COMPOSER
Craig Armstrong
1959 - Today
Craig Armstrong
Craig Armstrong, (born 29 April 1959) is a Scottish composer of modern orchestral music, electronica and film scores. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 1981, and has since written music for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Armstrong's score for Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet earned him a BAFTA for Achievement in Film Music and an Ivor Novello. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craig Armstrong has received more than 30,080 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Craig Armstrong is the 1,204th most popular composer (down from 1,159th in 2019), the 3,805th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,639th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Composer.
Memorability Metrics
30k
Page Views (PV)
54.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Craig Armstrong ranks 1,204 out of 1,451. Before him are Luís de Freitas Branco, Marco Beltrami, Eino Tamberg, Pauline Oliveros, Akira Yamaoka, and Johanna Kinkel. After him are André Messager, Granville Bantock, Mark Snow, Ivor Novello, Antón García Abril, and Leonard Slatkin.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuís de Freitas Branco
1890 - 1955
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,198
Marco Beltrami
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,199
Eino Tamberg
1930 - 2010
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,200
Pauline Oliveros
1932 - 2016
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 1,201
Akira Yamaoka
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,202
Johanna Kinkel
1810 - 1858
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,203
Craig Armstrong
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,204
André Messager
1853 - 1929
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 1,205
Granville Bantock
1868 - 1946
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 1,206
Mark Snow
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 1,207
Ivor Novello
1893 - 1951
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,208
Antón García Abril
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,209
Leonard Slatkin
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 1,210
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Craig Armstrong ranks 273. Before him are Prithvirajsing Roopun, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, Timoleón Jiménez, Guy Ecker, David Blatt, and Alan Taylor. After him are John Hawkes, Roland Grapow, Panagiotis Giannakis, Kevin Gage, Ameenah Gurib, and Hennadiy Kernes.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsPrithvirajsing Roopun
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 267
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 268
Timoleón Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 269
Guy Ecker
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 270
David Blatt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 271
Alan Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 272
Craig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 273
John Hawkes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 274
Roland Grapow
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 275
Panagiotis Giannakis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 276
Kevin Gage
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 277
Ameenah Gurib
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 278
Hennadiy Kernes
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 279
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Craig Armstrong ranks 3,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Kossoff (1950), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), Allan Clarke (1942), Wallace Ford (1898), William McGregor (1846), and May Sutton (1886). After him are John Higgins (1975), Ron Harris (1944), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Katherine Waterston (1980), John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431), and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton (1663).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPaul Kossoff
MUSICIAN
1950 - 1976
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 3,799
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1948
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,800
Allan Clarke
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,801
Wallace Ford
ACTOR
1898 - 1966
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,802
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,803
May Sutton
TENNIS PLAYER
1886 - 1975
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,804
Craig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 3,805
John Higgins
SNOOKER
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,806
Ron Harris
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,807
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,808
Katherine Waterston
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,809
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
POLITICIAN
1431 - 1471
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,810
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1663 - 1690
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,811
Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom
Among composers born in United Kingdom, Craig Armstrong ranks 55. Before him are Henry Bishop (1786), Clint Mansell (1963), Thomas Morley (1557), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Cyril Scott (1879), and Harrison Birtwistle (1934). After him are Granville Bantock (1868), Ivor Novello (1893), Fred Frith (1949), Havergal Brian (1876), Arthur Bliss (1891), and Nicholas Hooper (1952).
Henry Bishop
1786 - 1855
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 49
Clint Mansell
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 50
Thomas Morley
1557 - 1602
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 51
Adolph Deutsch
1897 - 1980
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 52
Cyril Scott
1879 - 1970
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 53
Harrison Birtwistle
1934 - 2022
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 54
Craig Armstrong
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 55
Granville Bantock
1868 - 1946
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 56
Ivor Novello
1893 - 1951
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 57
Fred Frith
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 58
Havergal Brian
1876 - 1972
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 59
Arthur Bliss
1891 - 1975
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 60
Nicholas Hooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 61