MUSICIAN

Victor Borge

1909 - 2000

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Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( BOR-gə), was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Borge has received more than 1,162,672 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Victor Borge is the 95th most popular musician (down from 77th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Musician.

Victor Borge was a Danish pianist and comedian who was most famous for his comedy routines.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Victor Borge ranks 95 out of 2,675. Before him are Richard Clayderman, João Gilberto, Thomas Bangalter, Henryk Wieniawski, John Dowland, and Sid Vicious. After him are Gary Moore, Charlie Watts, Hans von Bülow, Mike Oldfield, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, and Buddy Holly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Victor Borge ranks 19. Before him are Errol Flynn, Li Xiannian, Benny Goodman, Isaiah Berlin, Mohammed V of Morocco, and Ernst Gombrich. After him are Mohammed Daoud Khan, Talal of Jordan, Nicholas Winton, Carmen Miranda, John Fante, and Fred Perry. Among people deceased in 2000, Victor Borge ranks 13. Before him are Roger Vadim, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Alec Guinness, Lída Baarová, Carl Barks, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike. After him are Stanley Matthews, Walter Matthau, Jason Robards, Gherman Titov, Vittorio Gassman, and Tommaso Buscetta.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Victor Borge ranks 62 out of 783. Before him are Tollund Man (-400), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), Anne of Denmark (1574), Gerda Wegener (1886), Fredrik Bajer (1837), and Carl Theodor Dreyer (1889). After him are Anna Karina (1940), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Prince Vincent of Denmark (2), Sven Hassel (1917), Johannes Fibiger (1867), and Inge Lehmann (1888).

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Among MUSICIANS In Denmark

Among musicians born in Denmark, Victor Borge ranks 1. After him are Lars Ulrich (1963), Jacob Gade (1879), Jørgen Ingmann (1925), Svend Asmussen (1916), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946), Ole Beich (1955), Kai Winding (1922), Flemming Rasmussen (1958), Trentemøller (1972), Nikolaj Koppel (1969), and Malene Mortensen (1982).

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