COMPOSER
Dieterich Buxtehude
1637 - 1707
Dieterich Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude (German: [ˈdiːtəʁɪç bʊkstəˈhuːdə]; born Diderich Hansen Buxtehude, Danish: [ˈtiðˀəʁek ˈhænˀsn̩ pukstəˈhuːðə]; c. 1637 – 9 May 1707) was a Danish organist and composer of the Baroque period, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various vocal and instrumental idioms, Buxtehude's style greatly influenced other composers, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dieterich Buxtehude has received more than 572,602 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia. Dieterich Buxtehude is the 63rd most popular composer (up from 76th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Composer.
Dieterich Buxtehude was a German organist and composer who is most famous for his organ compositions.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
72.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
11.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Dieterich Buxtehude ranks 63 out of 1,451. Before him are Georg Philipp Telemann, Arnold Schoenberg, Vangelis, Henry Purcell, Astor Piazzolla, and Johann Christian Bach. After him are Jules Massenet, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Gounod, Anton Webern, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Alessandro Scarlatti.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorg Philipp Telemann
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 57
Arnold Schoenberg
1874 - 1951
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 58
Vangelis
1943 - 2022
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 59
Henry Purcell
1659 - 1695
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 60
Astor Piazzolla
1921 - 1992
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 61
Johann Christian Bach
1735 - 1782
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 62
Dieterich Buxtehude
1637 - 1707
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 63
Jules Massenet
1842 - 1912
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 64
Leonard Bernstein
1918 - 1990
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 65
Charles Gounod
1818 - 1893
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 66
Anton Webern
1883 - 1945
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 67
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
1714 - 1788
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 68
Alessandro Scarlatti
1660 - 1725
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1637, Dieterich Buxtehude ranks 1. After him are Jan Swammerdam, Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Anne Hyde, Nicolas Catinat, Bernardo Pasquini, Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Jan van der Heyden, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau, Jacques Marquette, and Edmund Andros. Among people deceased in 1707, Dieterich Buxtehude ranks 1. After him are Aurangzeb, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Ahmad Khani, Jean Mabillon, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Shitao, Christoph Cellarius, Johann Patkul, Willem van de Velde the Younger, and Johann Christoph Denner.
Others Born in 1637
Go to all RankingsDieterich Buxtehude
COMPOSER
1637 - 1707
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 1
Jan Swammerdam
BIOLOGIST
1637 - 1680
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 2
Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1691
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3
Anne Hyde
COMPANION
1637 - 1671
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 4
Nicolas Catinat
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1712
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5
Bernardo Pasquini
COMPOSER
1637 - 1710
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 6
Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
NOBLEMAN
1637 - 1717
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 7
Jan van der Heyden
PAINTER
1637 - 1712
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 8
Anne Marie Martinozzi
NOBLEMAN
1637 - 1672
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau
COMPANION
1637 - 1708
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 10
Jacques Marquette
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1637 - 1675
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 11
Edmund Andros
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1714
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1707
Go to all RankingsDieterich Buxtehude
COMPOSER
1637 - 1707
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 1
Aurangzeb
POLITICIAN
1618 - 1707
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 2
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1707
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 3
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
ENGINEER
1633 - 1707
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 4
Ahmad Khani
WRITER
1650 - 1707
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 5
Jean Mabillon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1632 - 1707
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 6
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1707
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
Shitao
PAINTER
1642 - 1707
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 8
Christoph Cellarius
HISTORIAN
1638 - 1707
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 9
Johann Patkul
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 10
Willem van de Velde the Younger
PAINTER
1633 - 1707
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 11
Johann Christoph Denner
INVENTOR
1655 - 1707
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 12
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Dieterich Buxtehude ranks 29 out of 1,879. Before him are Dag Hammarskjöld (1905), Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626), Oscar II of Sweden (1829), Ingrid of Sweden (1910), Oleg of Novgorod (900), and Charles X Gustav of Sweden (1622). After him are Tomas Tranströmer (1931), Charles IX of Sweden (1550), John III of Sweden (1537), Princess Märtha of Sweden (1901), Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906), and Emanuel Swedenborg (1688).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsDag Hammarskjöld
DIPLOMAT
1905 - 1961
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 23
Christina, Queen of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1689
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 24
Oscar II of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 25
Ingrid of Sweden
COMPANION
1910 - 2000
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 26
Oleg of Novgorod
POLITICIAN
900 - 912
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 27
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1622 - 1660
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 28
Dieterich Buxtehude
COMPOSER
1637 - 1707
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 29
Tomas Tranströmer
WRITER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 30
Charles IX of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1611
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 31
John III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1592
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 32
Princess Märtha of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1954
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 33
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 34
Emanuel Swedenborg
PHILOSOPHER
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 35
Among COMPOSERS In Sweden
Among composers born in Sweden, Dieterich Buxtehude ranks 1. After him are Hugo Alfvén (1872), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871), Kurt Atterberg (1887), Johan Helmich Roman (1694), Allan Pettersson (1911), Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Ludvig Norman (1831), Ture Rangström (1884), and Einar Englund (1916).
Dieterich Buxtehude
1637 - 1707
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 1
Hugo Alfvén
1872 - 1960
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
1807 - 1844
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4
Kurt Atterberg
1887 - 1974
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 5
Johan Helmich Roman
1694 - 1758
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 6
Allan Pettersson
1911 - 1980
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
1867 - 1942
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 8
Lars-Erik Larsson
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 9
Ludvig Norman
1831 - 1885
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 10
Ture Rangström
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 11
Einar Englund
1916 - 1999
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 12