MUSICIAN
Violeta Parra
1917 - 1967
Violeta Parra
Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation: [bjoˈleta ˈpara]; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal and a reinvention of Chilean folk music that would extend its sphere of influence outside Chile. Her birthdate (4 October) was chosen "Chilean Musicians' Day". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Violeta Parra has received more than 715,591 page views. Her biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Violeta Parra is the 208th most popular musician (down from 199th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Chile and the 2nd most popular Chilean Musician.
Violeta Parra is most famous for her song "Gracias a la Vida" which she wrote and composed.
Memorability Metrics
720k
Page Views (PV)
61.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
3.41
Effective Languages (L*)
4.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Violeta Parra ranks 208 out of 3,175. Before her are Amy Winehouse, Nikolai Rubinstein, Stan Getz, Gidon Kremer, Clara Haskil, and Ken Hensley. After her are Joe Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Stuart Sutcliffe, Lenny Kravitz, Snoop Dogg, and Mike Portnoy.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmy Winehouse
1983 - 2011
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 202
Nikolai Rubinstein
1835 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 203
Stan Getz
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 204
Gidon Kremer
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 205
Clara Haskil
1895 - 1960
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 206
Ken Hensley
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 207
Violeta Parra
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 208
Joe Jackson
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 209
Herbie Hancock
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 210
Stuart Sutcliffe
1940 - 1962
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 211
Lenny Kravitz
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 212
Snoop Dogg
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 213
Mike Portnoy
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 214
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Violeta Parra ranks 51. Before her are Danielle Darrieux, Edward Norton Lorenz, Jack Kirby, Manolete, Andrew Huxley, and John Cornforth. After her are Maurice Duverger, William Standish Knowles, Leonora Carrington, Chung Il-kwon, Thelonious Monk, and Susan Hayward. Among people deceased in 1967, Violeta Parra ranks 41. Before her are Ossip Zadkine, Totò, John Cockcroft, Harald Quandt, Ejnar Hertzsprung, and Vladimir Bartol. After her are Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Otis Redding, Joseph Pilates, Abdel Hakim Amer, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, and Luigi Tenco.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsDanielle Darrieux
ACTOR
1917 - 2017
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 45
Edward Norton Lorenz
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 46
Jack Kirby
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 47
Manolete
BULLFIGHTER
1917 - 1947
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 48
Andrew Huxley
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 49
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 50
Violeta Parra
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 51
Maurice Duverger
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1917 - 2014
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 52
William Standish Knowles
CHEMIST
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 53
Leonora Carrington
PAINTER
1917 - 2011
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 54
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 55
Thelonious Monk
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1982
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 56
Susan Hayward
ACTOR
1917 - 1975
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsOssip Zadkine
SCULPTOR
1888 - 1967
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 35
Totò
ACTOR
1898 - 1967
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 36
John Cockcroft
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 37
Harald Quandt
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1967
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 38
Ejnar Hertzsprung
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 39
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 40
Violeta Parra
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 41
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1967
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 42
Otis Redding
SINGER
1941 - 1967
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 43
Joseph Pilates
INVENTOR
1883 - 1967
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 44
Abdel Hakim Amer
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1967
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 45
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1967
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 46
Luigi Tenco
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1967
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 47
In Chile
Among people born in Chile, Violeta Parra ranks 14 out of 321. Before her are Sebastián Piñera (1949), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Manuel Pellegrini (1953), Luis Sepúlveda (1949), Patricio Aylwin (1918), and Claudio Arrau (1903). After her are Roberto Bolaño (1953), Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911), Elías Figueroa (1946), Ricardo Lagos (1938), Lautaro (1534), and Iván Zamorano (1967).
Others born in Chile
Go to all RankingsSebastián Piñera
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 8
Bernardo O'Higgins
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1842
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 9
Manuel Pellegrini
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 10
Luis Sepúlveda
WRITER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 11
Patricio Aylwin
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2016
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 12
Claudio Arrau
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 13
Violeta Parra
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 14
Roberto Bolaño
WRITER
1953 - 2003
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 15
Eduardo Frei Montalva
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 16
Elías Figueroa
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 17
Ricardo Lagos
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 18
Lautaro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1534 - 1557
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 19
Iván Zamorano
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 20
Among MUSICIANS In Chile
Among musicians born in Chile, Violeta Parra ranks 2. Before her are Claudio Arrau (1903). After her are Tom Araya (1961).
Claudio Arrau
1903 - 1991
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 1
Violeta Parra
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2
Tom Araya
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 3