COMPOSER
Antonio Salieri
1750 - 1825
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri (18 August 1750 – 7 May 1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy. Salieri was a pivotal figure in the development of late 18th-century opera. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antonio Salieri has received more than 3,764,032 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio Salieri is the 53rd most popular composer (down from 27th in 2019), the 212th most popular biography from Italy (down from 84th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Italian Composer.
Antonio Salieri is most famous for being the composer of many operas and symphonies, including "The Marriage of Figaro."
Memorability Metrics
3.8M
Page Views (PV)
74.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
8.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Antonio Salieri ranks 53 out of 1,451. Before him are Vincenzo Bellini, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Aram Khachaturian, Tomaso Albinoni, Domenico Scarlatti, and Camille Saint-Saëns. After him are Orlande de Lassus, Carl Orff, Erik Satie, Georg Philipp Telemann, Arnold Schoenberg, and Vangelis.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVincenzo Bellini
1801 - 1835
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 47
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 48
Aram Khachaturian
1903 - 1978
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 49
Tomaso Albinoni
1671 - 1751
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 50
Domenico Scarlatti
1685 - 1757
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 51
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 52
Antonio Salieri
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 53
Orlande de Lassus
1534 - 1594
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 54
Carl Orff
1895 - 1982
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 55
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 56
Georg Philipp Telemann
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 57
Arnold Schoenberg
1874 - 1951
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 58
Vangelis
1943 - 2022
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 59
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1750, Antonio Salieri ranks 1. After him are Letizia Ramolino, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Tipu Sultan, Caroline Herschel, Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Francisco de Miranda, Heshen, Murad Bey, and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa. Among people deceased in 1825, Antonio Salieri ranks 3. Before him are Alexander I of Russia, and Jacques-Louis David. After him are Henri de Saint-Simon, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Eli Whitney, Pauline Bonaparte, Jean Paul, Henry Fuseli, Dmitry Bortniansky, and Laskarina Bouboulina.
Others Born in 1750
Go to all RankingsAntonio Salieri
COMPOSER
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 1
Letizia Ramolino
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1836
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 2
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 3
Tipu Sultan
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1799
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 4
Caroline Herschel
ASTRONOMER
1750 - 1848
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 5
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1827
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 6
Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria
COMPANION
1750 - 1762
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 7
Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1750 - 1806
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 8
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Heshen
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1799
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 10
Murad Bey
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1801
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 11
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1829
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1825
Go to all RankingsAlexander I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1825
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
Jacques-Louis David
PAINTER
1748 - 1825
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 2
Antonio Salieri
COMPOSER
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 3
Henri de Saint-Simon
PHILOSOPHER
1760 - 1825
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 4
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1825
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 5
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1825
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 6
Eli Whitney
INVENTOR
1765 - 1825
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 7
Pauline Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1825
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 8
Jean Paul
WRITER
1763 - 1825
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 9
Henry Fuseli
PAINTER
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
Dmitry Bortniansky
COMPOSER
1751 - 1825
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 11
Laskarina Bouboulina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1825
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Antonio Salieri ranks 212 out of 5,161. Before him are Livia (-58), Boethius (480), Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), Pope Clement IX (1600), and Pope Celestine I (400). After him are Pope Urban III (1200), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), and Pope Clement XIII (1693).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLivia
COMPANION
58 BC - 29
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 206
Boethius
PHILOSOPHER
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 207
Pompey
POLITICIAN
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 208
Servius Tullius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 209
Pope Clement IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1669
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 210
Pope Celestine I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 432
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 211
Antonio Salieri
COMPOSER
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 212
Pope Urban III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1187
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 213
Pope Gregory VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 214
Pope Benedict XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1675 - 1758
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 215
Pope Martin V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1369 - 1431
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 216
Gerolamo Cardano
MATHEMATICIAN
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 217
Pope Clement XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1693 - 1769
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 218
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Antonio Salieri ranks 13. Before him are Guido of Arezzo (991), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Gaetano Donizetti (1797), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), Tomaso Albinoni (1671), and Domenico Scarlatti (1685). After him are Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Nino Rota (1911), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), and Pietro Mascagni (1863).
Guido of Arezzo
991 - 1050
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste Lully
1632 - 1687
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 8
Gaetano Donizetti
1797 - 1848
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 9
Vincenzo Bellini
1801 - 1835
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 10
Tomaso Albinoni
1671 - 1751
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 11
Domenico Scarlatti
1685 - 1757
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 12
Antonio Salieri
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 13
Alessandro Scarlatti
1660 - 1725
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 14
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
1710 - 1736
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 15
Nino Rota
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 16
Luigi Cherubini
1760 - 1842
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Luigi Boccherini
1743 - 1805
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 18
Pietro Mascagni
1863 - 1945
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 19