COMPOSER
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 – 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of late Renaissance music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina has received more than 1,362,436 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is the 28th most popular composer (up from 29th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from France (down from 88th in 2019) and the 3rd 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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1.4M
Page Views (PV)
76.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
98
Languages Editions (L)
12.19
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 28 out of 1,451. Before him are Igor Stravinsky, Ennio Morricone, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy, Bedřich Smetana, and Dmitri Shostakovich. After him are Jacques Offenbach, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, Richard Strauss, and Guido of Arezzo.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIgor Stravinsky
1882 - 1971
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 22
Ennio Morricone
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873 - 1943
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 24
Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 25
Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 26
Dmitri Shostakovich
1906 - 1975
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 27
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 28
Jacques Offenbach
1819 - 1880
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 29
Christoph Willibald Gluck
1714 - 1787
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 30
Maurice Ravel
1875 - 1937
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 31
Hector Berlioz
1803 - 1869
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 32
Richard Strauss
1864 - 1949
HPI: 76.36
Rank: 33
Guido of Arezzo
991 - 1050
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1520, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 1. After him are Pope Sixtus V, Sigismund II Augustus, Vincenzo Galilei, Barbara Radziwiłł, Koca Sinan Pasha, Christophe Plantin, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Matthias Flacius, Alessandro Farnese, Thoinot Arbeau, and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine. Among people deceased in 1594, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 3. Before him are Gerardus Mercator, and Tintoretto. After him are Orlande de Lassus, Ishikawa Goemon, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, Bálint Balassi, Alonso de Ercilla, Thomas Kyd, Girolamo Mei, and William Allen.
Others Born in 1520
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 1
Pope Sixtus V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1590
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 2
Sigismund II Augustus
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1572
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 3
Vincenzo Galilei
COMPOSER
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 4
Barbara Radziwiłł
COMPANION
1520 - 1551
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 5
Koca Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1596
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 6
Christophe Plantin
BUSINESSPERSON
1520 - 1589
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 7
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1598
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 8
Matthias Flacius
WRITER
1520 - 1575
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 9
Alessandro Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1589
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 10
Thoinot Arbeau
WRITER
1520 - 1595
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 11
Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1580
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1594
Go to all RankingsGerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 1
Tintoretto
PAINTER
1518 - 1594
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 2
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 3
Orlande de Lassus
COMPOSER
1534 - 1594
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 4
Ishikawa Goemon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1558 - 1594
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 5
Archduchess Eleanor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1594
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 6
Martin Frobisher
EXPLORER
1535 - 1594
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 7
Bálint Balassi
WRITER
1554 - 1594
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 8
Alonso de Ercilla
WRITER
1533 - 1594
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 9
Thomas Kyd
WRITER
1558 - 1594
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 10
Girolamo Mei
HISTORIAN
1519 - 1594
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 11
William Allen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1532 - 1594
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 103 out of 6,770. Before him are Marcel Duchamp (1887), Claude Debussy (1862), Louis XI of France (1423), François Mitterrand (1916), Nicolas Poussin (1594), and Philip II of France (1165). After him are André Gide (1869), Philip V of Spain (1683), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Henry II of France (1519), Georges Danton (1759), and Philippe Pétain (1856).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMarcel Duchamp
ARTIST
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 97
Claude Debussy
COMPOSER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 98
Louis XI of France
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1483
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 99
François Mitterrand
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1996
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 100
Nicolas Poussin
PAINTER
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 101
Philip II of France
POLITICIAN
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 102
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 103
André Gide
WRITER
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 104
Philip V of Spain
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1746
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 105
Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 106
Henry II of France
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1559
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 107
Georges Danton
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 108
Philippe Pétain
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 109
Among COMPOSERS In France
Among composers born in France, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ranks 3. Before him are Georges Bizet (1838), and Claude Debussy (1862). After him are Maurice Ravel (1875), Hector Berlioz (1803), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Camille Saint-Saëns (1835), Erik Satie (1866), Jules Massenet (1842), Charles Gounod (1818), Gabriel Fauré (1845), and Josquin des Prez (1450).
Georges Bizet
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 1
Claude Debussy
1862 - 1918
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 2
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
1520 - 1594
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 3
Maurice Ravel
1875 - 1937
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 4
Hector Berlioz
1803 - 1869
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 5
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 6
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 7
Erik Satie
1866 - 1925
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 8
Jules Massenet
1842 - 1912
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 9
Charles Gounod
1818 - 1893
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 10
Gabriel Fauré
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 11
Josquin des Prez
1450 - 1521
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 12