Composer
Roy Harris
American composer
1898 - 1979
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Roy Harris
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Harris is the 1,373rd most popular composer (down from 1,352nd in 2024), the 11,524th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,390th in 2019) and the 120th most popular American Composer.
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51.18
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Feb 12
Roy Harris shares a February 12 birthday with Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln, and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Among Composers
Among composers, Roy Harris ranks 1,373 out of 1,451. Before him are Abel Korzeniowski, George Fenton, Jerry Herman, Udo Zimmermann, Javier Navarrete, and Kaoru Wada. After him are Igor Nikolayev, Eubie Blake, Christian Wolff, George Perle, Samuel Adler, and Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni.
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1972 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 1,367
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1950 - Present
HPI: 51.38
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Jerry Herman
1931 - 2019
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 1,369
Udo Zimmermann
1943 - 2021
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 1,370
Javier Navarrete
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1,371
Kaoru Wada
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1,372
Roy Harris
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 1,373
Igor Nikolayev
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 1,374
Eubie Blake
2 - 1983
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 1,375
Christian Wolff
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 1,376
George Perle
1915 - 2009
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 1,377
Samuel Adler
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 1,378
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 1,379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Roy Harris ranks 307. Before him are Humberto Tomasina, Rachel Fuller Brown, Baby Dodds, Ewald Balser, Owen Barfield, and Harry Edward. After him are Karolina Lanckorońska, Stephen Vincent Benét, Tom Whittaker, Gracie Fields, Wiley Post, and Molly Picon. Among people deceased in 1979, Roy Harris ranks 281. Before him are Dick Esser, Edgar Buchanan, John F. Seitz, George Brent, Lowell George, and Jan Otčenášek. After him are Arthur Fiedler, J. G. Farrell, Yuri Krylov, Gracie Fields, Zoltán Várkonyi, and Sally Rand.
Others Born in 1898
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Humberto Tomasina
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1981
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 301
Rachel Fuller Brown
CHEMIST
1898 - 1980
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 302
Baby Dodds
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 303
Ewald Balser
ACTOR
1898 - 1978
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 304
Owen Barfield
WRITER
1898 - 1997
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 305
Harry Edward
ATHLETE
1898 - 1973
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 306
Roy Harris
COMPOSER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 307
Karolina Lanckorońska
HISTORIAN
1898 - 2002
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 308
Stephen Vincent Benét
WRITER
1898 - 1943
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 309
Tom Whittaker
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 310
Gracie Fields
ACTOR
1898 - 1979
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 311
Wiley Post
EXPLORER
1898 - 1935
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 312
Molly Picon
ACTOR
1898 - 1992
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 313
Others Deceased in 1979
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Dick Esser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 1979
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 275
Edgar Buchanan
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 276
John F. Seitz
INVENTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 277
George Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 278
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 279
Jan Otčenášek
WRITER
1924 - 1979
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 280
Roy Harris
COMPOSER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 281
Arthur Fiedler
CONDUCTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 282
J. G. Farrell
WRITER
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 283
Yuri Krylov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1930 - 1979
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 284
Gracie Fields
ACTOR
1898 - 1979
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 285
Zoltán Várkonyi
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 286
Sally Rand
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 287
In United States
Among people born in United States, Roy Harris ranks 11,524 out of 20,380. Before him are Bayard Taylor (1825), John Toll (1952), George Tobias (1901), Mitch Lucker (1984), Evelyn Hooker (1907), and Paul Winter (1939). After him are Alan Gilbert (1967), Lyle Campbell (1942), Julie Bishop (1914), Samantha Smith (1969), Jonathan Mostow (1961), and Terry Kiser (1939).
Others born in United States
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Bayard Taylor
WRITER
1825 - 1878
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 11,518
John Toll
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 11,519
George Tobias
ACTOR
1901 - 1980
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,520
Mitch Lucker
MUSICIAN
1984 - 2012
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,521
Evelyn Hooker
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1996
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,522
Paul Winter
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,523
Roy Harris
COMPOSER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,524
Alan Gilbert
CONDUCTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,525
Lyle Campbell
LINGUIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,526
Julie Bishop
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,527
Samantha Smith
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,528
Jonathan Mostow
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,529
Terry Kiser
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 11,530
Among Composers In United States
Among composers born in United States, Roy Harris ranks 120. Before him are Norman Dello Joio (1913), Earl Scruggs (1924), Lou Harrison (1917), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), George Bruns (1914), and Jerry Herman (1931). After him are Eubie Blake (2), George Perle (1915), Angus MacLise (1938), Fred Ebb (1928), Raymond Scott (1908), and George Whitefield Chadwick (1854).
Norman Dello Joio
1913 - 2008
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 114
Earl Scruggs
1924 - 2012
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 115
Lou Harrison
1917 - 2003
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 116
Robert Russell Bennett
1894 - 1981
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 117
George Bruns
1914 - 1983
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 118
Jerry Herman
1931 - 2019
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 119
Roy Harris
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 120
Eubie Blake
2 - 1983
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 121
George Perle
1915 - 2009
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 122
Angus MacLise
1938 - 1979
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 123
Fred Ebb
1928 - 2004
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 124
Raymond Scott
1908 - 1994
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 125
George Whitefield Chadwick
1854 - 1931
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 126
