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George Fenton

1950 - Today

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George Richard Ian Howe Fenton (born 19 October 1949), known professionally as George Fenton, is an English composer. Best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, he has received five Academy Award nominations, several Ivor Novello, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and BMI Awards, and a Classic BRIT. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Fenton has received more than 417,903 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Fenton is the 1,301st most popular composer (down from 1,264th in 2019), the 4,589th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,790th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, George Fenton ranks 1,301 out of 1,451. Before him are Thomas Tomkins, Spike Jones, Cachao, Cemal Reşit Rey, Airat Ichmouratov, and Howard Hanson. After him are Steve Jablonsky, H. C. Robbins Landon, Zagir Ismagilov, David Arnold, Isaac Schwartz, and James Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, George Fenton ranks 500. Before him are Dietmar Lorenz, Mikhail Myasnikovich, Kakoko Etepé, Dorian Harewood, Hasely Crawford, and Howard Deutch. After him are Luděk Macela, Giorgio Faletti, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Inge Helten, Dietmar Danner, and Laura Restrepo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Fenton ranks 4,589 out of 8,785. Before him are Geoffrey Crossley (1921), Richard Thomas Lowe (1802), Sean Dyche (1971), Timothy West (1934), Thomas Campbell (1777), and Michael Caton-Jones (1957). After him are Alex Jennings (1957), Gerald Scarfe (1936), Delia Derbyshire (1937), Brendan Coyle (1963), Henry De la Beche (1796), and Molly Peters (1942).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, George Fenton ranks 73. Before him are John Ireland (1879), Thomas Weelkes (1576), Gavin Bryars (1943), Monty Norman (1928), William Sterndale Bennett (1816), and Thomas Tomkins (1572). After him are David Arnold (1962), Jocelyn Pook (1960), Peter Warlock (1894), John Wilbye (1574), Thomas Campion (1567), and Thomas Adès (1971).

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