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Chico Buarque

1944 - Today

Chico Buarque

Francisco Buarque de Hollanda (born 19 June 1944), popularly known as Chico Buarque (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃiku buˈaʁki]), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer, and poet. He is best known for his music, which often includes social, economic, and cultural reflections on Brazil. The firstborn son of Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda, Buarque lived at several locations throughout his childhood, though mostly in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Rome. He wrote and studied literature as a child and found music through the bossa nova compositions of Tom Jobim and João Gilberto. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chico Buarque is the 301st most popular musician (down from 255th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 81st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chico Buarque ranks 301 out of 3,175. Before him are Leonardo De Lorenzo, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Toots Thielemans, Michael Cretu, Khaled, and Fela Kuti. After him are RZA, Dion DiMucci, Mischa Maisky, Phil Taylor, Grigory Sokolov, and Fred Durst.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Leonardo De Lorenzo
1875 - 1962
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 295
Maria Theresia von Paradis
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 296
Toots Thielemans
1922 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 297
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 298
Khaled
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 299
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 300
Chico Buarque
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 301
RZA
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 302
Dion DiMucci
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 303
Mischa Maisky
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 304
Phil Taylor
1954 - 2015
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 305
Grigory Sokolov
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 306
Fred Durst
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 307

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Chico Buarque ranks 131. Before him are Ram Chandra Poudel, Ren Zhengfei, Rexhep Meidani, Salmaan Taseer, Leila Khaled, and Seán Patrick O'Malley. After him are Francis Lee, Robert Powell, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Roger Daltrey, Patrice Chéreau, and Aguila Saleh Issa.

Others Born in 1944

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Ram Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 125
Ren Zhengfei
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 126
Rexhep Meidani
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 127
Salmaan Taseer
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2011
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 128
Leila Khaled
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 129
Seán Patrick O'Malley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 130
Chico Buarque
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 131
Francis Lee
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 132
Robert Powell
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 133
Luis Ladaria Ferrer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 134
Roger Daltrey
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 135
Patrice Chéreau
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2013
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 136
Aguila Saleh Issa
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 137