1875 - 1962
Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer. One of the most noted violin masters of his day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing. Like many great violinists of his generation, he produced a characteristic sound which was immediately recognizable as his own. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fritz Kreisler has received more than 690,238 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Fritz Kreisler is the 114th most popular musician (up from 120th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Austria (up from 162nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Musician.
Fritz Kreisler is most famous for his violin playing. He was born in Vienna, Austria and was one of the most celebrated violinists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Among musicians, Fritz Kreisler ranks 114 out of 2,662. Before him are Nadia Boulanger, Lady Gaga, Don Shirley, Ravi Shankar, Andrés Segovia, and Bernard Haitink. After him are Benny Goodman, John Bonham, Ronnie Wood, Jascha Heifetz, Chick Corea, and Neil Young.
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 108
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 109
1927 - 2013
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 110
1920 - 2012
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 111
1893 - 1987
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 112
1929 - 2021
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 113
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 114
1909 - 1986
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 115
1948 - 1980
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 116
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 117
1901 - 1987
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 118
1941 - 2021
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 119
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 120
Among people born in 1875, Fritz Kreisler ranks 20. Before him are Mikhail Kalinin, Marie of Romania, Vallabhbhai Patel, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Gilbert N. Lewis, and Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. After him are Henry Hallett Dale, Paul Landowski, Giovanni Gentile, Antonio Machado, John Buchan, and D. W. Griffith. Among people deceased in 1962, Fritz Kreisler ranks 19. Before him are Gaston Bachelard, Auguste Piccard, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Vasily Stalin, Natalia Goncharova, and Hans Luther. After him are Stuart Sutcliffe, René Coty, Michael Curtiz, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, C. Wright Mills, and Therese Neumann.
1875 - 1946
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 14
1875 - 1938
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 15
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 16
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 17
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 18
1875 - 1911
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 19
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 20
1875 - 1968
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 21
1875 - 1961
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 22
1875 - 1944
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 23
1875 - 1939
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 24
1875 - 1940
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 25
1875 - 1948
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 26
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 13
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 14
1882 - 1962
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 15
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 16
1881 - 1962
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 17
1879 - 1962
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 18
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 19
1940 - 1962
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 20
1882 - 1962
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 21
1886 - 1962
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 22
1889 - 1962
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 23
1916 - 1962
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 24
1898 - 1962
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 25
Among people born in Austria, Fritz Kreisler ranks 160 out of 1,237. Before him are Hermann Broch (1886), Maria Mandl (1912), Franz Stangl (1908), Helmut Marko (1943), Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (1842), and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1718). After him are Róbert Bárány (1876), Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529), Edward Bernays (1891), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), Lothar Rendulic (1887), and Alois Brunner (1912).
1886 - 1951
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 154
1912 - 1948
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 155
1908 - 1971
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 156
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 157
1842 - 1919
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 158
1718 - 1744
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 159
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 160
1876 - 1936
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 161
1529 - 1595
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 162
1891 - 1995
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 163
1157 - 1194
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 164
1887 - 1971
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 165
1912 - 2010
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 166
Among musicians born in Austria, Fritz Kreisler ranks 5. Before him are Franz Liszt (1811), Maria Anna Mozart (1751), Baroness Mary Vetsera (1871), and Karl Thomas Mozart (1784). After him are Joseph Joachim (1831), Anton Diabelli (1781), Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759), Joe Zawinul (1932), Paul Wittgenstein (1887), Friedrich Gulda (1930), and Willi Boskovsky (1909).
1811 - 1886
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 1
1751 - 1829
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
1871 - 1889
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 3
1784 - 1858
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 4
1875 - 1962
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 5
1831 - 1907
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 6
1781 - 1858
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 7
1759 - 1824
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 8
1932 - 2007
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 9
1887 - 1961
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 10
1930 - 2000
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 11
1909 - 1991
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 12