1843 - 1907
Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( GREEG, Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑɖ ˈhɑ̀ːɡərʉp ˈɡrɪɡː]; 15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to international consciousness, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius did in Finland and Bedřich Smetana did in Bohemia.Grieg is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues depicting his image, and many cultural entities named after him: the city's largest concert building (Grieg Hall), its most advanced music school (Grieg Academy) and its professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edvard Grieg has received more than 1,587,821 page views. His biography is available in 95 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Edvard Grieg is the 15th most popular composer (up from 16th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Norway (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Composer.
Edvard Grieg is most famous for his compositions for the piano, including "Piano Concerto in A Minor," "Piano Concerto in E Minor," and "Peer Gynt Suite."
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Among composers, Edvard Grieg ranks 15 out of 1,228. Before him are George Frideric Handel, Franz Schubert, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, and Robert Schumann. After him are Ennio Morricone, Antonín Dvořák, Giacomo Puccini, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and Gioachino Rossini.
1685 - 1759
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 9
1797 - 1828
HPI: 89.11
Rank: 10
1840 - 1893
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 11
1860 - 1911
HPI: 86.86
Rank: 12
1833 - 1897
HPI: 86.84
Rank: 13
1810 - 1856
HPI: 86.35
Rank: 14
1843 - 1907
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 15
1928 - 2020
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 16
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.62
Rank: 17
1858 - 1924
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 18
1862 - 1918
HPI: 85.30
Rank: 19
1882 - 1971
HPI: 85.30
Rank: 20
1792 - 1868
HPI: 85.00
Rank: 21
Among people born in 1843, Edvard Grieg ranks 1. After him are Robert Koch, Bertha von Suttner, Frederick VIII of Denmark, Camillo Golgi, Henry James, Louis Renault, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Charles Albert Gobat, William McKinley, Gabriel Tarde, and Elisabeth of Wied. Among people deceased in 1907, Edvard Grieg ranks 2. Before him is Dmitri Mendeleev. After him are Sully Prudhomme, Klara Hitler, Oscar II of Sweden, William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Hector Malot, Henri Moissan, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Alfred Jarry, Asaph Hall, and Giosuè Carducci.
1843 - 1907
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 1
1843 - 1910
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 2
1843 - 1914
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 3
1843 - 1912
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 4
1843 - 1926
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 5
1843 - 1916
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 6
1843 - 1918
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 7
1843 - 1878
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 8
1843 - 1914
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 9
1843 - 1901
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 10
1843 - 1904
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 11
1843 - 1916
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 12
1834 - 1907
HPI: 88.11
Rank: 1
1843 - 1907
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 2
1839 - 1907
HPI: 81.04
Rank: 3
1860 - 1907
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 4
1829 - 1907
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 5
1824 - 1907
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 6
1830 - 1907
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 7
1852 - 1907
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 8
1848 - 1907
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 9
1873 - 1907
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 10
1829 - 1907
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 11
1835 - 1907
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 12
Among people born in Norway, Edvard Grieg ranks 3 out of 735. Before him are Edvard Munch (1863) and Henrik Ibsen (1828). After him are Roald Amundsen (1872), Harald Fairhair (850), Knut Hamsun (1859), Rollo (846), Harald V of Norway (1937), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), and Thor Heyerdahl (1914).
1863 - 1944
HPI: 88.10
Rank: 1
1828 - 1906
HPI: 86.47
Rank: 2
1843 - 1907
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 3
1872 - 1928
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 4
850 - 933
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 5
1859 - 1952
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 6
846 - 930
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 7
1937 - Present
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 8
1861 - 1930
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 9
950 - 1003
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 10
1945 - Present
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 11
1914 - 2002
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 12
Among composers born in Norway, Edvard Grieg ranks 1. After him are Johan Halvorsen (1864), Johan Svendsen (1840), Christian Sinding (1856), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Knut Nystedt (1915), Harald Sæverud (1897), Geirr Tveitt (1908), Halfdan Kjerulf (1815), Fartein Valen (1887), Klaus Egge (1906), and Thomas Bergersen (1980).
1843 - 1907
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 1
1864 - 1935
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 2
1840 - 1911
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 3
1856 - 1941
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 4
1842 - 1866
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 5
1915 - 2014
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 6
1897 - 1992
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 7
1908 - 1981
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 8
1815 - 1868
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
1887 - 1952
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 10
1906 - 1979
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 11
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12