johan Helmich Roman, Lorenz Heister, and Johann Baptist Zimmermann.
1686 - 1736
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 1
1686 - 1768
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2
1686 - 1739
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 3
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
1686 - 1714
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 5
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 6
1686 - 1750
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 7
1686 - 1755
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 8
1686 - 1769
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 9
1686 - 1758
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10
1686 - 1752
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 11
1686 - 1747
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 12
1711 - 1758
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 2
1722 - 1758
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 3
1686 - 1758
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 4
1709 - 1758
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 5
1698 - 1758
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 6
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 7
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 8
1688 - 1758
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 9
1737 - 1758
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 10
1686 - 1758
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 11
1694 - 1758
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 12
1683 - 1758
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 13
1680 - 1758
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 14
Among people born in Italy, Senesino ranks 1,814 out of 4,668. Before him are Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus (-180), Giuditta Pasta (1797), Elio de Angelis (1958), Ettore Bastico (1876), Lucius Licinius Crassus (-140), and Gian Piero Gasperini (1958). After him are Louis, King of Sicily (1338), Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1613), Renato Martino (1932), Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483), Junio Valerio Borghese (1906), and Lucien Bianchi (1934).
180 BC - 113 BC
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 1,808
1797 - 1865
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,809
1958 - 1986
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,810
1876 - 1972
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,811
140 BC - 91 BC
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,812
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,813
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,814
1338 - 1355
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,815
1613 - 1696
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 1,816
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 1,817
1483 - 1561
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,818
1906 - 1974
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,819
1934 - 1969
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 1,820
Among singers born in Italy, Senesino ranks 35. Before him are Iva Zanicchi (1940), Antonio Cesti (1623), Giuseppina Strepponi (1815), Ornella Vanoni (1934), Laura Pausini (1974), and Giuditta Pasta (1797). After him are Cecilia Bartoli (1966), Mia Martini (1947), Faustina Bordoni (1697), Carlo Bergonzi (1924), Sabrina Salerno (1968), and Renato Carosone (1920).
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 29
1623 - 1669
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 30
1815 - 1897
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 31
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 32
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 33
1797 - 1865
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 34
1686 - 1758
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 35
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 36
1947 - 1995
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 37
1697 - 1781
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 38
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 39
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 40
1920 - 2001
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 41