Composer
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 98 in 2024). Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is the 22nd most popular composer (up from 28th in 2024), the 59th most popular biography from France (up from 103rd in 2019) and the most popular French Composer.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is most famous for his contributions to the development of the polyphonic style of Renaissance music.
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Among Composers
Among composers, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 22 out of 1,451. Before him are Antonín Dvořák, Johann Strauss II, Robert Schumann, Gioachino Rossini, Felix Mendelssohn, and Edvard Grieg. After him are Claudio Monteverdi, Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Claude Debussy, and Bedřich Smetana.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Antonín Dvořák
1841 - 1904
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 16
Johann Strauss II
1825 - 1899
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 17
Robert Schumann
1810 - 1856
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 18
Gioachino Rossini
1792 - 1868
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 19
Felix Mendelssohn
1809 - 1847
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 20
Edvard Grieg
1843 - 1907
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 21
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 22
Claudio Monteverdi
1567 - 1643
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 23
Maurice Ravel
1875 - 1937
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 24
Hector Berlioz
1803 - 1869
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 25
Georges Bizet
1838 - 1875
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 26
Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 27
Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1520, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 1. After him are Pope Sixtus V, Sigismund II Augustus, Madeleine of Valois, Barbara Radziwiłł, Alessandro Farnese, Vincenzo Galilei, Christophe Plantin, Koca Sinan Pasha, Matthias Flacius, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, and Thoinot Arbeau. Among people deceased in 1594, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 1. After him are Tintoretto, Gerardus Mercator, Orlande de Lassus, Ishikawa Goemon, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, Alonso de Ercilla, Thomas Kyd, Bálint Balassi, William Allen, and Girolamo Mei.
Others Born in 1520
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 1
Pope Sixtus V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1590
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 2
Sigismund II Augustus
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1572
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 3
Madeleine of Valois
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1537
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 4
Barbara Radziwiłł
COMPANION
1520 - 1551
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 5
Alessandro Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1589
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 6
Vincenzo Galilei
COMPOSER
1520 - 1591
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
Christophe Plantin
BUSINESSPERSON
1520 - 1589
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 8
Koca Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1596
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 9
Matthias Flacius
WRITER
1520 - 1575
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 10
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1598
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 11
Thoinot Arbeau
WRITER
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1594
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 1
Tintoretto
PAINTER
1518 - 1594
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 2
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 3
Orlande de Lassus
COMPOSER
1534 - 1594
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 4
Ishikawa Goemon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1558 - 1594
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 5
Archduchess Eleanor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1594
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 6
Martin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 7
Alonso de Ercilla
WRITER
1533 - 1594
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 8
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 9
Bálint Balassi
WRITER
1554 - 1594
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 10
William Allen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1532 - 1594
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 11
Girolamo Mei
HISTORIAN
1519 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 59 out of NaN. Before him are Octave Mirbeau (1848), Henri Becquerel (1852), Eugène Delacroix (1798), Stendhal (1783), Michel de Montaigne (1533), and Pierre de Fermat (1601). After him are Philip IV of France (1268), Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), Gustave Eiffel (1832), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), and Maurice Ravel (1875).
Others born in France
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Octave Mirbeau
WRITER
1848 - 1917
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 53
Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 54
Eugène Delacroix
PAINTER
1798 - 1863
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 55
Stendhal
WRITER
1783 - 1842
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 56
Michel de Montaigne
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 57
Pierre de Fermat
MATHEMATICIAN
1601 - 1665
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 58
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 59
Philip IV of France
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1314
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 60
Napoleon II
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 61
Louis XVII of France
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1795
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 62
Gustave Eiffel
ENGINEER
1832 - 1923
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 63
Cardinal Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1642
HPI: 83.21
Rank: 64
Maurice Ravel
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 65
Among Composers In France
Among composers born in France, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 1. After him are Maurice Ravel (1875), Hector Berlioz (1803), Georges Bizet (1838), Claude Debussy (1862), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Charles Gounod (1818), Erik Satie (1866), Gabriel Fauré (1845), François Couperin (1668), and Jules Massenet (1842).
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 1
Maurice Ravel
1875 - 1937
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 2
Hector Berlioz
1803 - 1869
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 3
Georges Bizet
1838 - 1875
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 4
Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 5
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 6
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 7
Charles Gounod
1818 - 1893
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 8
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 9
Gabriel Fauré
1845 - 1924
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 10
François Couperin
1668 - 1733
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 11
Jules Massenet
1842 - 1912
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 12
