Composer
Richard Rodgers
1902 - 1979
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Richard Rodgers
His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Richard Rodgers is the 391st most popular composer (up from 409th in 2024), the 2,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,909th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Composer.
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Among Composers
Among composers, Richard Rodgers ranks 391 out of 1,451. Before him are Joaquín Turina, André Jolivet, Cole Porter, Jacobus Gallus, Johann Adam Reincken, and Giovanni Legrenzi. After him are Charles Koechlin, Karl Richter, Henri Dutilleux, Hans Pfitzner, Viktor Ullmann, and Mauricio Kagel.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Joaquín Turina
1882 - 1949
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 385
André Jolivet
1905 - 1974
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 386
Cole Porter
1891 - 1964
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 387
Jacobus Gallus
1550 - 1591
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 388
Johann Adam Reincken
1643 - 1722
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 389
Giovanni Legrenzi
1626 - 1690
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 390
Richard Rodgers
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 391
Charles Koechlin
1867 - 1950
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 392
Karl Richter
1926 - 1981
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 393
Henri Dutilleux
1916 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 394
Hans Pfitzner
1869 - 1949
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 395
Viktor Ullmann
1898 - 1944
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 396
Mauricio Kagel
1931 - 2008
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 397
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Richard Rodgers ranks 69. Before him are Wilhelm Stuckart, Sylvanus Olympio, Kirill Moskalenko, Léon M'ba, Anatole Litvak, and Marcel Aymé. After him are Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Christian de Castries, Pascual Jordan, E. E. Evans-Pritchard, Takeichi Nishi, and Rafael Alberti. Among people deceased in 1979, Richard Rodgers ranks 54. Before him are Peggy Guggenheim, Louis Chiron, Nicholas Ray, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Louis Durey, and Conrad Hilton. After him are Charles W. Morris, Walther Gerlach, Pier Luigi Nervi, Michael Wilding, Rudi Dutschke, and Heinz Reinefarth.
Others Born in 1902
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Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 63
Sylvanus Olympio
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 64
Kirill Moskalenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1985
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 65
Léon M'ba
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1967
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 66
Anatole Litvak
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1974
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 67
Marcel Aymé
WRITER
1902 - 1967
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 68
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 69
Ion Gheorghe Maurer
POLITICIAN
1902 - 2000
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 70
Christian de Castries
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1991
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 71
Pascual Jordan
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1980
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 72
E. E. Evans-Pritchard
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1902 - 1973
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 73
Takeichi Nishi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1945
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 74
Rafael Alberti
WRITER
1902 - 1999
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1979
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Peggy Guggenheim
CELEBRITY
1898 - 1979
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 48
Louis Chiron
RACING DRIVER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 49
Nicholas Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 50
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 51
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 52
Conrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 53
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 54
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 55
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 56
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 57
Michael Wilding
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 58
Rudi Dutschke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 1979
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 59
Heinz Reinefarth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 60
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Rodgers ranks 2,093 out of NaN. Before him are Ben Bernanke (1953), Jack Reed (1949), Michael Shannon (1974), Tom Ford (1961), Conrad Hilton (1887), and Lee Remick (1935). After him are Richard E. Stearns (1936), Richard Jenkins (1947), Peter Diamond (1940), Charles W. Morris (1903), George Takei (1937), and Eleanor F. Helin (1932).
Others born in United States
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Ben Bernanke
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,087
Jack Reed
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,088
Michael Shannon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,089
Tom Ford
FASHION DESIGNER
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2,090
Conrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,091
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,092
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,093
Richard E. Stearns
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,094
Richard Jenkins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,095
Peter Diamond
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,096
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,097
George Takei
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,098
Eleanor F. Helin
ASTRONOMER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,099
Among Composers In United States
Among composers born in United States, Richard Rodgers ranks 20. Before him are Stephen Schwartz (1948), Charles Ives (1874), Alan Silvestri (1950), Aaron Copland (1900), Bernard Herrmann (1911), and Cole Porter (1891). After him are Elmer Bernstein (1922), Paul Bowles (1910), Danny Elfman (1953), James Newton Howard (1951), George Antheil (1900), and Bill Conti (1942).
Stephen Schwartz
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 14
Charles Ives
1874 - 1954
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 15
Alan Silvestri
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 16
Aaron Copland
1900 - 1990
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 17
Bernard Herrmann
1911 - 1975
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 18
Cole Porter
1891 - 1964
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 19
Richard Rodgers
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 20
Elmer Bernstein
1922 - 2004
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 21
Paul Bowles
1910 - 1999
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 22
Danny Elfman
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 23
James Newton Howard
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 24
George Antheil
1900 - 1959
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 25
Bill Conti
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 26
