1929 - 1987
José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (2 August 1929 – 23 February 1987), known professionally as José Afonso and also popularly known as Zeca Afonso, was a Portuguese singer-songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Portugal's folk and protest music scene. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zeca Afonso has received more than 112,142 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Zeca Afonso is the 429th most popular singer (down from 378th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Singer.
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Among singers, Zeca Afonso ranks 429 out of 3,528. Before him are Dana International, Teddy Scholten, Andy Williams, Jungkook, Barry Manilow, and Solomiya Krushelnytska. After him are Peng Liyuan, Googoosh, Carlo Bergonzi, Ronnie Spector, Facundo Cabral, and Sabrina Salerno.
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 423
1926 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 424
1927 - 2012
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 425
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 426
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 427
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 428
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 429
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 430
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 431
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 432
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 433
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 434
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 435
Among people born in 1929, Zeca Afonso ranks 146. Before him are Roger Byrne, Amitai Etzioni, Poul Schlüter, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Jaakko Hintikka, and Darío Castrillón Hoyos. After him are Alain Tanner, John C. Bogle, Charles Tilly, Anne Meara, Shakuntala Devi, and Jane Powell. Among people deceased in 1987, Zeca Afonso ranks 72. Before him are Will Sampson, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Masatoshi Nakayama, Joop den Uyl, Alfred Bester, and Bertrand de Jouvenel. After him are Danny Kaye, Morton Feldman, Henri Cochet, Abba Kovner, Otto Wöhler, and He Yingqin.
1929 - 1958
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 140
1929 - 2023
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 141
1929 - 2021
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 142
1929 - 2019
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 143
1929 - 2015
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 144
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 145
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 146
1929 - 2022
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 147
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 148
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 149
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 150
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 151
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 152
1933 - 1987
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 66
1898 - 1987
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 67
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 68
1919 - 1987
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 69
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 70
1903 - 1987
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 71
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 72
1911 - 1987
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 73
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 74
1901 - 1987
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 75
1918 - 1987
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 76
1894 - 1987
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 77
1890 - 1987
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 78
Among people born in Portugal, Zeca Afonso ranks 164 out of 555. Before him are Constance of Portugal (1290), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908), Nuno Gonçalves (1500), Paulo Sousa (1970), and Sidónio Pais (1872). After him are Beatrice of Portugal (1347), Pelagio Galvani (1165), Pedro Damiano (1480), Tomé Pires (1468), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), and John, Constable of Portugal (1400).
1290 - 1313
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 158
1429 - 1466
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 159
1908 - 1992
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 160
1500 - 1450
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 161
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 162
1872 - 1918
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 163
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 164
1347 - 1381
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 165
1165 - 1230
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 166
1480 - 1544
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 167
1468 - 1540
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 168
1452 - 1490
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 169
1400 - 1442
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 170
Among singers born in Portugal, Zeca Afonso ranks 3. Before him are Amália Rodrigues (1920) and Carmen Miranda (1909). After him are Carlos do Carmo (1939), Mísia (1955), Dulce Pontes (1969), Simone de Oliveira (1938), Salvador Sobral (1989), Lio (1962), Paulo de Carvalho (1947), Carlos Mendes (1947), and Teresa Salgueiro (1969).
1920 - 1999
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1
1909 - 1955
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 3
1939 - 2021
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 5
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 6
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 7
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 8
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 10
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 11
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 12