COMPOSER
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( HAN-dəl; baptised Georg Fried[e]rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩] ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Frideric Handel has received more than 5,517,275 page views. His biography is available in 129 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 126 in 2019). George Frideric Handel is the 10th most popular composer, the 20th most popular biography from Germany (down from 19th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Composer.
George Frideric Handel is most famous for his operas, oratorios, and compositions.
Memorability Metrics
5.5M
Page Views (PV)
84.20
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
129
Languages Editions (L)
15.42
Effective Languages (L*)
4.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, George Frideric Handel ranks 10 out of 1,451. Before him are Frédéric Chopin, Antonio Vivaldi, Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Wagner, Joseph Haydn, and Franz Schubert. After him are Robert Schumann, Antonín Dvořák, Gustav Mahler, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johannes Brahms, and Giacomo Puccini.
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HPI: 89.34
Rank: 4
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1678 - 1741
HPI: 87.85
Rank: 5
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HPI: 86.26
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HPI: 84.82
Rank: 7
Joseph Haydn
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HPI: 84.39
Rank: 8
Franz Schubert
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HPI: 84.30
Rank: 9
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 10
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HPI: 82.86
Rank: 11
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HPI: 82.41
Rank: 12
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HPI: 82.39
Rank: 13
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840 - 1893
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 14
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HPI: 81.99
Rank: 15
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HPI: 81.39
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1685, George Frideric Handel ranks 2. Before him is Johann Sebastian Bach. After him are Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, George Berkeley, Domenico Scarlatti, Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Brook Taylor, Jean-Marc Nattier, Johann Maria Farina, Edward England, John Gay, and Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve. Among people deceased in 1759, George Frideric Handel ranks 1. After him are Ferdinand VI of Spain, Louise Élisabeth of France, Pierre Louis Maupertuis, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Carl Heinrich Graun, Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Alamgir II, and Louise Henriette de Bourbon.
Others Born in 1685
Go to all RankingsJohann Sebastian Bach
COMPOSER
1685 - 1750
HPI: 91.37
Rank: 1
George Frideric Handel
COMPOSER
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 2
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1740
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 3
George Berkeley
PHILOSOPHER
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 4
Domenico Scarlatti
COMPOSER
1685 - 1757
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 5
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
COMPANION
1685 - 1712
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 6
Brook Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1685 - 1731
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7
Jean-Marc Nattier
PAINTER
1685 - 1766
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 8
Johann Maria Farina
INVENTOR
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 9
Edward England
PIRATE
1685 - 1720
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 10
John Gay
WRITER
1685 - 1732
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 11
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
WRITER
1685 - 1755
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1759
Go to all RankingsGeorge Frideric Handel
COMPOSER
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 1
Ferdinand VI of Spain
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1759
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 2
Louise Élisabeth of France
NOBLEMAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 3
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
MATHEMATICIAN
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 4
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1759
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 5
Carl Heinrich Graun
COMPOSER
1704 - 1759
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 6
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1712 - 1759
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 7
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 8
Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay
ECONOMIST
1712 - 1759
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 9
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 10
Alamgir II
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1759
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 11
Louise Henriette de Bourbon
NOBLEMAN
1726 - 1759
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, George Frideric Handel ranks 20 out of 7,253. Before him are Albrecht Dürer (1471), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646), Peter Paul Rubens (1577), and Max Weber (1864). After him are Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837), Frederick the Great (1712), Robert Schumann (1810), Friedrich Engels (1820), and Max Planck (1858).
Others born in Germany
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PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 14
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
PHILOSOPHER
1770 - 1831
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 15
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 16
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
MATHEMATICIAN
1646 - 1716
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 17
Peter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 18
Max Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 19
George Frideric Handel
COMPOSER
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 21
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 22
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POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 23
Robert Schumann
COMPOSER
1810 - 1856
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 24
Friedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 25
Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 26
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, George Frideric Handel ranks 4. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven (1770), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685), and Richard Wagner (1813). After him are Robert Schumann (1810), Johannes Brahms (1833), Felix Mendelssohn (1809), Jacques Offenbach (1819), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), Richard Strauss (1864), Carl Maria von Weber (1786), and Carl Orff (1895).
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 - 1827
HPI: 94.62
Rank: 1
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685 - 1750
HPI: 91.37
Rank: 2
Richard Wagner
1813 - 1883
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 3
George Frideric Handel
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 4
Robert Schumann
1810 - 1856
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 5
Johannes Brahms
1833 - 1897
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 6
Felix Mendelssohn
1809 - 1847
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 7
Jacques Offenbach
1819 - 1880
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 8
Christoph Willibald Gluck
1714 - 1787
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 9
Richard Strauss
1864 - 1949
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 10
Carl Maria von Weber
1786 - 1826
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 11
Carl Orff
1895 - 1982
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 12