Singer

Víctor Jara

Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist

1932 - 1973

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Víctor Jara

His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Víctor Jara is the 105th most popular singer (down from 56th in 2024), the 9th most popular biography from Chile (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Singer.

Victor Jara was a Chilean folk singer and political activist who was killed by the Chilean military in 1973. He is most famous for his song "El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido" which translates to "The People United Will Never Be Defeated."

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#105 / 5,024

Víctor Jara ranks #105 of 5,024 Singers worldwide, placing them among the top 3% of the profession.

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Víctor Jara's biography appears in 49 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 92% of all Singers.

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Among Singers

Among singers, Víctor Jara ranks 105 out of 5,024. Before him are Karel Gott, Frank Sinatra Jr., Bonnie Tyler, Domenico Modugno, Anatoliy Solovianenko, and Johnny Hallyday. After him are Gwen Stefani, Anna Netrebko, Glenn Hughes, Donna Summer, Marie Fredriksson, and Constanze Mozart.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Karel Gott
1939 - 2019
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 99
Frank Sinatra Jr.
1944 - 2016
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 100
Bonnie Tyler
1951 - 2026
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 101
Domenico Modugno
1928 - 1994
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 102
Anatoliy Solovianenko
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 103
Johnny Hallyday
1943 - 2017
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 104
Víctor Jara
1932 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 105
Gwen Stefani
1969 - Present
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 106
Anna Netrebko
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 107
Glenn Hughes
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 108
Donna Summer
1948 - 2012
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 109
Marie Fredriksson
1958 - 2019
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 110
Constanze Mozart
1762 - 1842
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 111

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Víctor Jara ranks 33. Before him are Sirikit, Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Benigno Aquino Jr., Gerhard Richter, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, and Anatoliy Solovianenko. After him are Khaled al-Asaad, Melvin Schwartz, Camilo Cienfuegos, Carlos Saura, Ellen Burstyn, and Michel Legrand. Among people deceased in 1973, Víctor Jara ranks 35. Before him are Pablo Casals, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Selman Waksman, Semyon Budyonny, Gabriel Marcel, and Walter Rudolf Hess. After him are Ingeborg Bachmann, Gerard Kuiper, Jacques Maritain, Hans Albert Einstein, Lon Chaney Jr., and Amílcar Cabral.

Others Born in 1932

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Sirikit
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 27
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 28
Benigno Aquino Jr.
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1983
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 29
Gerhard Richter
PAINTER
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 30
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
COMPANION
1932 - 2001
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 31
Anatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 32
Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 33
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 34
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 35
Camilo Cienfuegos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 1959
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 36
Carlos Saura
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 37
Ellen Burstyn
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 38
Michel Legrand
COMPOSER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 39