Conductor
Charles Munch
French musician
1891 - 1968
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Charles Munch
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Munch is the 44th most popular conductor (down from 41st in 2024), the 2,567th most popular biography from France (down from 2,402nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Conductor.
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62.33
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Charles Munch's biography spans 21 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 62.33.
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Among Conductors
Among conductors, Charles Munch ranks 44 out of 136. Before him are John Eliot Gardiner, George Szell, John Barbirolli, Fritz Reiner, Thomas Beecham, and Lovro von Matačić. After him are Eliahu Inbal, Antal Doráti, Karel Ančerl, Yuri Temirkanov, José Antonio Abreu, and Yevgeny Svetlanov.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
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John Eliot Gardiner
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 38
George Szell
1897 - 1970
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 39
John Barbirolli
1899 - 1970
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 40
Fritz Reiner
1888 - 1963
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 41
Thomas Beecham
1879 - 1961
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 42
Lovro von Matačić
1899 - 1985
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 43
Charles Munch
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 44
Eliahu Inbal
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 45
Antal Doráti
1906 - 1988
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 46
Karel Ančerl
1908 - 1973
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 47
Yuri Temirkanov
1938 - 2023
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 48
José Antonio Abreu
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 49
Yevgeny Svetlanov
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Charles Munch ranks 93. Before him are Franz Alexander, Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, Walter Eucken, Damaskinos of Athens, Antoine Pinay, and Scott Bradley. After him are Julius Raab, Diana Budisavljević, Shizo Kanakuri, Danilo Ilić, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, and Maria Skobtsova. Among people deceased in 1968, Charles Munch ranks 85. Before him are Thomas Merton, Tullio Serafin, Mario Roatta, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, Darío Moreno, and Sergei Natanovich Bernstein. After him are Gabriel Hanot, Cornell Woolrich, Camille Huysmans, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Tian Han, and Ramón Menéndez Pidal.
Others Born in 1891
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Franz Alexander
PSYCHOLOGIST
1891 - 1964
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 87
Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1965
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 88
Walter Eucken
ECONOMIST
1891 - 1950
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 89
Damaskinos of Athens
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1949
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 90
Antoine Pinay
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1994
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 91
Scott Bradley
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1977
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 92
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 93
Julius Raab
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1964
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 94
Diana Budisavljević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1978
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 95
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 96
Danilo Ilić
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1915
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 97
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 98
Maria Skobtsova
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 99
Others Deceased in 1968
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Thomas Merton
WRITER
1915 - 1968
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 79
Tullio Serafin
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1968
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 80
Mario Roatta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 81
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1968
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 82
Darío Moreno
SINGER
1921 - 1968
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 83
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1968
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 84
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 85
Gabriel Hanot
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 86
Cornell Woolrich
WRITER
1903 - 1968
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 87
Camille Huysmans
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1968
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 88
Ludovico Scarfiotti
RACING DRIVER
1933 - 1968
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 89
Tian Han
WRITER
1898 - 1968
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 90
Ramón Menéndez Pidal
LINGUIST
1869 - 1968
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 91
In France
Among people born in France, Charles Munch ranks 2,567 out of 7,658. Before him are Antoine François Marmontel (1816), César-François Cassini de Thury (1714), Laurent Fignon (1960), Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (1701), Manitas de Plata (1921), and Émile Combes (1835). After him are Paul Du Chaillu (1835), Louis Couperin (1626), René Fonck (1894), John I, Duke of Brittany (1217), Sami Frey (1937), and Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761).
Others born in France
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Antoine François Marmontel
COMPOSER
1816 - 1898
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,561
César-François Cassini de Thury
ASTRONOMER
1714 - 1784
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,562
Laurent Fignon
CYCLIST
1960 - 2010
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,563
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas
POLITICIAN
1701 - 1781
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,564
Manitas de Plata
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2014
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,565
Émile Combes
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1921
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,566
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,567
Paul Du Chaillu
WRITER
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,568
Louis Couperin
COMPOSER
1626 - 1661
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,569
René Fonck
PILOT
1894 - 1953
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,570
John I, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1286
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,571
Sami Frey
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,572
Marie-Gabrielle Capet
PAINTER
1761 - 1818
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,573
Among Conductors In France
Among conductors born in France, Charles Munch ranks 3. Before him are Lorin Maazel (1930), and Pierre Monteux (1875). After him are Jean Martinon (1910), and Paul Paray (1886).
Lorin Maazel
1930 - 2014
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 1
Pierre Monteux
1875 - 1964
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 2
Charles Munch
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 3
Jean Martinon
1910 - 1976
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 4
Paul Paray
1886 - 1979
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 5
