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Narciso Yepes

1927 - 1997

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Narciso Yepes (14 November 1927 – 3 May 1997) was a Spanish guitarist. He is considered one of the finest virtuoso classical guitarists of the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Narciso Yepes is the 329th most popular musician (down from 266th in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from Spain (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Musician.

Narciso Yepes is most famous for his paintings of the Colombian countryside.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Narciso Yepes ranks 329 out of 3,175. Before him are Ian Curtis, Yanni, XXXTentacion, Beck, Don Airey, and Cozy Powell. After him are Sean Lennon, Sidney Bechet, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Joe Zawinul, and Fats Domino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Narciso Yepes ranks 93. Before him are Steve Ditko, Rosemary Harris, R. D. Laing, Günter Guillaume, Lucio Fulci, and Jupp Derwall. After him are Abdul Halim of Kedah, Claude Gensac, Hans Schäfer, Robert N. Bellah, Franciszek Macharski, and Shirley Fry. Among people deceased in 1997, Narciso Yepes ranks 71. Before him are Fela Kuti, Maria Prymachenko, Gerda Christian, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Yuri Nikulin, and Bulat Okudzhava. After him are Roland Topor, Mate Boban, Georg Solti, Nikolai Tikhonov, Alparslan Türkeş, and Stig Anderson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Narciso Yepes ranks 470 out of 3,355. Before him are Anthony Mary Claret (1807), Maria of Aragon, Queen of Castile (1403), Unai Emery (1971), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Antonio Tejero (1932), and Liuva I (550). After him are Santillana (1952), María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880), Ulpia Marciana (48), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), Dulce of Aragon (1160), and Josep Maria Bartomeu (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Narciso Yepes ranks 7. Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Pablo Casals (1876), Paco de Lucía (1947), Fernando Sor (1778), and Andrés Segovia (1893). After him are Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Ricardo Viñes (1875), Paco Ibáñez (1934), and Nicanor Zabaleta (1907).

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