COMPOSER
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (between 8 March 1566 and 30 March 1566 – 8 September 1613) was an Italian nobleman and composer. Though both the Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, he is better known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlo Gesualdo has received more than 833,169 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Gesualdo is the 108th most popular composer (down from 94th in 2019), the 539th most popular biography from Italy (down from 415th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Italian Composer.
Carlo Gesualdo was a 17th century Italian composer who is most famous for murdering his wife and her lover, and then committing suicide.
Memorability Metrics
830k
Page Views (PV)
68.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
8.29
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Carlo Gesualdo ranks 108 out of 1,451. Before him are Francis Poulenc, Zoltán Kodály, Adolphe Adam, Paul Hindemith, Heinrich Schütz, and Manuel de Falla. After him are Giacomo Meyerbeer, Giulio Caccini, Joaquín Rodrigo, Mily Balakirev, Arthur Honegger, and Gregorio Allegri.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancis Poulenc
1899 - 1963
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 102
Zoltán Kodály
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 103
Adolphe Adam
1803 - 1856
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 104
Paul Hindemith
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 105
Heinrich Schütz
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 106
Manuel de Falla
1876 - 1946
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 107
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 108
Giacomo Meyerbeer
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 109
Giulio Caccini
1551 - 1618
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 110
Joaquín Rodrigo
1901 - 1999
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 111
Mily Balakirev
1837 - 1910
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 112
Arthur Honegger
1892 - 1955
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 113
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 114
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1566, Carlo Gesualdo ranks 4. Before him are Mehmed III, Sigismund III Vasa, and James VI and I. After him are Isabella Clara Eugenia, Giambattista Basile, Abraham Bloemaert, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Sendivogius, Giovanni Baglione, Jan Jesenius, and Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Among people deceased in 1613, Carlo Gesualdo ranks 1. After him are Sigismund Báthory, Mateo Alemán, Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Ivan Susanin, Anton Praetorius, Cigoli, Gabriel Báthory, Salima Sultan Begum, Giovanni Artusi, Johann Bauhin, and Hypatius Pociej.
Others Born in 1566
Go to all RankingsMehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 1
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 2
James VI and I
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1625
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 3
Carlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 4
Isabella Clara Eugenia
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 5
Giambattista Basile
WRITER
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 6
Abraham Bloemaert
PAINTER
1566 - 1651
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 7
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1566 - 1607
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 8
Sendivogius
CHEMIST
1566 - 1636
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 9
Giovanni Baglione
PAINTER
1566 - 1643
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 10
Jan Jesenius
PHYSICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 11
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1613
Go to all RankingsCarlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 1
Sigismund Báthory
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1613
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 2
Mateo Alemán
WRITER
1547 - 1613
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 3
Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1613
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 4
Ivan Susanin
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1613
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 5
Anton Praetorius
WRITER
1560 - 1613
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 6
Cigoli
PAINTER
1559 - 1613
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 7
Gabriel Báthory
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1613
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 8
Salima Sultan Begum
COMPANION
1539 - 1613
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 9
Giovanni Artusi
COMPOSER
1540 - 1613
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 10
Johann Bauhin
BIOLOGIST
1541 - 1613
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 11
Hypatius Pociej
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1613
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Carlo Gesualdo ranks 539 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope John III (520), Pope John XIV (1000), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416), Gianni Rodari (1920), and Giulio Andreotti (1919). After him are Peter Lombard (1096), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Pope Eutychian (300), Caterina Sforza (1463), and Filippino Lippi (1457).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope John III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
520 - 574
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 533
Pope John XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 984
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 534
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 535
Piero di Cosimo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1416 - 1469
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 536
Gianni Rodari
JOURNALIST
1920 - 1980
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 537
Giulio Andreotti
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 538
Carlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 539
Peter Lombard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1096 - 1160
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 540
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 541
Scipio Aemilianus
POLITICIAN
185 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 542
Pope Eutychian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 283
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 543
Caterina Sforza
COMPANION
1463 - 1509
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 544
Filippino Lippi
PAINTER
1457 - 1504
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 545
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Carlo Gesualdo ranks 22. Before him are Nino Rota (1911), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857), and Jacopo Peri (1561). After him are Giulio Caccini (1551), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Muzio Clementi (1752), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), and Giovanni Gabrieli (1557).
Nino Rota
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 16
Luigi Cherubini
1760 - 1842
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Luigi Boccherini
1743 - 1805
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 18
Pietro Mascagni
1863 - 1945
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 19
Ruggero Leoncavallo
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Jacopo Peri
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 21
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 22
Giulio Caccini
1551 - 1618
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 23
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 24
Muzio Clementi
1752 - 1832
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 25
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 26
Domenico Cimarosa
1749 - 1801
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 27
Giovanni Gabrieli
1557 - 1612
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 28