1911 - 1975
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.An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann mainly is known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Herrmann has received more than 1,254,787 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Bernard Herrmann is the 236th most popular composer (up from 286th in 2019), the 1,074th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,226th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Composer.
Bernard Herrmann is most famous for his work on the film "Psycho" and the "Jaws" soundtrack.
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Among composers, Bernard Herrmann ranks 236 out of 1,228. Before him are Benedetto Marcello, John Dunstaple, John Field, Friedrich Kuhlau, Josef Suk, and Jaufre Rudel. After him are Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Ion Ivanovici, Alfred Schnittke, Anton Reicha, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, and Gioseffo Zarlino.
1686 - 1739
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 230
1390 - 1453
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 231
1782 - 1837
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 232
1786 - 1832
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 233
1874 - 1935
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 234
1125 - 1148
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 235
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 236
1739 - 1799
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 237
1845 - 1902
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 238
1934 - 1998
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 239
1770 - 1836
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 240
1800 - 1877
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 241
1517 - 1590
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 242
Among people born in 1911, Bernard Herrmann ranks 47. Before him are John Archibald Wheeler, Cantinflas, Bernard Katz, Trygve Haavelmo, Henri Troyat, and Akira Yoshizawa. After him are Ernesto Sabato, Gustav Wagner, William Howard Stein, Bruno Kreisky, Robert Taylor, and Stanisława Walasiewicz. Among people deceased in 1975, Bernard Herrmann ranks 33. Before him are Robert Robinson, Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia, Éamon de Valera, Pavel Sukhoi, Gottlob Berger, and Erich Kempka. After him are Eisaku Satō, Chivu Stoica, Susan Hayward, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Vicente Feola, and József Mindszenty.
1911 - 2008
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 41
1911 - 1993
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 42
1911 - 2003
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 43
1911 - 1999
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 44
1911 - 2007
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 45
1911 - 2005
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 46
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 47
1911 - 2011
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 48
1911 - 1980
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 49
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 50
1911 - 1990
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 51
1911 - 1969
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 52
1911 - 1980
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 53
1886 - 1975
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 27
1908 - 1975
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 28
1882 - 1975
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 29
1895 - 1975
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 30
1896 - 1975
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 31
1910 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 32
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 33
1901 - 1975
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 34
1908 - 1975
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 35
1917 - 1975
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 36
1887 - 1975
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 37
1909 - 1975
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 38
1892 - 1975
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 39
Among people born in United States, Bernard Herrmann ranks 1,074 out of 15,968. Before him are John Denver (1943), Yonatan Netanyahu (1946), Mary Ainsworth (1913), Calamity Jane (1852), Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794), and Richard Thaler (1945). After him are Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Alicia Keys (1981), Anne Hathaway (1982), Chester Bennington (1976), and Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893).
1943 - 1997
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 1,068
1946 - 1976
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 1,069
1913 - 1999
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 1,070
1852 - 1903
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 1,071
1794 - 1877
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 1,072
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 1,073
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 1,074
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 1,075
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 1,076
1981 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 1,077
1982 - Present
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 1,078
1976 - 2017
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 1,079
1893 - 1986
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1,080
Among composers born in United States, Bernard Herrmann ranks 13. Before him are Scott Joplin (1868), Samuel Barber (1910), Steve Reich (1936), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), Cole Porter (1891), and James Horner (1953). After him are Charles Ives (1874), Aaron Copland (1900), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), Leroy Anderson (1908), Lee Konitz (1927), and Alan Silvestri (1950).
1868 - 1917
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 7
1910 - 1981
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 8
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 9
1929 - 2004
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 10
1891 - 1964
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 11
1953 - 2015
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 12
1911 - 1975
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 13
1874 - 1954
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 14
1900 - 1990
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 15
1937 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 16
1908 - 1975
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 17
1927 - 2020
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 18
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 19