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Stéphane Grappelli

1908 - 1997

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Stéphane Grappelli (French pronunciation: [stefan ɡʁapɛli]; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist. He is best known as a founder of the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stéphane Grappelli has received more than 720,032 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Stéphane Grappelli is the 239th most popular musician (down from 224th in 2019), the 1,315th most popular biography from France (down from 1,268th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Musician.

Stéphane Grappelli was a French jazz violinist, who was best known for his swing jazz and gypsy jazz music.

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  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Stéphane Grappelli ranks 239 out of 3,175. Before him are Ian Stewart, Farid al-Atrash, Alfred Brendel, Luigi Tenco, Isaac Stern, and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. After him are Khaled, Dave Mustaine, Émile Waldteufel, Ludacris, Lalo Schifrin, and John Zorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Stéphane Grappelli ranks 56. Before him are Balthus, Lita Grey, Victor Weisskopf, Robert Merle, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, and Rex Harrison. After him are Masaru Ibuka, Mercè Rodoreda, Amintore Fanfani, Valentin Glushko, Martha Gellhorn, and Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Among people deceased in 1997, Stéphane Grappelli ranks 56. Before him are Shoichi Yokoi, John Denver, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Charles Brenton Huggins, Bulat Okudzhava, and Friedrich Hund. After him are Masaru Ibuka, Colonel Tom Parker, Roland Topor, Georg Solti, Gerda Christian, and Narciso Yepes.

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In France

Among people born in France, Stéphane Grappelli ranks 1,315 out of 6,770. Before him are Capucine (1928), Maria Schneider (1952), Charles François de Cisternay du Fay (1698), François Pinault (1936), Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (1824), and Chevalier d'Éon (1728). After him are Vivant Denon (1747), Comtessa de Dia (1175), Antoine Griezmann (1991), Anne Parillaud (1960), Émile Waldteufel (1837), and Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Stéphane Grappelli ranks 10. Before him are David Guetta (1967), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Thomas Bangalter (1), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), and Jean-Marie Leclair (1697). After him are Émile Waldteufel (1837), Georges Prêtre (1924), Louis Vierne (1870), Jacques Dutronc (1943), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), and Maurice André (1933).

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