1880 - 1959
Ernest Bloch (July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer. Bloch was a preeminent artist in his day, and left a lasting legacy. He is recognized as one of the greatest Swiss composers in history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Bloch has received more than 333,298 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Ernest Bloch is the 340th most popular composer (down from 335th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 124th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Composer.
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Among composers, Ernest Bloch ranks 340 out of 1,216. Before him are Ignaz Moscheles, Heinrich Isaac, Samuel Scheidt, Mykola Leontovych, Alfred Einstein, and Marcel Dupré. After him are Francesco Cilea, Frank Martin, Cipriano de Rore, Viktor Ullmann, Leroy Anderson, and Vladimir Cosma.
1794 - 1870
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 334
1450 - 1517
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 335
1587 - 1654
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 336
1877 - 1921
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 337
1880 - 1952
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 338
1886 - 1971
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 339
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 340
1866 - 1950
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 341
1890 - 1974
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 342
1515 - 1565
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 343
1898 - 1944
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 344
1908 - 1975
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 345
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 346
Among people born in 1880, Ernest Bloch ranks 42. Before him are Vojtech Tuka, Álvaro Obregón, Akiba Rubinstein, Mack Sennett, María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, and Alfred Einstein. After him are Gideon Sundback, Ugo Cavallero, Alexander Grin, Alice Bailey, Adam Czerniaków, and Elizabeth of the Trinity. Among people deceased in 1959, Ernest Bloch ranks 35. Before him are Cecil B. DeMille, Enrico De Nicola, Alfred Kubin, Mario Lanza, Wanda Landowska, and Rudolf Caracciola. After him are Sidney Bechet, Olga Knipper, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, D. F. Malan, Ichirō Hatoyama, and Sisavang Vong.
1880 - 1946
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 36
1880 - 1928
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 37
1880 - 1961
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 38
1880 - 1960
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 39
1880 - 1904
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 40
1880 - 1952
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 41
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 42
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 43
1880 - 1943
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 44
1880 - 1932
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 45
1880 - 1949
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 46
1880 - 1942
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 47
1880 - 1906
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 48
1881 - 1959
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 29
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 30
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 31
1921 - 1959
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 32
1879 - 1959
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 33
1901 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 34
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 35
1897 - 1959
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 36
1868 - 1959
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 37
1878 - 1959
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 38
1874 - 1959
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 39
1883 - 1959
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 40
1885 - 1959
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 41
Among people born in Switzerland, Ernest Bloch ranks 129 out of 876. Before him are Carla Del Ponte (1947), Marthe Keller (1945), Blaise Cendrars (1887), Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908), Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi (1773), and Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878). After him are Frank Martin (1890), Guy Parmelin (1959), Antoine-Henri Jomini (1779), Louis Agassiz (1807), Margareta of Romania (1949), and Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1870).
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 123
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 124
1887 - 1961
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 125
1908 - 1942
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 126
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 127
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 128
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 129
1890 - 1974
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 130
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 131
1779 - 1869
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 132
1807 - 1873
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 133
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 134
1870 - 1931
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 135
Among composers born in Switzerland, Ernest Bloch ranks 3. Before him are Siegfried Wagner (1869) and Sigismond Thalberg (1812). After him are Frank Martin (1890), Ernest Ansermet (1883), Grock (1880), Joachim Raff (1822), Pancho Vladigerov (1899), Heinz Holliger (1939), Ludwig Senfl (1486), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), and Louis Niedermeyer (1802).
1869 - 1930
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 1
1812 - 1871
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 2
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3
1890 - 1974
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 4
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 5
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 6
1822 - 1882
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 7
1899 - 1978
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 9
1486 - 1542
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 10
1910 - 1995
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 11
1802 - 1861
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 12