SINGER

Wolfgang Windgassen

1914 - 1974

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Wolfgang Windgassen (26 June 1914 – 8 September 1974) was a German heldentenor internationally known for his performances in Wagner operas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Windgassen is the 1,147th most popular singer (down from 1,018th in 2019), the 4,106th most popular biography from France (down from 3,927th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 1,147 out of 4,381Before him are Kulyash Baiseitova, Billy Vaughn, Lou Gramm, Leon Russell, Walter Berry, and Lauritz Melchior. After him are Jon Brion, Bill Kaulitz, Melanie Martinez, Shovkat Mammadova, Jean Philippe, and Susana Baca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 251Before him are Ralph Erskine, Akira Ifukube, Giuseppe Baldo, Hendrik Isemborghs, Renato Olmi, and Annemarie Selinko. After him are Emmanuel Roblès, Carl Scarborough, Gisèle Casadesus, Jijé, Hugh Trevor-Roper, and Sueo Ōe. Among people deceased in 1974, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 158Before him are Wally Kinnear, Jack Benny, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Gunnar Olsson, Dušan Marković, and Fernand de Montigny. After him are Glenn Morris, Gheorghe Albu, Lily Kronberger, Cora Sandel, Kick Smit, and Élie Lescot.

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In France

Among people born in France, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 4,106 out of 6,770Before him are Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784), Catherine Cesarsky (1943), Sylvain Lévi (1863), Blaise Matuidi (1987), Jacques Vallée (1939), and Louis Hostin (1908). After him are Louise-Victorine Ackermann (1813), Serge Bourguignon (1928), Abel de Pujol (1785), José Dolhem (1944), Émile Veinante (1907), and Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863).

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Wolfgang Windgassen ranks 70Before him are Michèle Arnaud (1919), François Delsarte (1811), Blondel de Nesle (1155), Zaz (1980), Serge Lama (1943), and Dany Dauberson (1925). After him are Jean Philippe (1931), Daniel Balavoine (1952), Claude Nougaro (1929), Désirée Artôt (1835), Mady Mesplé (1931), and Michèle Torr (1947).