Musician

Michael Tilson Thomas

American conductor, pianist and composer

1944 - 2026

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Michael Tilson Thomas

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Michael Tilson Thomas is the 1,581st most popular musician (down from 1,567th in 2024), the 8,270th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,884th in 2019) and the 590th most popular American Musician.

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190k

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54.92

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Michael Tilson Thomas's biography spans 21 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.92.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Michael Tilson Thomas ranks 1,581 out of 3,445. Before him are Johnny Mercer, Kiko Loureiro, Tony Carey, Jeff Mills, Trevor Rabin, and John Legend. After him are Emppu Vuorinen, Henry Litolff, Reinhold Mack, Mike Terrana, Alexander Rosenbaum, and Slim Harpo.

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Johnny Mercer
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,575
Kiko Loureiro
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,576
Tony Carey
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,577
Jeff Mills
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,578
Trevor Rabin
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,579
John Legend
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,580
Michael Tilson Thomas
1944 - 2026
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,581
Emppu Vuorinen
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,582
Henry Litolff
1818 - 1891
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,583
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,584
Mike Terrana
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,585
Alexander Rosenbaum
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,586
Slim Harpo
1924 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 1,587

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Michael Tilson Thomas ranks 554. Before him are Erhard Keller, Maarten 't Hart, Frank Rühle, Jack Canfield, Armistead Maupin, and Sergei Solovyov. After him are José Luis Garci, Ayşen Gruda, Florin Gheorghiu, Hui Liangyu, José Manuel García-Margallo, and Per Ivar Moe. Among people deceased in 2026, Michael Tilson Thomas ranks 224. Before him are Wally Funk, Vicente Lucas, Haruhiro Yamashita, Helene Ahrweiler, Ursula Donath, and Carmelo Cedrún. After him are Kelly Curtis, Franco Menichelli, Bajrakitiyabha, David Abulafia, Guy Scott, and Isamu Sonoda.

Others Born in 1944

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Erhard Keller
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 548
Maarten 't Hart
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 549
Frank Rühle
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 550
Jack Canfield
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 551
Armistead Maupin
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 552
Sergei Solovyov
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 553
Michael Tilson Thomas
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2026
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 554
José Luis Garci
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 555
Ayşen Gruda
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 556
Florin Gheorghiu
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 557
Hui Liangyu
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 558
José Manuel García-Margallo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 559
Per Ivar Moe
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 560