




The Most Famous
Composers from Ireland
Top 6 Irish Composers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Composers of all time. This list of famous Irish Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1

John Field
1782 - 1837
HPI 72.6638 langsJohn Field is most famous for being a composer and pianist. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Moscow, Russia. Field is most famous...Read moreShow less
John Field is most famous for being a composer and pianist. He was born in Dublin, Ireland and died in Moscow, Russia. Field is most famous for his Nocturnes, which are pieces of music that are played at night.
- #2

Turlough O'Carolan
1670 - 1738
HPI 68.0725 langsIrish harpist and composer
- #3

Charles Villiers Stanford
1852 - 1924
HPI 60.4931 langsIrish composer, music teacher, and conductor
- #4

Michael William Balfe
1808 - 1870
HPI 55.4927 langsIrish composer
- #5

Victor Herbert
1859 - 1924
HPI 54.2721 langsAmerican composer
- #6

Michael McGlynn
b. 1964
HPI 24.415 langsIrish musician
Overlapping Lives
Which Composers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Composers since 1700.
