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Niccolò Paganini

1782 - 1840

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Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (; Italian: [ni(k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. His 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1 are among the best known of his compositions and have served as an inspiration for many prominent composers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Niccolò Paganini is the 6th most popular musician, the 63rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Musician.

Niccolò Paganini was a 19th-century Italian violinist and composer. He is most famous for his virtuosic skill as a violinist.

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Among musicians, Niccolò Paganini ranks 6 out of 3,175. Before him are Bob Marley, Freddie Mercury, Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Franz Liszt. After him are John Lennon, Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Louis Armstrong, Clara Schumann, and Leonard Cohen.

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Among people born in 1782, Niccolò Paganini ranks 2. Before him is Martin Van Buren. After him are Friedrich Fröbel, Daoguang Emperor, Daniel Auber, John Field, Caroline Bonaparte, Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Ivan Paskevich, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, and Archduke John of Austria. Among people deceased in 1840, Niccolò Paganini ranks 1. After him are Caspar David Friedrich, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Frederick William III of Prussia, Siméon Denis Poisson, Emperor Kōkaku, Lucien Bonaparte, Jacques MacDonald, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Dingane kaSenzangakhona.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Niccolò Paganini ranks 63 out of 5,161. Before him are Titian (1488), Maria Montessori (1870), Pontius Pilate (-12), Pope Julius II (1443), Parmenides (-501), and Pope Gregory XIII (1502). After him are Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Pius VII (1742), Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Pope Leo X (1475), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), and Pope Leo XII (1760).

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Among MUSICIANS In Italy

Among musicians born in Italy, Niccolò Paganini ranks 1. After him are Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Giorgio Moroder (1940), Cosima Wagner (1837), Gianna Nannini (1954), Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755), Romano Mussolini (1927), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Lucio Dalla (1943), and Paolo Conte (1937).

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