1892 - 1972
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé (March 27, 1892 – April 3, 1972) (pronounced ) was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferde Grofé has received more than 259,735 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferde Grofé is the 1,113th most popular composer (down from 1,016th in 2019), the 6,239th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,857th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Composer.
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Among composers, Ferde Grofé ranks 1,113 out of 1,216. Before him are Luís de Freitas Branco, Arthur Benjamin, Errico Petrella, Victor Massé, Conlon Nancarrow, and Dario Marianelli. After him are Nicolas Slonimsky, Jean-Joseph Mouret, Pauline Oliveros, Gavin Bryars, Artur Lemba, and Vano Muradeli.
1890 - 1955
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 1,107
1893 - 1960
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 1,108
1813 - 1877
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 1,109
1822 - 1884
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 1,110
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 1,111
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 1,112
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 1,113
1894 - 1995
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 1,114
1682 - 1738
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 1,115
1932 - 2016
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 1,116
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 1,117
1885 - 1963
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 1,118
1908 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 1,119
Among people born in 1892, Ferde Grofé ranks 198. Before him are P. C. Chang, Stanisław Ostrowski, Jean de Bie, Alexander Chervyakov, Jonni Myyrä, and Dorothy Garrod. After him are Tsuru Aoki, Pierre Frieden, Antonio María Barbieri, Lauge Koch, Eddie Cantor, and Gregory La Cava. Among people deceased in 1972, Ferde Grofé ranks 167. Before him are Edmund Wilson, Kenny Dorham, Carlo Agostoni, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Adriaan Fokker, and Jamini Roy. After him are Jan Wils, Henry Dreyfuss, Jan Diddens, Walter Lang, Charu Majumdar, and Mikhail Artamonov.
1892 - 1957
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 192
1892 - 1982
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 193
1892 - 1961
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 194
1892 - 1937
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 195
1892 - 1955
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 196
1892 - 1968
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 197
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 198
1892 - 1961
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 199
1892 - 1959
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 200
1892 - 1979
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 201
1892 - 1964
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 202
1892 - 1964
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 203
1892 - 1952
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 204
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 161
1924 - 1972
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 162
1909 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 163
1881 - 1972
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 164
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 165
1887 - 1972
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 166
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 167
1891 - 1972
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 168
1904 - 1972
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 169
1906 - 1972
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 170
1896 - 1972
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 171
1918 - 1972
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 172
1898 - 1972
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 173
Among people born in United States, Ferde Grofé ranks 6,239 out of 18,182. Before him are Jon Turteltaub (1963), John Bell Hood (1831), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Ruby Bridges (1954), David Keith (1954), and Jack Parsons (1914). After him are Jill Tarter (1944), Harry Beaumont (1888), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Charles Daniels (1885), Casey Kasem (1932), and Lhasa de Sela (1972).
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6,233
1831 - 1879
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,234
1883 - 1948
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,235
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,236
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,237
1914 - 1952
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 6,238
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,239
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,240
1888 - 1966
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,241
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,242
1885 - 1973
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6,243
1932 - 2014
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 6,244
1972 - 2010
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 6,245
Among composers born in United States, Ferde Grofé ranks 64. Before him are Morton Gould (1913), Roger Sessions (1896), William Christie (1944), Peter H. Gilmore (1958), Carter Burwell (1954), and Conlon Nancarrow (1912). After him are Pauline Oliveros (1932), Gunther Schuller (1925), Kevin MacLeod (1972), Glenn Branca (1948), Elliot Goldenthal (1954), and John Corigliano (1938).
1913 - 1996
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 58
1896 - 1985
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 59
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 60
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 61
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 62
1912 - 1997
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 63
1892 - 1972
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 64
1932 - 2016
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 65
1925 - 2015
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 66
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 67
1948 - 2018
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 68
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 69
1938 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 70