Conductor

George Szell

1897 - 1970

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George Szell

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. George Szell is the 39th most popular conductor (down from 31st in 2024), the 250th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 214th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Conductor.

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Among Conductors

Among conductors, George Szell ranks 39 out of 128. Before him are James Levine, Pierre Monteux, John Philip Sousa, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, and John Eliot Gardiner. After him are John Barbirolli, Fritz Reiner, Thomas Beecham, Lovro von Matačić, Charles Munch, and Eliahu Inbal.

Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia

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James Levine
1943 - 2021
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 33
Pierre Monteux
1875 - 1964
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 34
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 35
Riccardo Chailly
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 36
Colin Davis
1927 - 2013
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 37
John Eliot Gardiner
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 38
George Szell
1897 - 1970
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 39
John Barbirolli
1899 - 1970
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 40
Fritz Reiner
1888 - 1963
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 41
Thomas Beecham
1879 - 1961
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 42
Lovro von Matačić
1899 - 1985
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 43
Charles Munch
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 44
Eliahu Inbal
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 45

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, George Szell ranks 118. Before him are Vaso Čubrilović, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Virginia Henderson, Alexandre Tansman, Fazlollah Zahedi, and Eddie Eagan. After him are Marian Anderson, Michael Lippert, Edmund Heines, Dirk Stikker, Peter Högl, and J. P. Guilford. Among people deceased in 1970, George Szell ranks 93. Before him are Eiji Tsuburaya, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Albert Lamorisse, Mikhail Mil, Franz Schlegelberger, and Nikolay Shvernik. After him are Benedetto Aloisi Masella, John Barbirolli, Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Amadeo Bordiga, Pavel Belyayev, and Maud Lewis.

Others Born in 1897

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Vaso Čubrilović
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 112
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
ARCHITECT
1897 - 2000
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 113
Virginia Henderson
WRITER
1897 - 1996
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 114
Alexandre Tansman
COMPOSER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 115
Fazlollah Zahedi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1963
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 116
Eddie Eagan
ATHLETE
1897 - 1967
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 117
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 118
Marian Anderson
SINGER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 119
Michael Lippert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1969
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 120
Edmund Heines
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1934
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 121
Dirk Stikker
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 122
Peter Högl
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 123
J. P. Guilford
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1987
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 124

Others Deceased in 1970

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Eiji Tsuburaya
WRITER
1901 - 1970
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 87
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
COMPOSER
1918 - 1970
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 88
Albert Lamorisse
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1970
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 89
Mikhail Mil
ENGINEER
1909 - 1970
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 90
Franz Schlegelberger
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1970
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 91
Nikolay Shvernik
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 92
George Szell
CONDUCTOR
1897 - 1970
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 93
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1970
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 94
John Barbirolli
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1970
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 95
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1970
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 96
Amadeo Bordiga
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 97
Pavel Belyayev
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 1970
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 98
Maud Lewis
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 99