MUSICIAN
Florian Schneider
1947 - 2020
Florian Schneider
Florian Schneider-Esleben (7 April 1947 – 21 April 2020) was a German musician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Florian Schneider has received more than 1,109,422 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Florian Schneider is the 342nd most popular musician (up from 352nd in 2019), the 1,641st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,609th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Musician.
Florian Schneider is most famous for being the bass player and synthesizer player for the German electronic music group, Tangerine Dream.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
58.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
5.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Florian Schneider ranks 342 out of 3,175. Before him are Fred Durst, Jan Garbarek, Alicia de Larrocha, Matteo Carcassi, Leonid Kogan, and Peter Criss. After him are Robbie Robertson, Bruno Mars, George Young, Gustavo Santaolalla, Dave Murray, and Valery Gergiev.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFred Durst
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 336
Jan Garbarek
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 337
Alicia de Larrocha
1923 - 2009
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 338
Matteo Carcassi
1792 - 1853
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 339
Leonid Kogan
1924 - 1982
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 340
Peter Criss
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 341
Florian Schneider
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 342
Robbie Robertson
1943 - 2023
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 343
Bruno Mars
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 344
George Young
1946 - 2017
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 345
Gustavo Santaolalla
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 346
Dave Murray
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 347
Valery Gergiev
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 348
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Florian Schneider ranks 124. Before him are Branko Oblak, Gérard Houllier, Jan Garbarek, Rod Evans, Saskia Sassen, and Marc Bolan. After him are Noritaka Hidaka, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Nancy Fraser, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Michael Levitt, and Adolfo Rodríguez Saá. Among people deceased in 2020, Florian Schneider ranks 101. Before him are Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Shin Kyuk-ho, Stanley Ho, Ernesto Cardenal, Gérard Houllier, and Peter Green. After him are Jerry Stiller, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Otto Barić, Carl Reiner, Lucio Urtubia, and Miloš Jakeš.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsBranko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 118
Gérard Houllier
COACH
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 119
Jan Garbarek
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 120
Rod Evans
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 121
Saskia Sassen
SOCIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 122
Marc Bolan
SINGER
1947 - 1977
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 123
Florian Schneider
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 124
Noritaka Hidaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 125
Miguel Ángel González Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 126
Nancy Fraser
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 127
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 128
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 129
Adolfo Rodríguez Saá
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsArmen Dzhigarkhanyan
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 95
Shin Kyuk-ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 96
Stanley Ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 97
Ernesto Cardenal
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 98
Gérard Houllier
COACH
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 99
Peter Green
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 100
Florian Schneider
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 101
Jerry Stiller
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 102
Irinej, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 103
Otto Barić
COACH
1933 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 104
Carl Reiner
ACTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 105
Lucio Urtubia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - 2020
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 106
Miloš Jakeš
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 107
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Florian Schneider ranks 1,641 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen (1925), Liudolf, Duke of Swabia (930), Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Johann Bernhard Basedow (1723), and Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797). After him are Friedrich Parrot (1791), Axel Springer (1912), Ludwig Büchner (1824), Eugen Jochum (1902), Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888), and Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2010
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,635
Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
930 - 957
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 1,636
Fidelis of Sigmaringen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1622
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,637
Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1679 - 1738
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 1,638
Johann Bernhard Basedow
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,639
Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1881
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,640
Florian Schneider
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,641
Friedrich Parrot
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1841
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,642
Axel Springer
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1985
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 1,643
Ludwig Büchner
PHILOSOPHER
1824 - 1899
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 1,644
Eugen Jochum
CONDUCTOR
1902 - 1987
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 1,645
Prince Oskar of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 1,646
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1986
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 1,647
Among MUSICIANS In Germany
Among musicians born in Germany, Florian Schneider ranks 16. Before him are Wilhelm Kempff (1895), André Previn (1929), Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806), Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1784), Richard Z. Kruspe (1967), and Paul Landers (1964). After him are Wilhelm Backhaus (1884), Christian Lorenz (1966), Michael Schenker (1955), Wolfgang Sawallisch (1923), Christoph Schneider (1966), and Kai Hansen (1963).
Wilhelm Kempff
1895 - 1991
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 10
André Previn
1929 - 2019
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 11
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 12
Friedrich Kalkbrenner
1784 - 1849
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 13
Richard Z. Kruspe
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 14
Paul Landers
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 15
Florian Schneider
1947 - 2020
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 16
Wilhelm Backhaus
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 17
Christian Lorenz
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 18
Michael Schenker
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 19
Wolfgang Sawallisch
1923 - 2013
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 20
Christoph Schneider
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 21
Kai Hansen
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 22