CONDUCTOR

Arthur Fiedler

1894 - 1979

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Arthur Fiedler (December 17, 1894 – July 10, 1979) was an American conductor known for his association with both the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops orchestras. With a combination of musicianship and showmanship, he made the Boston Pops one of the best-known orchestras in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Fiedler has received more than 380,327 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Arthur Fiedler is the 122nd most popular conductor (down from 110th in 2019), the 10,679th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,678th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Conductor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Arthur Fiedler ranks 122 out of 128. Before him are Ludwig von Brenner, Jaap van Zweden, Daniel Harding, Malcolm Sargent, Robert Craft, and Eleazar de Carvalho. After him are Alan Gilbert, Tugan Sokhiev, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Andrew Parrott, Anton Coppola, and Elim Chan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Arthur Fiedler ranks 254. Before him are Søren Petersen, André Jousseaume, Robert Russell Bennett, Frederick E. Morgan, James Anderson, and Margaret Molesworth. After him are Earl Eby, Alfred Probst, Jean Gachet, Walter Byron, Jimmy McHugh, and Warren William. Among people deceased in 1979, Arthur Fiedler ranks 269. Before him are Vivian Vance, Roy Harris, J. G. Farrell, Klaus Egge, Laurie Bird, and Gracie Fields. After him are Carl Laemmle Jr., Lowell George, Putte Kock, Carlyle S. Beals, Jan Pijnenburg, and Zoltán Várkonyi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Fiedler ranks 10,679 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Mabius (1971), Brewster H. Shaw (1945), Lyle Campbell (1942), Adrian Grenier (1976), Ron Underwood (1953), and Tommy Kono (1930). After him are Noname Jane (1977), Kathy Griffin (1960), Lisa Rinna (1963), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), Alex Chilton (1950), and Mike Godwin (1956).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United States

Among conductors born in United States, Arthur Fiedler ranks 8. Before him are James Levine (1943), John Philip Sousa (1854), Kent Nagano (1951), Charles Mackerras (1925), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), and Robert Craft (1923). After him are Alan Gilbert (1967), and Anton Coppola (1917).

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