COMPOSER
Albert Roussel
1869 - 1937
Albert Roussel
Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (French pronunciation: [albɛʁ ʃaʁl pɔl maʁi ʁusɛl]; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Roussel has received more than 190,598 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Albert Roussel is the 243rd most popular composer (up from 252nd in 2019), the 1,118th most popular biography from France (up from 1,161st in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Composer.
Albert Roussel was a French composer. He is most famous for his opera "Padmavati" which was first performed in 1917.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
61.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
9.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Albert Roussel ranks 243 out of 1,451. Before him are Benedetto Marcello, Charles-Marie Widor, Johan Halvorsen, Johann Adolph Hasse, Henryk Górecki, and Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria. After him are Alfred Schnittke, Francesco Durante, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Otto Nicolai, Pierre Schaeffer, and Jacques Ibert.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBenedetto Marcello
1686 - 1739
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 237
Charles-Marie Widor
1844 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 238
Johan Halvorsen
1864 - 1935
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 239
Johann Adolph Hasse
1699 - 1783
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 240
Henryk Górecki
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 241
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
1724 - 1780
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 242
Albert Roussel
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 243
Alfred Schnittke
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 244
Francesco Durante
1684 - 1755
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 245
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
1739 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 246
Otto Nicolai
1810 - 1849
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 247
Pierre Schaeffer
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 248
Jacques Ibert
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 249
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Albert Roussel ranks 29. Before him are Gustav Vigeland, Maud of Wales, Kasturba Gandhi, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Emilio Aguinaldo, and Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta. After him are Francisco Largo Caballero, Martin Andersen Nexø, Óscar Carmona, Bogd Khan, Max Hoffmann, and Pyotr Krasnov. Among people deceased in 1937, Albert Roussel ranks 35. Before him are Emilio Mola, Frank B. Kellogg, Charles-Marie Widor, Keke Geladze, Jagadish Chandra Bose, and Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse. After him are Edith Wharton, Pavel Florensky, Ray Ewry, Wallace Carothers, Walter Simons, and Bessie Smith.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsGustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 23
Maud of Wales
COMPANION
1869 - 1938
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 24
Kasturba Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1944
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 25
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1957
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 26
Emilio Aguinaldo
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 27
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1931
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 28
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 29
Francisco Largo Caballero
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 30
Martin Andersen Nexø
WRITER
1869 - 1954
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 31
Óscar Carmona
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1951
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 32
Bogd Khan
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1924
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 33
Max Hoffmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1927
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 34
Pyotr Krasnov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 35
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsEmilio Mola
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1937
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 29
Frank B. Kellogg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 30
Charles-Marie Widor
COMPOSER
1844 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 31
Keke Geladze
CELEBRITY
1858 - 1937
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 32
Jagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 33
Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
WRITER
1868 - 1937
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 34
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 35
Edith Wharton
WRITER
1862 - 1937
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 36
Pavel Florensky
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 37
Ray Ewry
ATHLETE
1873 - 1937
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 38
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 39
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 40
Bessie Smith
SINGER
1894 - 1937
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 41
In France
Among people born in France, Albert Roussel ranks 1,118 out of 6,770. Before him are Georges Ernest Boulanger (1837), James II of Majorca (1243), La Hire (1390), Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661), Alain de Lille (1117), and Francis Phoebus of Navarre (1467). After him are Margaret II, Countess of Flanders (1202), Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754), Étienne-Louis Boullée (1728), Alphonse Bertillon (1853), Jacques Rivette (1928), and René Lalique (1860).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGeorges Ernest Boulanger
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1891
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 1,112
James II of Majorca
POLITICIAN
1243 - 1311
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 1,113
La Hire
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1390 - 1443
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 1,114
Marie Angélique de Scorailles
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1681
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 1,115
Alain de Lille
PHILOSOPHER
1117 - 1202
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,116
Francis Phoebus of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1483
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,117
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 1,118
Margaret II, Countess of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1280
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,119
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,120
Étienne-Louis Boullée
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1799
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,121
Alphonse Bertillon
INVENTOR
1853 - 1914
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,122
Jacques Rivette
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,123
René Lalique
DESIGNER
1860 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,124
Among COMPOSERS In France
Among composers born in France, Albert Roussel ranks 37. Before him are Francis Lai (1932), Philippe de Vitry (1291), Pauline Viardot (1821), Lili Boulanger (1893), Ernest Chausson (1855), and Charles-Marie Widor (1844). After him are Pierre Schaeffer (1910), Jacques Ibert (1890), Ambroise Thomas (1811), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Marcel Dupré (1886), and Fromental Halévy (1799).
Francis Lai
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 31
Philippe de Vitry
1291 - 1361
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 32
Pauline Viardot
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 33
Lili Boulanger
1893 - 1918
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 34
Ernest Chausson
1855 - 1899
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 35
Charles-Marie Widor
1844 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 36
Albert Roussel
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 37
Pierre Schaeffer
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 38
Jacques Ibert
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 39
Ambroise Thomas
1811 - 1896
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 40
Emmanuel Chabrier
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 41
Marcel Dupré
1886 - 1971
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 42
Fromental Halévy
1799 - 1862
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 43