COMPOSER
Alexandre Tansman
1897 - 1986
Alexandre Tansman
Alexander Tansman (Polish: Aleksander Tansman, French: Alexandre Tansman; 12 June 1897 – 15 November 1986) was a Polish composer, pianist and conductor who became a naturalized French citizen in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandre Tansman has received more than 135,506 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandre Tansman is the 507th most popular composer (down from 494th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 382nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Polish Composer.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
56.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
7.81
Effective Languages (L*)
1.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Alexandre Tansman ranks 507 out of 1,451. Before him are Guillaume Lekeu, Vasily Kalinnikov, Maddalena Casulana, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Ethel Smyth, and Alexandre Desplat. After him are Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Peter Cornelius, Joachim Raff, Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Christian Sinding, and Alexandre Guilmant.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuillaume Lekeu
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 501
Vasily Kalinnikov
1866 - 1900
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 502
Maddalena Casulana
1544 - 1590
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 503
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 504
Ethel Smyth
1858 - 1944
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 505
Alexandre Desplat
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 506
Alexandre Tansman
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 507
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
1807 - 1844
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 508
Peter Cornelius
1824 - 1874
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 509
Joachim Raff
1822 - 1882
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 510
Giuseppe Gazzaniga
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 511
Christian Sinding
1856 - 1941
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 512
Alexandre Guilmant
1837 - 1911
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 513
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Alexandre Tansman ranks 101. Before him are Polina Zhemchuzhina, Fredric March, Bulbul, Olga Chekhova, Josep Pla, and Louis Réard. After him are George Szell, Otto Dietrich, John Bagot Glubb, Joseph Darnand, Karol Świerczewski, and Edmund Heines. Among people deceased in 1986, Alexandre Tansman ranks 73. Before him are Ernst Neufert, Maurice Duruflé, Lyudmila Rudenko, Sandro Puppo, Elio de Angelis, and Cheikh Anta Diop. After him are Emilio Fernández, J. Allen Hynek, André Leroi-Gourhan, Aleksandr Akimov, Hermann Gmeiner, and John Bagot Glubb.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsPolina Zhemchuzhina
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1970
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 95
Fredric March
ACTOR
1897 - 1975
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 96
Bulbul
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 97
Olga Chekhova
ACTOR
1897 - 1980
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 98
Josep Pla
WRITER
1897 - 1981
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 99
Louis Réard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1984
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 100
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 101
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 102
Otto Dietrich
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 103
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 104
Joseph Darnand
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 105
Karol Świerczewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 106
Edmund Heines
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1934
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 107
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsErnst Neufert
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 67
Maurice Duruflé
COMPOSER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 68
Lyudmila Rudenko
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 69
Sandro Puppo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 70
Elio de Angelis
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1986
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 71
Cheikh Anta Diop
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1986
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 72
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 73
Emilio Fernández
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 74
J. Allen Hynek
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 75
André Leroi-Gourhan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 1986
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 76
Aleksandr Akimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1953 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 77
Hermann Gmeiner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1986
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 78
John Bagot Glubb
ENGINEER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 79
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Alexandre Tansman ranks 423 out of 1,694. Before him are Stanisław Przybyszewski (1868), Jan Tarnowski (1488), Ernst Niekisch (1889), Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg (1513), Josef Hofmann (1876), and Walerian Borowczyk (1923). After him are Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz (1860), Vitello (1230), Jerzy Hoffman (1932), Sendivogius (1566), Uri Orlev (1931), and Anna Leszczyńska (1699).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsStanisław Przybyszewski
WRITER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 417
Jan Tarnowski
POLITICIAN
1488 - 1561
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 418
Ernst Niekisch
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1967
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 419
Hedwig Jagiellon, Electress of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1513 - 1573
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 420
Josef Hofmann
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1957
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 421
Walerian Borowczyk
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2006
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 422
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 423
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 424
Vitello
MATHEMATICIAN
1230 - 1275
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 425
Jerzy Hoffman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 426
Sendivogius
CHEMIST
1566 - 1636
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 427
Uri Orlev
WRITER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 428
Anna Leszczyńska
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1717
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 429
Among COMPOSERS In Poland
Among composers born in Poland, Alexandre Tansman ranks 16. Before him are Mieczysław Weinberg (1919), Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska (1834), Maria Szymanowska (1789), Józef Elsner (1769), Moritz Moszkowski (1854), and Johann Adam Hiller (1728). After him are Zbigniew Preisner (1955), Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727), Franz Waxman (1906), Johann Schobert (1720), Krzysztof Komeda (1931), and Karol Lipiński (1790).
Mieczysław Weinberg
1919 - 1996
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 10
Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska
1834 - 1861
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
Maria Szymanowska
1789 - 1831
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 12
Józef Elsner
1769 - 1854
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 13
Moritz Moszkowski
1854 - 1925
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 14
Johann Adam Hiller
1728 - 1804
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 15
Alexandre Tansman
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 16
Zbigniew Preisner
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 17
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
1727 - 1756
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 18
Franz Waxman
1906 - 1967
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 19
Johann Schobert
1720 - 1767
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 20
Krzysztof Komeda
1931 - 1969
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 21
Karol Lipiński
1790 - 1861
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 22