COMPOSER
Dmitry Kabalevsky
1904 - 1986
Dmitry Kabalevsky
Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (Russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1904 – 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during his lifetime. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works were performed by Vladimir Horowitz. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dmitry Kabalevsky has received more than 326,621 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Dmitry Kabalevsky is the 175th most popular composer (down from 160th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Russia (down from 216th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Composer.
Dmitry Kabalevsky is most famous for composing pieces of music.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
64.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
7.86
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Dmitry Kabalevsky ranks 175 out of 1,451. Before him are Baldassare Galuppi, Jan Dismas Zelenka, Henry Mancini, Hugo Wolf, Amilcare Ponchielli, and Jordi Savall. After him are Gustav Holst, Francesca Caccini, Luciano Berio, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Francesco Cavalli, and Giuseppe Torelli.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBaldassare Galuppi
1706 - 1785
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 169
Jan Dismas Zelenka
1679 - 1745
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 170
Henry Mancini
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 171
Hugo Wolf
1860 - 1903
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 172
Amilcare Ponchielli
1834 - 1886
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 173
Jordi Savall
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 174
Dmitry Kabalevsky
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 175
Gustav Holst
1874 - 1934
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 176
Francesca Caccini
1587 - 1640
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 177
Luciano Berio
1925 - 2003
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 178
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
1562 - 1621
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 179
Francesco Cavalli
1602 - 1676
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 180
Giuseppe Torelli
1658 - 1709
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Dmitry Kabalevsky ranks 32. Before him are Joan Crawford, Luis Carrero Blanco, Witold Gombrowicz, John Hicks, Werner Forssmann, and Antonín Novotný. After him are Gregory Bateson, Ernst Mayr, Hans Morgenthau, Wendell Meredith Stanley, George F. Kennan, and Alejo Carpentier. Among people deceased in 1986, Dmitry Kabalevsky ranks 28. Before him are Albert Szent-Györgyi, James Rainwater, Fritz Albert Lipmann, Erich Koch, Samora Machel, and Alva Myrdal. After him are Stanley Rous, Leonid Kantorovich, Georges Dumézil, Chiune Sugihara, Benny Goodman, and Lê Duẩn.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsJoan Crawford
ACTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 26
Luis Carrero Blanco
EXTREMIST
1904 - 1973
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 27
Witold Gombrowicz
WRITER
1904 - 1969
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 28
John Hicks
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1989
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 29
Werner Forssmann
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1979
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 30
Antonín Novotný
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1975
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 31
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 32
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 33
Ernst Mayr
BIOLOGIST
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 34
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 35
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 36
George F. Kennan
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 2005
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 37
Alejo Carpentier
WRITER
1904 - 1980
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsAlbert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 22
James Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 23
Fritz Albert Lipmann
CHEMIST
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 24
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 25
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
Alva Myrdal
DIPLOMAT
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 28
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 29
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 30
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 31
Chiune Sugihara
DIPLOMAT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 32
Benny Goodman
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1986
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 33
Lê Duẩn
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 34
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Dmitry Kabalevsky ranks 237 out of 3,761. Before him are Gennady Yanayev (1937), Algirdas Julien Greimas (1917), Ilya Frank (1908), Daniel of Moscow (1261), Pyotr Kapitsa (1894), and Gerhard Barkhorn (1919). After him are Ivan Krylov (1769), Leonid Kantorovich (1912), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), Boris Nemtsov (1959), Pitirim Sorokin (1889), and Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGennady Yanayev
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 231
Algirdas Julien Greimas
LINGUIST
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 232
Ilya Frank
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1990
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 233
Daniel of Moscow
NOBLEMAN
1261 - 1303
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 234
Pyotr Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1984
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 235
Gerhard Barkhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 236
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 237
Ivan Krylov
WRITER
1769 - 1844
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 238
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 239
Dmitri Ivanovsky
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 240
Boris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 241
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 242
Nikolay Przhevalsky
EXPLORER
1839 - 1888
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 243
Among COMPOSERS In Russia
Among composers born in Russia, Dmitry Kabalevsky ranks 11. Before him are Modest Mussorgsky (1839), Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844), Alexander Scriabin (1871), Alexander Borodin (1833), Mily Balakirev (1837), and Mikhail Glinka (1804). After him are Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), Alfred Schnittke (1934), Otto Nicolai (1810), Irving Berlin (1888), Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), and Anton Arensky (1861).
Modest Mussorgsky
1839 - 1881
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 5
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1844 - 1908
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 6
Alexander Scriabin
1871 - 1915
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 7
Alexander Borodin
1833 - 1887
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 8
Mily Balakirev
1837 - 1910
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 9
Mikhail Glinka
1804 - 1857
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 10
Dmitry Kabalevsky
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 11
Sofia Gubaidulina
1931 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 12
Alfred Schnittke
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 13
Otto Nicolai
1810 - 1849
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 14
Irving Berlin
1888 - 1989
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 15
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 16
Anton Arensky
1861 - 1906
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 17