COMPOSER
Giacomo Meyerbeer
1791 - 1864
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera Robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera 'decisive character'. Meyerbeer's grand opera style was achieved by his merging of German orchestra style with Italian vocal tradition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giacomo Meyerbeer has received more than 544,797 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Giacomo Meyerbeer is the 109th most popular composer (up from 113th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Germany (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular German Composer.
Giacomo Meyerbeer is most famous for his operas, which include "The Huguenots" and "The Seven Deadly Sins."
Memorability Metrics
540k
Page Views (PV)
68.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
9.95
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Giacomo Meyerbeer ranks 109 out of 1,451. Before him are Zoltán Kodály, Adolphe Adam, Paul Hindemith, Heinrich Schütz, Manuel de Falla, and Carlo Gesualdo. After him are Giulio Caccini, Joaquín Rodrigo, Mily Balakirev, Arthur Honegger, Gregorio Allegri, and Francisco Tárrega.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoltán Kodály
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 103
Adolphe Adam
1803 - 1856
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 104
Paul Hindemith
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 105
Heinrich Schütz
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 106
Manuel de Falla
1876 - 1946
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 107
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 108
Giacomo Meyerbeer
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 109
Giulio Caccini
1551 - 1618
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 110
Joaquín Rodrigo
1901 - 1999
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 111
Mily Balakirev
1837 - 1910
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 112
Arthur Honegger
1892 - 1955
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 113
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 114
Francisco Tárrega
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1791, Giacomo Meyerbeer ranks 8. Before him are Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Charles Babbage, Samuel Morse, Théodore Géricault, Carl Czerny, and James Buchanan. After him are Franz Bopp, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Francesco Hayez, Johann Franz Encke, Franz Grillparzer, and Eugène Scribe. Among people deceased in 1864, Giacomo Meyerbeer ranks 5. Before him are George Boole, Ferdinand Lassalle, Maximilian II of Bavaria, and Cheoljong of Joseon. After him are Vuk Karadžić, Hong Xiuquan, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, William I of Württemberg, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, and Leo von Klenze.
Others Born in 1791
Go to all RankingsMarie Louise, Duchess of Parma
COMPANION
1791 - 1847
HPI: 80.14
Rank: 2
Charles Babbage
INVENTOR
1791 - 1871
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 3
Samuel Morse
INVENTOR
1791 - 1872
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 4
Théodore Géricault
PAINTER
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 5
Carl Czerny
COMPOSER
1791 - 1857
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 6
James Buchanan
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1868
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 7
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 8
Franz Bopp
LINGUIST
1791 - 1867
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 9
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
COMPOSER
1791 - 1844
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 10
Francesco Hayez
PAINTER
1791 - 1882
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 11
Johann Franz Encke
ASTRONOMER
1791 - 1865
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 12
Franz Grillparzer
WRITER
1791 - 1872
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 13
Eugène Scribe
WRITER
1791 - 1861
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1864
Go to all RankingsGeorge Boole
MATHEMATICIAN
1815 - 1864
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 1
Ferdinand Lassalle
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 2
Maximilian II of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 3
Cheoljong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1864
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 4
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 5
Vuk Karadžić
WRITER
1787 - 1864
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 7
Nathaniel Hawthorne
WRITER
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 8
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
PHYSICIST
1799 - 1864
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 9
William I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 10
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 11
Leo von Klenze
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Giacomo Meyerbeer ranks 368 out of 7,253. Before him are Konrad Zuse (1910), Ludwig Beck (1880), Ernst Thälmann (1886), Wilhelm Maybach (1846), Samuel Hahnemann (1755), and Joachim Gauck (1940). After him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), Hans Lippershey (1570), Chlodio (393), and Peter Behrens (1868).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKonrad Zuse
INVENTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 362
Ludwig Beck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1944
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 363
Ernst Thälmann
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 364
Wilhelm Maybach
INVENTOR
1846 - 1929
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 365
Samuel Hahnemann
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 366
Joachim Gauck
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 367
Giacomo Meyerbeer
COMPOSER
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 368
Duchess Helene in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1834 - 1890
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 369
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
OCCULTIST
1486 - 1535
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 370
Otto Heinrich Warburg
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1970
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 371
Hans Lippershey
INVENTOR
1570 - 1619
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 372
Chlodio
POLITICIAN
393 - 448
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 373
Peter Behrens
ARCHITECT
1868 - 1940
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 374
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Giacomo Meyerbeer ranks 22. Before him are Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), Hans Zimmer (1957), Johann Pachelbel (1653), Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928), Paul Hindemith (1895), and Heinrich Schütz (1585). After him are Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732), Fanny Mendelssohn (1805), Max Bruch (1838), Kurt Weill (1900), Max Reger (1873), and Louis Spohr (1784).
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
1710 - 1784
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 16
Hans Zimmer
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 17
Johann Pachelbel
1653 - 1706
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 18
Karlheinz Stockhausen
1928 - 2007
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 19
Paul Hindemith
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 20
Heinrich Schütz
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 21
Giacomo Meyerbeer
1791 - 1864
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 22
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
1732 - 1795
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 23
Fanny Mendelssohn
1805 - 1847
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 24
Max Bruch
1838 - 1920
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 25
Kurt Weill
1900 - 1950
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 26
Max Reger
1873 - 1916
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 27
Louis Spohr
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 28