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Arthur Benjamin

1893 - 1960

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Arthur Leslie Benjamin (18 September 1893 in Sydney – 10 April 1960 in London) was an Australian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Benjamin has received more than 125,925 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Arthur Benjamin is the 1,165th most popular composer (down from 1,106th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Australia (down from 159th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Arthur Benjamin ranks 1,165 out of 1,451. Before him are Paul Whiteman, Vano Muradeli, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Jonathan Larson, Dario Marianelli, and John Corigliano. After him are Conlon Nancarrow, William Schuman, Francisco Mignone, Jeanne Demessieux, Alf Clausen, and Kōsaku Yamada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Arthur Benjamin ranks 213. Before him are Gummo Marx, Ina Claire, Nurul Amin, Oscar Torp, Liang Shuming, and Alexander Ostrowski. After him are Wallace Fard Muhammad, Fernando Altimani, Platon Oyunsky, Christopher Kelk Ingold, Charles Delporte, and Joseph Alzin. Among people deceased in 1960, Arthur Benjamin ranks 168. Before him are Harry Ferguson, Arthur Meighen, Buddy Adler, Nils Widforss, Walter Catlett, and György Piller. After him are Gregorio Marañón, Charles Delporte, Agustín Sancho, Virginia Bolten, Georgi Kyoseivanov, and Lya Mara.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Arthur Benjamin ranks 205 out of 1,143. Before him are Fanny Durack (1889), Norma Croker (1934), Shirley Strickland (1925), John Seale (1942), Gerald Patterson (1895), and Scott Morrison (1968). After him are Greg Egan (1961), John Russell (1858), Lleyton Hewitt (1981), Phoebe Tonkin (1989), Quentin Bryce (1942), and Emilie de Ravin (1981).

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Among COMPOSERS In Australia

Among composers born in Australia, Arthur Benjamin ranks 3. Before him are Peter Sculthorpe (1929), and Percy Grainger (1882). After him are Malcolm Williamson (1931), and Brett Dean (1961).

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