CONDUCTOR
Bruno Walter
1876 - 1962
Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876 – February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist, and composer. Born in Berlin, he escaped Nazi Germany in 1933, was naturalised as a French citizen in 1938, and settled in the United States in 1939. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bruno Walter has received more than 399,991 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Bruno Walter is the 13th most popular conductor (down from 12th in 2019), the 824th most popular biography from Germany (up from 851st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Conductor.
Bruno Walter is most famous for being a conductor, pianist, and composer. He was born in 1876 and died in 1962. He was the first conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
62.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
7.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CONDUCTORS
Among conductors, Bruno Walter ranks 13 out of 128. Before him are Sergiu Celibidache, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Karl Böhm. After him are Dimitri Mitropoulos, Otto Klemperer, Georg Solti, Herbert Blomstedt, Rafael Kubelík, and Kurt Masur.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergiu Celibidache
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 7
Riccardo Muti
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 8
Seiji Ozawa
1935 - 2024
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 9
Lorin Maazel
1930 - 2014
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 10
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
Karl Böhm
1894 - 1981
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 12
Bruno Walter
1876 - 1962
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 13
Dimitri Mitropoulos
1896 - 1960
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 14
Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 15
Georg Solti
1912 - 1997
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 16
Herbert Blomstedt
1927 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 17
Rafael Kubelík
1914 - 1996
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 18
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Bruno Walter ranks 31. Before him are Max Jacob, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia, Maxim Litvinov, Wilhelm Cuno, and Kim Koo. After him are Sherwood Anderson, Paula Modersohn-Becker, John Macleod, Wied, Prince of Albania, Jean Webster, and Rodolphe Seeldrayers. Among people deceased in 1962, Bruno Walter ranks 28. Before him are Natalia Goncharova, Shunroku Hata, Therese Neumann, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Charles Laughton, and Alfred Cortot. After him are Joseph Berchtold, Hans Lammers, Ronald Fisher, Ivan Meštrović, Jacques Ibert, and C. Wright Mills.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsMax Jacob
WRITER
1876 - 1944
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 25
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1965
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 26
Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1876 - 1938
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 27
Maxim Litvinov
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1951
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 28
Wilhelm Cuno
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1933
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 29
Kim Koo
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1949
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 30
Bruno Walter
CONDUCTOR
1876 - 1962
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 31
Sherwood Anderson
WRITER
1876 - 1941
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 32
Paula Modersohn-Becker
PAINTER
1876 - 1907
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 33
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 34
Wied, Prince of Albania
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1945
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 35
Jean Webster
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 36
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsNatalia Goncharova
PAINTER
1881 - 1962
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 22
Shunroku Hata
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 23
Therese Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1962
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 24
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1962
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 25
Charles Laughton
ACTOR
1899 - 1962
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 26
Alfred Cortot
MUSICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 27
Bruno Walter
CONDUCTOR
1876 - 1962
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 28
Joseph Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1962
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 29
Hans Lammers
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 30
Ronald Fisher
STATISTICIAN
1890 - 1962
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 31
Ivan Meštrović
SCULPTOR
1883 - 1962
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 32
Jacques Ibert
COMPOSER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 33
C. Wright Mills
SOCIOLOGIST
1916 - 1962
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 34
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Bruno Walter ranks 824 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Klaus Nomi (1944), Peter Weiss (1916), Frei Otto (1925), Thomas Bach (1953), and George, King of Saxony (1832). After him are Sophie of Württemberg (1818), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Bernhard Schlink (1944), Levin August von Bennigsen (1745), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHermann of Reichenau
MATHEMATICIAN
1013 - 1054
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 818
Klaus Nomi
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 819
Peter Weiss
WRITER
1916 - 1982
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 820
Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 821
Thomas Bach
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 822
George, King of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1904
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 823
Bruno Walter
CONDUCTOR
1876 - 1962
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 824
Sophie of Württemberg
COMPANION
1818 - 1877
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 825
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 826
Bernhard Schlink
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 827
Levin August von Bennigsen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1826
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 828
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
COMPANION
1666 - 1726
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 829
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1727
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 830
Among CONDUCTORS In Germany
Among conductors born in Germany, Bruno Walter ranks 3. Before him are Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886), and Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929). After him are Hans Knappertsbusch (1888), Eugen Jochum (1902), Franz Danzi (1763), Günter Wand (1912), Karl Muck (1859), Joseph Keilberth (1908), Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900), Michael Gielen (1927), and Ferdinand Leitner (1912).
Wilhelm Furtwängler
1886 - 1954
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 2
Bruno Walter
1876 - 1962
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 3
Hans Knappertsbusch
1888 - 1965
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 4
Eugen Jochum
1902 - 1987
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 5
Franz Danzi
1763 - 1826
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 6
Günter Wand
1912 - 2002
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 7
Karl Muck
1859 - 1940
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 8
Joseph Keilberth
1908 - 1968
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 9
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
1900 - 1973
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 10
Michael Gielen
1927 - 2019
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Leitner
1912 - 1996
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 12