COMPOSER
Alexander Agricola
1446 - 1506
Alexander Agricola
Alexander Agricola (; born Alexander Ackerman; c. 1446 – 15 August 1506) was a Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance writing in the Franco-Flemish style. A prominent member of the Grande chapelle, the Habsburg musical establishment, he was a renowned composer in the years around 1500, and his music was widely distributed throughout Europe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Agricola has received more than 86,459 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Agricola is the 416th most popular composer (up from 442nd in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 213th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Belgian Composer.
Memorability Metrics
86k
Page Views (PV)
58.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
9.11
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Alexander Agricola ranks 416 out of 1,451. Before him are Luigi Dallapiccola, Stefano Landi, Ernest Bloch, Giovanni Legrenzi, Franz Schmidt, and Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. After him are Georg Muffat, Johan Svendsen, André Jolivet, Giuseppe Sammartini, James Newton Howard, and Ferdinand Ries.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuigi Dallapiccola
1904 - 1975
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 410
Stefano Landi
1587 - 1639
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 411
Ernest Bloch
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 412
Giovanni Legrenzi
1626 - 1690
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 413
Franz Schmidt
1874 - 1939
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 414
Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe
1640 - 1700
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 415
Alexander Agricola
1446 - 1506
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 416
Georg Muffat
1653 - 1704
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 417
Johan Svendsen
1840 - 1911
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 418
André Jolivet
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 419
Giuseppe Sammartini
1695 - 1750
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 420
James Newton Howard
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 421
Ferdinand Ries
1784 - 1838
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 422
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1446, Alexander Agricola ranks 4. Before him are Pietro Perugino, Margaret of York, and Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry. After him are Ippolita Maria Sforza, Francesco Botticini, and Charles IV of Anjou. Among people deceased in 1506, Alexander Agricola ranks 9. Before him are Philip I of Castile, Yeonsangun of Joseon, Alexander Jagiellon, Anne of Foix-Candale, Sultan Husayn Bayqara, and Sesshū Tōyō. After him are Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Sancha of Aragon, João I of Kongo, and Robert Henryson.
Others Born in 1446
Go to all RankingsPietro Perugino
PAINTER
1446 - 1523
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 1
Margaret of York
POLITICIAN
1446 - 1503
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2
Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1446 - 1472
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3
Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 4
Ippolita Maria Sforza
WRITER
1446 - 1484
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 5
Francesco Botticini
PAINTER
1446 - 1498
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 6
Charles IV of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1446 - 1481
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 1506
Go to all RankingsPhilip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 3
Yeonsangun of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1476 - 1506
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 4
Alexander Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1461 - 1506
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 5
Anne of Foix-Candale
COMPANION
1484 - 1506
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 6
Sultan Husayn Bayqara
POLITICIAN
1438 - 1506
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 7
Sesshū Tōyō
PAINTER
1420 - 1506
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 8
Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 9
Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1506
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 10
Sancha of Aragon
NOBLEMAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 11
João I of Kongo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1470 - 1506
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 12
Robert Henryson
WRITER
1425 - 1506
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 13
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Alexander Agricola ranks 205 out of 1,190. Before him are Hugo Claus (1929), Herbert Wimmer (1944), Raymond Goethals (1921), Jan Ceulemans (1957), Rik Van Looy (1933), and Thibaut Courtois (1992). After him are Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), Melchior Broederlam (1355), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), Roger De Vlaeminck (1947), and Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsHugo Claus
WRITER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 199
Herbert Wimmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 200
Raymond Goethals
COACH
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 201
Jan Ceulemans
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 202
Rik Van Looy
CYCLIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 203
Thibaut Courtois
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 204
Alexander Agricola
COMPOSER
1446 - 1506
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 205
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1368
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 206
Melchior Broederlam
PAINTER
1355 - 1410
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 207
Ambrosius Bosschaert
PAINTER
1573 - 1621
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 208
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1248
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 209
Roger De Vlaeminck
CYCLIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 210
Eugène Joseph Delporte
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 211
Among COMPOSERS In Belgium
Among composers born in Belgium, Alexander Agricola ranks 15. Before him are Gilles Binchois (1400), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Pierre De Geyter (1848), Heinrich Isaac (1450), Cipriano de Rore (1515), and Jacques Arcadelt (1507). After him are Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Pierre de la Rue (1460), Jean Absil (1893), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), and François-Joseph Fétis (1784).
Gilles Binchois
1400 - 1460
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 9
Henri Vieuxtemps
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 10
Pierre De Geyter
1848 - 1932
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 11
Heinrich Isaac
1450 - 1517
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 12
Cipriano de Rore
1515 - 1565
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 13
Jacques Arcadelt
1507 - 1568
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 14
Alexander Agricola
1446 - 1506
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 15
Johannes Tinctoris
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 16
Pierre de la Rue
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 17
Jean Absil
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 18
Charles Auguste de Bériot
1802 - 1870
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 19
Guillaume Lekeu
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 20
François-Joseph Fétis
1784 - 1871
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 21