1897 - 1970
George Szell (; June 7, 1897 – July 30, 1970), originally György Széll, György Endre Szél, or Georg Szell, was a Hungarian-born American conductor and composer. Considered one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, he was music director of the Cleveland Orchestra of Cleveland, Ohio, and recorded much of the standard classical repertoire in Cleveland and with other orchestras. Szell came to Cleveland in 1946 to take over its respected if undersized orchestra, which was struggling to recover from the disruptions of World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Szell has received more than 278,819 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). George Szell is the 35th most popular conductor (down from 25th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 160th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Conductor.
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Among conductors, George Szell ranks 35 out of 97. Before him are John Eliot Gardiner, Simon Rattle, Franz Danzi, James Levine, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Fritz Reiner. After him are Leif Segerstam, Antal Doráti, John Barbirolli, Eliahu Inbal, Charles Munch, and Colin Davis.
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 29
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 30
1763 - 1826
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 31
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 32
1946 - 2001
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 33
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 34
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 35
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 36
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 37
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 38
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 39
1891 - 1968
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 40
1927 - 2013
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 41
Among people born in 1897, George Szell ranks 99. Before him are Josep Pla, Eddie Eagan, Alexandre Tansman, Bernard Lyot, Georgios Grivas, and Manuel Ávila Camacho. After him are Fredric March, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Tarjei Vesaas, Joseph Darnand, Olga Chekhova, and Carl Oberg. Among people deceased in 1970, George Szell ranks 82. Before him are Roman Ingarden, Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein, Mikhail Mil, Piers Courage, Pavel Belyayev, and Kiyoo Kanda. After him are Friedrich Kellner, Tarjei Vesaas, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Eiji Tsuburaya, John Barbirolli, and Yusof Ishak.
1897 - 1981
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 93
1897 - 1967
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 94
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 95
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 96
1897 - 1974
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 97
1897 - 1955
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 98
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 99
1897 - 1975
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 100
1897 - 1953
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 101
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 102
1897 - 1945
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 103
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 104
1897 - 1965
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 105
1893 - 1970
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 76
1885 - 1970
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 77
1909 - 1970
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 78
1942 - 1970
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 79
1925 - 1970
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 80
1900 - 1970
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 81
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 82
1885 - 1970
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 83
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 84
1918 - 1970
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 85
1901 - 1970
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 86
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 87
1910 - 1970
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 88
Among people born in Hungary, George Szell ranks 202 out of 866. Before him are András Schiff (1953), Mór Jókai (1825), Mihály Lantos (1928), Viktor Barna (1911), György Konrád (1933), and Fritz Reiner (1888). After him are László Budai (1928), Adolph Zukor (1873), Hans Swarowsky (1899), Ilona Elek (1907), Ferenc Erkel (1810), and Mihály Munkácsy (1844).
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 196
1825 - 1904
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 197
1928 - 1989
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 198
1911 - 1972
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 199
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 200
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 201
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 202
1928 - 1983
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 203
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 204
1899 - 1975
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 205
1907 - 1988
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 206
1810 - 1893
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 207
1844 - 1900
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 208
Among conductors born in Hungary, George Szell ranks 3. Before him are Georg Solti (1912) and Fritz Reiner (1888). After him are Antal Doráti (1906) and Iván Fischer (1951).
1912 - 1997
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 1
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 2
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 3
1906 - 1988
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 4
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 5