SINGER
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005

Ibrahim Ferrer
Ibrahim Ferrer (20 February 1927 – 6 August 2005) was a Cuban singer who played with the group Los Bocucos for nearly forty years. He also performed with Conjunto Sorpresa, Chepín y su Orquesta Oriental, and Mario Patterson. After his retirement in 1991, he was brought back in the studio to record with the Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, in March 1996. He then toured internationally with these revival groups and recorded several solo albums for World Circuit, before his death in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim Ferrer is the 256th most popular singer (down from 226th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Cuba and the 3rd most popular Cuban Singer.
Ibrahim Ferrer is most famous for being the lead singer of the Buena Vista Social Club.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Ibrahim Ferrer ranks 256 out of 4,381. Before him are The Weeknd, Otis Redding, Alessandro Moreschi, Victoria de los Ángeles, Ricky Martin, and Eric Burdon. After him are Rita Pavone, Dionne Warwick, Mirella Freni, Stevie Nicks, Courtney Love, and Max Romeo.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThe Weeknd
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 250
Otis Redding
1941 - 1967
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 251
Alessandro Moreschi
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 252
Victoria de los Ángeles
1923 - 2005
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 253
Ricky Martin
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 254
Eric Burdon
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 255
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 256
Rita Pavone
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 257
Dionne Warwick
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 258
Mirella Freni
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 259
Stevie Nicks
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 260
Courtney Love
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 261
Max Romeo
1944 - 2025
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Ibrahim Ferrer ranks 80. Before him are Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Herbert Blomstedt, Juan Almeida Bosque, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, César Milstein, and Margot Honecker. After him are Lee Grant, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Victor Wong, Robert Noyce, Jean-Claude Pascal, and Kurt Masur. Among people deceased in 2005, Ibrahim Ferrer ranks 55. Before him are Rosemary Kennedy, Peter Benenson, Consuelo Velázquez, Ahmed Deedat, Victoria de los Ángeles, and Robert Sheckley. After him are Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Wim Duisenberg, Ephraim Kishon, Carlo Maria Giulini, Arman, and Emmanuelle Arsan.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsTadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 74
Herbert Blomstedt
CONDUCTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 75
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 76
Hélène Langevin-Joliot
PHYSICIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 77
César Milstein
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 78
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 79
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 80
Lee Grant
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 81
Hiroshi Yamauchi
BUSINESSPERSON
1927 - 2013
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 82
Victor Wong
ACTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 83
Robert Noyce
INVENTOR
1927 - 1990
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 84
Jean-Claude Pascal
ACTOR
1927 - 1992
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 85
Kurt Masur
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 2005
Go to all RankingsRosemary Kennedy
CELEBRITY
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 49
Peter Benenson
LAWYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 50
Consuelo Velázquez
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 51
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 52
Victoria de los Ángeles
SINGER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 53
Robert Sheckley
WRITER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 54
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 55
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2005
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 56
Wim Duisenberg
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 57
Ephraim Kishon
WRITER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 58
Carlo Maria Giulini
CONDUCTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 59
Arman
PAINTER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 60
Emmanuelle Arsan
WRITER
1932 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 61
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Ibrahim Ferrer ranks 20 out of 300. Before him are Emilio Mola (1887), Celia Cruz (1925), Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1956), Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919), Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), and Alicia Alonso (1920). After him are Teófilo Stevenson (1952), Rita Marley (1946), Javier Sotomayor (1967), Gerardo Machado (1871), Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819), and Vilma Espín (1930).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsEmilio Mola
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1937
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 14
Celia Cruz
SINGER
1925 - 2003
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 15
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 16
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1983
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 17
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 18
Alicia Alonso
DANCER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 19
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 20
Teófilo Stevenson
BOXER
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 21
Rita Marley
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 22
Javier Sotomayor
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 23
Gerardo Machado
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1939
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 24
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1874
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 25
Vilma Espín
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 26
Among SINGERS In Cuba
Among singers born in Cuba, Ibrahim Ferrer ranks 3. Before him are Gloria Estefan (1957), and Celia Cruz (1925). After him are Rita Marley (1946), Omara Portuondo (1930), Pérez Prado (1916), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Camila Cabello (1997), Mongo Santamaría (1917), Laurel Aitken (1927), Pablo Milanés (1943), and Benny Moré (1919).
Gloria Estefan
1957 - Present
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1
Celia Cruz
1925 - 2003
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 2
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 3
Rita Marley
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 4
Omara Portuondo
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 5
Pérez Prado
1916 - 1989
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 6
Silvio Rodríguez
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
Camila Cabello
1997 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 8
Mongo Santamaría
1917 - 2003
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 9
Laurel Aitken
1927 - 2005
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 10
Pablo Milanés
1943 - 2022
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 11
Benny Moré
1919 - 1963
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 12