COMPOSER

David Raksin

1912 - 2004

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David Raksin (August 4, 1912 – August 9, 2004) was an American composer who was noted for his work in film and television. Raksin had more than 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Raksin has received more than 185,626 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. David Raksin is the 1,262nd most popular composer (down from 1,237th in 2019), the 8,313th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,858th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Composer.

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  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, David Raksin ranks 1,262 out of 1,451. Before him are Anthony van Hoboken, Rhys Chatham, Karel Husa, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Vladimir Martynov, and Mariano Mores. After him are Samuel Arnold, Junichi Masuda, Virgil Thomson, John Ireland, Fartein Valen, and Thomas Weelkes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, David Raksin ranks 327. Before him are Carl Raddatz, Masao Harada, Segundo Durandal, Reta Shaw, Barry Sullivan, and Matthias Heidemann. After him are Abdelkader Ben Bouali, Cliff Bastin, Alfredo Pián, Irena Kwiatkowska, Øivind Holmsen, and Camilo Ponce Enríquez. Among people deceased in 2004, David Raksin ranks 255. Before him are Tini Wagner, Mikheil Korkia, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Julius Sang, Jiří Weiss, and Michael Grant. After him are Veerappan, Victor Argo, Yordan Radichkov, Fernando Campos, Yasutomi Nishizuka, and Lennox Miller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Raksin ranks 8,313 out of 20,380. Before him are Grace Paley (1922), Ricky Schroder (1970), Tenley Albright (1935), Marcus Hurley (1883), Jesse Helms (1921), and Brandon deWilde (1942). After him are Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Tracy Austin (1962), Timothy Bottoms (1951), Larry McMurtry (1936), J. B. Lenoir (1929), and Joseph Strickland (1958).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, David Raksin ranks 90. Before him are Elliot Goldenthal (1954), Milton Babbitt (1916), David Diamond (1915), Ferde Grofé (1892), Paul Creston (1906), and Rhys Chatham (1952). After him are Virgil Thomson (1896), Paul Williams (1940), Vincent Youmans (1898), Morten Lauridsen (1943), Florence Price (1887), and John Kander (1927).

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