COMPOSER
Antonín Dvořák
1841 - 1904
Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( d(ə-)VOR-zha(h)k; Czech: [ˈantoɲiːn ˈlɛopold ˈdvor̝aːk] ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predecessor Bedřich Smetana. Dvořák's style has been described as "the fullest recreation of a national idiom with that of the symphonic tradition, absorbing folk influences and finding effective ways of using them," and Dvořák has been described as "arguably the most versatile... Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonín Dvořák has received more than 3,994,572 page views. His biography is available in 125 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 123 in 2019). Antonín Dvořák is the 12th most popular composer (up from 16th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Czech Composer.
Antonín Dvořák is most famous for his collection of Slavonic Dances.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
82.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
125
Languages Editions (L)
12.94
Effective Languages (L*)
3.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Antonín Dvořák ranks 12 out of 1,451. Before him are Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, George Frideric Handel, and Robert Schumann. After him are Gustav Mahler, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, Giacomo Puccini, Edvard Grieg, and Gioachino Rossini.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Verdi
1813 - 1901
HPI: 86.26
Rank: 6
Richard Wagner
1813 - 1883
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 7
Joseph Haydn
1732 - 1809
HPI: 84.39
Rank: 8
Franz Schubert
1797 - 1828
HPI: 84.30
Rank: 9
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 10
Robert Schumann
1810 - 1856
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 11
Antonín Dvořák
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 12
Gustav Mahler
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 13
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840 - 1893
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 14
Johannes Brahms
1833 - 1897
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 15
Giacomo Puccini
1858 - 1924
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 16
Edvard Grieg
1843 - 1907
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 17
Gioachino Rossini
1792 - 1868
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1841, Antonín Dvořák ranks 1. After him are Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Gustave Le Bon, Edward VII, Berthe Morisot, Georges Clemenceau, Otto Wagner, Itō Hirobumi, Henry Morton Stanley, Frédéric Bazille, Henri Fayol, and Emil Theodor Kocher. Among people deceased in 1904, Antonín Dvořák ranks 2. Before him is Anton Chekhov. After him are Theodor Herzl, Murad V, Isabella II of Spain, Friedrich Ratzel, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Henry Morton Stanley, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Gabriel Tarde, and Abai Qunanbaiuly.
Others Born in 1841
Go to all RankingsAntonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
PAINTER
1841 - 1919
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 2
Gustave Le Bon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1841 - 1931
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 3
Edward VII
NOBLEMAN
1841 - 1910
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 4
Berthe Morisot
PAINTER
1841 - 1895
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 5
Georges Clemenceau
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1929
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 6
Otto Wagner
ARCHITECT
1841 - 1918
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 7
Itō Hirobumi
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1909
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 8
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 9
Frédéric Bazille
PAINTER
1841 - 1870
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 10
Henri Fayol
ECONOMIST
1841 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1904
Go to all RankingsAnton Chekhov
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 83.67
Rank: 1
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 2
Theodor Herzl
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 3
Murad V
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1904
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 4
Isabella II of Spain
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1904
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 5
Friedrich Ratzel
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1904
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 6
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
SCULPTOR
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 7
Jean-Léon Gérôme
PAINTER
1824 - 1904
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 8
Henry Morton Stanley
EXPLORER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 9
Niels Ryberg Finsen
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1904
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 10
Gabriel Tarde
SOCIOLOGIST
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
Abai Qunanbaiuly
WRITER
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 12
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Antonín Dvořák ranks 4 out of 1,200. Before him are Sigmund Freud (1856), Franz Kafka (1883), and Gregor Mendel (1822). After him are Gustav Mahler (1860), Jan Hus (1369), John Amos Comenius (1592), Milan Kundera (1929), Václav Havel (1936), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), Oskar Schindler (1908), and Bedřich Smetana (1824).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsSigmund Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 1
Franz Kafka
WRITER
1883 - 1924
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 2
Gregor Mendel
BIOLOGIST
1822 - 1884
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 3
Antonín Dvořák
COMPOSER
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 4
Gustav Mahler
COMPOSER
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 5
Jan Hus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1369 - 1415
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 6
John Amos Comenius
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 7
Milan Kundera
WRITER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 8
Václav Havel
WRITER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 9
Rainer Maria Rilke
WRITER
1875 - 1926
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 10
Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 11
Bedřich Smetana
COMPOSER
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 12
Among COMPOSERS In Czechia
Among composers born in Czechia, Antonín Dvořák ranks 1. After him are Gustav Mahler (1860), Bedřich Smetana (1824), Leoš Janáček (1854), Bohuslav Martinů (1890), Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679), Johann Stamitz (1717), Josef Suk (1874), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897), Anton Reicha (1770), Eduard Hanslick (1825), and Josef Mysliveček (1737).
Antonín Dvořák
1841 - 1904
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 1
Gustav Mahler
1860 - 1911
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 2
Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 3
Leoš Janáček
1854 - 1928
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
Bohuslav Martinů
1890 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 5
Jan Dismas Zelenka
1679 - 1745
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 6
Johann Stamitz
1717 - 1757
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 7
Josef Suk
1874 - 1935
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 8
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
1897 - 1957
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 9
Anton Reicha
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 10
Eduard Hanslick
1825 - 1904
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Josef Mysliveček
1737 - 1781
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 12