COMPOSER
Guillaume Du Fay
1397 - 1474
Guillaume Du Fay
Guillaume Du Fay ( dyoo-FEYE, French: [ɡijom dy fa(j)i]; also Dufay, Du Fayt; 5 August 1397 – 27 November 1474) was a composer and music theorist of early Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish. Considered the leading European composer of his time, his music was widely performed and reproduced. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guillaume Du Fay has received more than 332,082 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Guillaume Du Fay is the 92nd most popular composer (up from 101st in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 44th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Composer.
Guillaume du Fay is most famous for being the first composer to write polyphonic music.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
70.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
11.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Guillaume Du Fay ranks 92 out of 1,451. Before him are George Gershwin, François Couperin, Luigi Cherubini, Luigi Boccherini, Pietro Mascagni, and Olivier Messiaen. After him are Alma Mahler, César Franck, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Léo Delibes.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Gershwin
1898 - 1937
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 86
François Couperin
1668 - 1733
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 87
Luigi Cherubini
1760 - 1842
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 88
Luigi Boccherini
1743 - 1805
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 89
Pietro Mascagni
1863 - 1945
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 90
Olivier Messiaen
1908 - 1992
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 91
Guillaume Du Fay
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 92
Alma Mahler
1879 - 1964
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 93
César Franck
1822 - 1890
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 94
Karlheinz Stockhausen
1928 - 2007
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 95
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
1645 - 1704
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 96
Ruggero Leoncavallo
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 97
Léo Delibes
1836 - 1891
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 98
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1397, Guillaume Du Fay ranks 3. Before him are Sejong the Great, and Pope Nicholas V. After him are Albert II of Germany, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Hacı I Giray, Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Jahan Shah, Chimalpopoca, Baysunghur, Tlacaelel, and Alexander I Aldea. Among people deceased in 1474, Guillaume Du Fay ranks 1. After him are Henry IV of Castile, 1st Dalai Lama, Ali Qushji, Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Eric II, Duke of Pomerania, Pietro Riario, Nicolò Marcello, and Juan Pacheco.
Others Born in 1397
Go to all RankingsSejong the Great
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1450
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 1
Pope Nicholas V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1397 - 1455
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 2
Guillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 3
Albert II of Germany
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1439
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 4
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
ASTRONOMER
1397 - 1482
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 5
Hacı I Giray
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1466
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 6
Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1471
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 7
Jahan Shah
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1467
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
Chimalpopoca
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1427
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 9
Baysunghur
ARCHITECT
1397 - 1433
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 10
Tlacaelel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1397 - 1487
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 11
Alexander I Aldea
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1436
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1474
Go to all RankingsGuillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 1
Henry IV of Castile
WRITER
1425 - 1474
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 2
1st Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1391 - 1474
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 3
Ali Qushji
ASTRONOMER
1403 - 1474
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 4
Mahmud Pasha Angelović
POLITICIAN
1420 - 1474
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 5
Eric II, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1418 - 1474
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 6
Pietro Riario
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1447 - 1474
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 7
Nicolò Marcello
POLITICIAN
1397 - 1474
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 8
Juan Pacheco
ATHLETE
1419 - 1474
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Guillaume Du Fay ranks 37 out of 1,190. Before him are Georges Lemaître (1894), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eddy Merckx (1945), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Abraham Ortelius (1527), and Jacques Brel (1929). After him are Eleanor of Austria (1498), César Franck (1822), Pepin of Herstal (635), Philippe of Belgium (1960), Hergé (1907), and Victor Horta (1861).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsGeorges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 31
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1745
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 32
Eddy Merckx
CYCLIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 33
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
PAINTER
1564 - 1636
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 34
Abraham Ortelius
GEOGRAPHER
1527 - 1598
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 35
Jacques Brel
SINGER
1929 - 1978
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 36
Guillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 37
Eleanor of Austria
POLITICIAN
1498 - 1558
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 38
César Franck
COMPOSER
1822 - 1890
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 39
Pepin of Herstal
POLITICIAN
635 - 714
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 40
Philippe of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 41
Hergé
COMIC ARTIST
1907 - 1983
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 42
Victor Horta
ARCHITECT
1861 - 1947
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 43
Among COMPOSERS In Belgium
Among composers born in Belgium, Guillaume Du Fay ranks 2. Before him are Orlande de Lassus (1534). After him are César Franck (1822), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Jacob Obrecht (1457), Adrian Willaert (1490), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), André Grétry (1741), Gilles Binchois (1400), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Pierre De Geyter (1848), and Heinrich Isaac (1450).
Orlande de Lassus
1534 - 1594
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 1
Guillaume Du Fay
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 2
César Franck
1822 - 1890
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 3
Johannes Ockeghem
1410 - 1497
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 4
Jacob Obrecht
1457 - 1505
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 5
Adrian Willaert
1490 - 1562
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 6
Eugène Ysaÿe
1858 - 1931
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 7
André Grétry
1741 - 1813
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 8
Gilles Binchois
1400 - 1460
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 9
Henri Vieuxtemps
1820 - 1881
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 10
Pierre De Geyter
1848 - 1932
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 11
Heinrich Isaac
1450 - 1517
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 12