MUSICIAN
Shura Cherkassky
1909 - 1995
Shura Cherkassky
Shura Cherkassky (Russian: Александр (Шура) Исаакович Черкасский; 7 October 1909 – 27 December 1995) was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shura Cherkassky has received more than 115,700 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2019). Shura Cherkassky is the 1,150th most popular musician (down from 1,044th in 2019), the 658th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 540th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Ukrainian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
49.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.69
Effective Languages (L*)
2.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Shura Cherkassky ranks 1,150 out of 3,175. Before him are Viguen, Klaus Doldinger, Tamás Vásáry, Lūcija Garūta, Floyd Westerman, and Joey Kramer. After him are Country Joe McDonald, Big Bill Broonzy, Andrew Loog Oldham, Desmond Child, Ray Barretto, and Afrojack.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViguen
1929 - 2003
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,144
Klaus Doldinger
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 1,145
Tamás Vásáry
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,146
Lūcija Garūta
1902 - 1977
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,147
Floyd Westerman
1936 - 2007
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,148
Joey Kramer
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 1,149
Shura Cherkassky
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 1,150
Country Joe McDonald
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 1,151
Big Bill Broonzy
1903 - 1958
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,152
Andrew Loog Oldham
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,153
Desmond Child
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,154
Ray Barretto
1929 - 2006
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 1,155
Afrojack
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,156
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, Shura Cherkassky ranks 233. Before him are Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Song Renqiong, Claude Chevalley, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, Roberto Battaglia, and Theodor Tolsdorff. After him are Arvo Askola, Gheorghe Albu, Ciro Alegría, Karl Gruber, George Saling, and Haruko Sugimura. Among people deceased in 1995, Shura Cherkassky ranks 188. Before him are Karel Píč, Carlo Ceresoli, Harry Guardino, René Wellek, Jack Clayton, and Francesco Camusso. After him are J. William Fulbright, Karl Gruber, Ted Drake, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Katherine DeMille, and Hermínio de Brito.
Others Born in 1909
Go to all RankingsConel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
CHESS PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 227
Song Renqiong
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2005
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 228
Claude Chevalley
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1984
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 229
Tatiana Proskouriakoff
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1909 - 1985
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 230
Roberto Battaglia
ATHLETE
1909 - 1965
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 231
Theodor Tolsdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1909 - 1978
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 232
Shura Cherkassky
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 233
Arvo Askola
ATHLETE
1909 - 1975
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 234
Gheorghe Albu
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 235
Ciro Alegría
WRITER
1909 - 1967
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 236
Karl Gruber
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 237
George Saling
ATHLETE
1909 - 1933
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 238
Haruko Sugimura
ACTOR
1909 - 1997
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 239
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsKarel Píč
WRITER
1920 - 1995
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 182
Carlo Ceresoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 183
Harry Guardino
ACTOR
1925 - 1995
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 184
René Wellek
WRITER
1903 - 1995
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 185
Jack Clayton
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1995
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 186
Francesco Camusso
CYCLIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 187
Shura Cherkassky
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 188
J. William Fulbright
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 189
Karl Gruber
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 190
Ted Drake
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 191
Gérard de Vaucouleurs
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1995
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 192
Katherine DeMille
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 193
Hermínio de Brito
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 194
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Shura Cherkassky ranks 658 out of 1,365. Before him are Ross Martin (1920), Valentin Mankin (1938), Panas Myrny (1849), Lev Kerbel (1917), Valerian Pidmohylny (1901), and David Cherkassky (1931). After him are Mykhailo Boychuk (1882), Jerzy Różycki (1909), Georgy Sedov (1877), Andrei Kanchelskis (1969), Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916), and Leopold Staff (1878).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsRoss Martin
ACTOR
1920 - 1981
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 652
Valentin Mankin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2014
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 653
Panas Myrny
WRITER
1849 - 1920
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 654
Lev Kerbel
SCULPTOR
1917 - 2003
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 655
Valerian Pidmohylny
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 656
David Cherkassky
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 657
Shura Cherkassky
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 658
Mykhailo Boychuk
PAINTER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 659
Jerzy Różycki
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1942
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 660
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 661
Andrei Kanchelskis
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 662
Olga Lepeshinskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2008
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 663
Leopold Staff
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 664
Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine
Among musicians born in Ukraine, Shura Cherkassky ranks 24. Before him are Volodymyr Ivasyuk (1949), Valentina Lisitsa (1973), Estas Tonne (1975), Karl Doppler (1825), Yakov Zak (1913), and Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński (1807). After him are Moriz Rosenthal (1862), Emanuel Ax (1949), Alexander Brailowsky (1896), Benno Moiseiwitsch (1890), Iryna Bilyk (1970), and Oleksandr Ponomariov (1973).
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
1949 - 1979
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 18
Valentina Lisitsa
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 19
Estas Tonne
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 20
Karl Doppler
1825 - 1900
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 21
Yakov Zak
1913 - 1976
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 22
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński
1807 - 1867
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 23
Shura Cherkassky
1909 - 1995
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 24
Moriz Rosenthal
1862 - 1946
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 25
Emanuel Ax
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 26
Alexander Brailowsky
1896 - 1976
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 27
Benno Moiseiwitsch
1890 - 1963
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 28
Iryna Bilyk
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 29
Oleksandr Ponomariov
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 30