COMPOSER
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (UK: , US: , French: [ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃(s)] ; 9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello Concerto (1872), Danse macabre (1874), the opera Samson and Delilah (1877), the Third Violin Concerto (1880), the Third ("Organ") Symphony (1886) and The Carnival of the Animals (1886). Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy; he made his concert debut at the age of ten. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Camille Saint-Saëns has received more than 3,022,159 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Camille Saint-Saëns is the 52nd most popular composer (down from 41st in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from France (down from 124th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Composer.
Camille Saint-Saëns is most famous for his "Danse Macabre" which he wrote in 1872. This piece, which is based on a poem by Henri Cazalis, tells the story of a man who is confronted by Death in the form of a skeleton.
Memorability Metrics
3.0M
Page Views (PV)
74.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
9.88
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Camille Saint-Saëns ranks 52 out of 1,451. Before him are Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Aram Khachaturian, Tomaso Albinoni, and Domenico Scarlatti. After him are Antonio Salieri, Orlande de Lassus, Carl Orff, Erik Satie, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Arnold Schoenberg.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaetano Donizetti
1797 - 1848
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 46
Vincenzo Bellini
1801 - 1835
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 47
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 48
Aram Khachaturian
1903 - 1978
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 49
Tomaso Albinoni
1671 - 1751
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 50
Domenico Scarlatti
1685 - 1757
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 51
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 52
Antonio Salieri
1750 - 1825
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 53
Orlande de Lassus
1534 - 1594
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 54
Carl Orff
1895 - 1982
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 55
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 56
Georg Philipp Telemann
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 57
Arnold Schoenberg
1874 - 1951
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Camille Saint-Saëns ranks 5. Before him are Mark Twain, Leopold II of Belgium, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Pope Pius X. After him are Cesare Lombroso, Adolf von Baeyer, Andrew Carnegie, César Cui, Samuel Butler, Giovanni Schiaparelli, and Henryk Wieniawski. Among people deceased in 1921, Camille Saint-Saëns ranks 2. Before him is Enrico Caruso. After him are Peter Kropotkin, Gabriel Lippmann, Peter I of Serbia, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Carl Menger, Alfred Hermann Fried, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Talaat Pasha, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, and Nicholas I of Montenegro.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsMark Twain
WRITER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 1
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 2
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 3
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 4
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 5
Cesare Lombroso
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 6
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 7
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 8
César Cui
COMPOSER
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 9
Samuel Butler
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
Giovanni Schiaparelli
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 11
Henryk Wieniawski
MUSICIAN
1835 - 1880
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1921
Go to all RankingsEnrico Caruso
SINGER
1873 - 1921
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 1
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 2
Peter Kropotkin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1921
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 3
Gabriel Lippmann
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1921
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 4
Peter I of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 5
Ludwig III of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 6
Carl Menger
ECONOMIST
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 7
Alfred Hermann Fried
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1921
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 8
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1921
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 9
Talaat Pasha
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 10
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1921
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 11
Nicholas I of Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Camille Saint-Saëns ranks 179 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Bodin (1530), Pope Urban V (1310), Annie Ernaux (1940), Louis VII of France (1120), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), and Louis VIII of France (1187). After him are Francis II of France (1544), Vilfredo Pareto (1848), Georges Seurat (1859), Carlo Buonaparte (1746), Louis Daguerre (1787), and Henri Rousseau (1844).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Bodin
PHILOSOPHER
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 173
Pope Urban V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1310 - 1370
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 174
Annie Ernaux
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 175
Louis VII of France
POLITICIAN
1120 - 1180
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 176
Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 177
Louis VIII of France
POLITICIAN
1187 - 1226
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 178
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 179
Francis II of France
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1560
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 180
Vilfredo Pareto
ECONOMIST
1848 - 1923
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 181
Georges Seurat
PAINTER
1859 - 1891
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 182
Carlo Buonaparte
LAWYER
1746 - 1785
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 183
Louis Daguerre
INVENTOR
1787 - 1851
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 184
Henri Rousseau
PAINTER
1844 - 1910
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 185
Among COMPOSERS In France
Among composers born in France, Camille Saint-Saëns ranks 7. Before him are Georges Bizet (1838), Claude Debussy (1862), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1520), Maurice Ravel (1875), Hector Berlioz (1803), and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683). After him are Erik Satie (1866), Jules Massenet (1842), Charles Gounod (1818), Gabriel Fauré (1845), Josquin des Prez (1450), and François Couperin (1668).
Georges Bizet
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 1
Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 2
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 3
Maurice Ravel
1875 - 1937
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 4
Hector Berlioz
1803 - 1869
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 5
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 6
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 7
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 8
Jules Massenet
1842 - 1912
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 9
Charles Gounod
1818 - 1893
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 10
Gabriel Fauré
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 11
Josquin des Prez
1450 - 1521
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 12
François Couperin
1668 - 1733
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 13