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Emmerich Kálmán

1882 - 1953

Emmerich Kálmán

Emmerich Kálmán (Hungarian: Kálmán Imre; 24 October 1882 – 30 October 1953) was a Hungarian composer of operettas and a prominent figure in the development of Viennese operetta in the 20th century. Among his most popular works are Die Csárdásfürstin (1915) and Gräfin Mariza (1924). Influences on his compositional style include Hungarian folk music (such as the csárdás), the Viennese style of precursors such as Johann Strauss II and Franz Lehár, and, in his later works, American jazz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emmerich Kálmán has received more than 186,732 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Emmerich Kálmán is the 136th most popular composer (down from 121st in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Composer.

Emmerich Kálmán is most famous for his operettas, which are often considered the "golden age" of Viennese operetta.

Memorability Metrics

190k
Page Views (PV)
66.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
9.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Emmerich Kálmán ranks 136 out of 1,216. Before him are Paul Dukas, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Maurice Jarre, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Iannis Xenakis, and César Cui. After him are Pierre Boulez, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, Michel Legrand, Léonin, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Tomás Luis de Victoria.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Paul Dukas
1865 - 1935
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 130
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1887 - 1959
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 131
Maurice Jarre
1924 - 2009
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 132
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
1865 - 1950
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 133
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 134
César Cui
1835 - 1918
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 135
Emmerich Kálmán
1882 - 1953
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 136
Pierre Boulez
1925 - 2016
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 137
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
1732 - 1795
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 138
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 139
Léonin
1135 - 1201
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 140
Fanny Mendelssohn
1805 - 1847
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 141
Tomás Luis de Victoria
1548 - 1611
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 142

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Emmerich Kálmán ranks 29. Before him are Mohammad Mosaddegh, James Franck, Zoltán Kodály, Rodolfo Graziani, Charles Ponzi, and Getúlio Vargas. After him are Percy Williams Bridgman, Jacques Maritain, A. A. Milne, Princess Margaret of Connaught, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Princess Marie Bonaparte. Among people deceased in 1953, Emmerich Kálmán ranks 15. Before him are Klement Gottwald, Mary of Teck, Guccio Gucci, Django Reinhardt, Hans Fritzsche, and Vladimir Tatlin. After him are Francis Picabia, Eugene O'Neill, Ivan Bunin, Raoul Dufy, Erich Mendelsohn, and Richard Walther Darré.

Others Born in 1882

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Mohammad Mosaddegh
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 23
James Franck
1882 - 1964
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 24
Zoltán Kodály
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 25
Rodolfo Graziani
1882 - 1955
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 26
Charles Ponzi
1882 - 1949
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 27
Getúlio Vargas
1882 - 1954
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 28
Emmerich Kálmán
1882 - 1953
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 29
Percy Williams Bridgman
1882 - 1961
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 30
Jacques Maritain
1882 - 1973
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 31
A. A. Milne
1882 - 1956
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 32
Princess Margaret of Connaught
1882 - 1920
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 33
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 34
Princess Marie Bonaparte
1882 - 1962
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 35