SINGER

Wolfgang Windgassen

1914 - 1974

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Wolfgang Windgassen (26 June 1914 – 8 September 1974) was a German heldentenor internationally known for his performances in Wagner operas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Windgassen has received more than 57,384 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Windgassen is the 1,017th most popular singer (down from 852nd in 2019), the 3,926th most popular biography from France (down from 3,502nd in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 57k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 1,017 out of 4,381. Before him are Rita, Johnny Pacheco, Toni Braxton, Jon Brion, Peter Maffay, and Vaçe Zela. After him are Josepha Weber, Carlos Marín, Beth Hart, Billy Ocean, Pumpuang Duangjan, and Michèle Torr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 228. Before him are Ralph Ellison, Grigol Abashidze, Reuben Fine, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Charles Régnier, and Dagmar Lange. After him are Jan Kott, Carlo Biagi, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Jo Cals, Marcel Kint, and Jijé. Among people deceased in 1974, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 145. Before him are Axel Cadier, Hertta Kuusinen, Carl Spaatz, Karl Sesta, José Miró Cardona, and Cora Sandel. After him are Alexander P. de Seversky, Elisabeth Abegg, Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma, Jack Benny, and Kick Smit.

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In France

Among people born in France, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 3,926 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernardus Silvestris (1085), Gabrielle Wittkop (1920), Rémy Belleau (1528), Émile Coste (1862), Jean-Étienne Guettard (1715), and Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756). After him are Henri Decoin (1890), Peire Cardenal (1180), Antoine Risso (1777), Marcel Jouhandeau (1888), Samuel ibn Tibbon (1150), and Alain Boghossian (1970).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 67. Before him are Julie d'Aubigny (1670), Alain Bashung (1947), Fréhel (1891), Michèle Arnaud (1919), Célestine Galli-Marié (1840), and Daniel Balavoine (1952). After him are Michèle Torr (1947), Mathé Altéry (1927), Désirée Artôt (1835), Hortense Schneider (1833), Marcel Amont (1929), and Viktor Lazlo (1960).

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