Composer
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist
1866 - 1925
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Erik Satie
His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2024). Erik Satie is the 62nd most popular composer (down from 56th in 2024), the 213th most popular biography from France (down from 199th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Composer.
Erik Satie was a French composer and pianist who was most famous for his "Gymnopédies" and "Gnossiennes".
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Among Composers
Among composers, Erik Satie ranks 62 out of 1,451. Before him are Carl Maria von Weber, Guillaume Du Fay, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Gounod, and Anton Webern. After him are Gabriel Fauré, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Henry Purcell, Dieterich Buxtehude, Carl Orff, and Vangelis.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Carl Maria von Weber
1786 - 1826
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 56
Guillaume Du Fay
1397 - 1474
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 57
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 58
Andrew Lloyd Webber
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 59
Charles Gounod
1818 - 1893
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 60
Anton Webern
1883 - 1945
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 61
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 62
Gabriel Fauré
1845 - 1924
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 63
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
1710 - 1736
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 64
Henry Purcell
1659 - 1695
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 65
Dieterich Buxtehude
1637 - 1707
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 66
Carl Orff
1895 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 67
Vangelis
1943 - 2022
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 68
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Erik Satie ranks 5. Before him are H. G. Wells, Wassily Kandinsky, Romain Rolland, and Sun Yat-sen. After him are George Gurdjieff, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Alfred Werner, Charles Nicolle, Benedetto Croce, Jacinto Benavente, and Giovanni Agnelli. Among people deceased in 1925, Erik Satie ranks 3. Before him are Sun Yat-sen, and Rudolf Steiner. After him are Friedrich Ebert, Gottlob Frege, Alexandra of Denmark, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, William Jennings Bryan, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Georgy Lvov, Johann Palisa, and Sergei Yesenin.
Others Born in 1866
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H. G. Wells
WRITER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 1
Wassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 84.16
Rank: 2
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 3
Sun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 4
Erik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 5
George Gurdjieff
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 6
Thomas Hunt Morgan
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1945
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 7
Alfred Werner
CHEMIST
1866 - 1919
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 8
Charles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 9
Benedetto Croce
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1952
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 10
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 11
Giovanni Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsSun Yat-sen
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 1
Rudolf Steiner
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 2
Erik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 3
Friedrich Ebert
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1925
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 4
Gottlob Frege
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 5
Alexandra of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1925
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 6
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1925
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 7
William Jennings Bryan
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 8
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1925
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 9
Georgy Lvov
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1925
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 10
Johann Palisa
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 11
Sergei Yesenin
WRITER
1895 - 1925
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Erik Satie ranks 213 out of NaN. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), Charles IV of France (1294), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), and Petronius (27). After him are Pope Sylvester II (938), Charles the Bold (1433), Jacques Cousteau (1910), Jeanne Calment (1875), Henri Rousseau (1844), and Frédéric Passy (1822).
Others born in France
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Zinedine Zidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 207
Jean-Marie Le Pen
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2025
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 208
Charles IV of France
POLITICIAN
1294 - 1328
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 209
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 210
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1861
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 211
Petronius
WRITER
27 - 66
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 212
Erik Satie
COMPOSER
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 213
Pope Sylvester II
MATHEMATICIAN
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 214
Charles the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1477
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 215
Jacques Cousteau
EXPLORER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 216
Jeanne Calment
CELEBRITY
1875 - 1997
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 217
Henri Rousseau
PAINTER
1844 - 1910
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 218
Frédéric Passy
ECONOMIST
1822 - 1912
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 219
Among Composers In France
Among composers born in France, Erik Satie ranks 9. Before him are Hector Berlioz (1803), Georges Bizet (1838), Claude Debussy (1862), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), and Charles Gounod (1818). After him are Gabriel Fauré (1845), François Couperin (1668), Jules Massenet (1842), Josquin des Prez (1450), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), and Olivier Messiaen (1908).
Hector Berlioz
1803 - 1869
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 3
Georges Bizet
1838 - 1875
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 4
Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 5
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 6
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 7
Charles Gounod
1818 - 1893
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 8
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 9
Gabriel Fauré
1845 - 1924
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 10
François Couperin
1668 - 1733
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 11
Jules Massenet
1842 - 1912
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 12
Josquin des Prez
1450 - 1521
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 13
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
1645 - 1704
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 14
Olivier Messiaen
1908 - 1992
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 15
