COMPOSER

Bernard Herrmann

1911 - 1975

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Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Herrmann has received more than 1,765,675 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Bernard Herrmann is the 305th most popular composer (down from 294th in 2019), the 1,438th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,407th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Composer.

Bernard Herrmann is most famous for his work on the film "Psycho" and the "Jaws" soundtrack.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Bernard Herrmann ranks 305 out of 1,451. Before him are Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Josef Mysliveček, Klaus Schulze, Reynaldo Hahn, Nikolai Myaskovsky, and Henri Dutilleux. After him are Thomas Tallis, Clément Janequin, Cécile Chaminade, André Campra, Evald Aav, and Franco Alfano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Bernard Herrmann ranks 60. Before him are Robert Taylor, Mahalia Jackson, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Alfred Naujocks, Karel Čurda, and Qian Xuesen. After him are Lee Yoo-hyung, Akira Yoshizawa, Nicholas Ray, Dieter Wisliceny, Stanisława Walasiewicz, and Lina Heydrich. Among people deceased in 1975, Bernard Herrmann ranks 42. Before him are Dong Biwu, Erich Kempka, Vicente Feola, Susan Hayward, Ernst Hanfstaengl, and François Tombalbaye. After him are Joseph Bech, P. G. Wodehouse, Carlo Levi, Thornton Wilder, Rex Stout, and Al Lettieri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bernard Herrmann ranks 1,438 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Dennett (1942), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Ron Howard (1954), Harold Perrineau (1963), Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960), and Sam Walton (1918). After him are Robert Whittaker (1920), Peter Eisenman (1932), Rene Russo (1954), Andre Agassi (1970), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), and Phil Ochs (1940).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Bernard Herrmann ranks 14. Before him are Scott Joplin (1868), Steve Reich (1936), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), James Horner (1953), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), and Alan Silvestri (1950). After him are Charles Ives (1874), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Aaron Copland (1900), Cole Porter (1891), Richard Rodgers (1902), and James Newton Howard (1951).

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