COMPOSER
Guillaume Lekeu
1870 - 1894
Guillaume Lekeu
Jean Joseph Nicolas Guillaume Lekeu (French pronunciation: [ɡijom ləkø]; 20 January 1870 – 21 January 1894) was a Belgian composer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guillaume Lekeu has received more than 81,538 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Guillaume Lekeu is the 501st most popular composer (up from 569th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 281st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belgian Composer.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
56.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
7.86
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Guillaume Lekeu ranks 501 out of 1,451. Before him are Gian Francesco Malipiero, Franz Abt, Erwin Schulhoff, Kaija Saariaho, Agostino Steffani, and John Adams. After him are Vasily Kalinnikov, Maddalena Casulana, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Ethel Smyth, Alexandre Desplat, and Alexandre Tansman.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGian Francesco Malipiero
1882 - 1973
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 495
Franz Abt
1819 - 1885
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 496
Erwin Schulhoff
1894 - 1942
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 497
Kaija Saariaho
1952 - 2023
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 498
Agostino Steffani
1654 - 1728
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 499
John Adams
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 500
Guillaume Lekeu
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 501
Vasily Kalinnikov
1866 - 1900
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 502
Maddalena Casulana
1544 - 1590
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 503
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 504
Ethel Smyth
1858 - 1944
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 505
Alexandre Desplat
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 506
Alexandre Tansman
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 507
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Guillaume Lekeu ranks 62. Before him are Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Oscar Straus, Florent Schmitt, Vladimir Purishkevich, Helge von Koch, and Leopold Godowsky. After him are Emil Orlík, David Riazanov, Herbert Kilpin, Saki, Georges Claude, and Thomas Byles. Among people deceased in 1894, Guillaume Lekeu ranks 23. Before him are August Kundt, Emmanuel Chabrier, Hassan I of Morocco, Austen Henry Layard, Nadezhda von Meck, and Nikolai Ge. After him are Eugène Charles Catalan, Sante Geronimo Caserio, Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, and Alexander von Middendorff.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1964
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 56
Oscar Straus
COMPOSER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 57
Florent Schmitt
COMPOSER
1870 - 1958
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 58
Vladimir Purishkevich
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1920
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 59
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 60
Leopold Godowsky
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1938
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 61
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 62
Emil Orlík
PAINTER
1870 - 1932
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 63
David Riazanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 64
Herbert Kilpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 65
Saki
WRITER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 66
Georges Claude
INVENTOR
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 67
Thomas Byles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1912
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 68
Others Deceased in 1894
Go to all RankingsAugust Kundt
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1894
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 17
Emmanuel Chabrier
COMPOSER
1841 - 1894
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 18
Hassan I of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 19
Austen Henry Layard
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 20
Nadezhda von Meck
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1831 - 1894
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 21
Nikolai Ge
PAINTER
1831 - 1894
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 22
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 23
Eugène Charles Catalan
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1894
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 24
Sante Geronimo Caserio
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1894
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 25
Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 26
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 27
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 28
Alexander von Middendorff
BIOLOGIST
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 29
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Guillaume Lekeu ranks 245 out of 1,190. Before him are Jean Rey (1902), Romelu Lukaku (1993), Emile Vandervelde (1866), Guy Thys (1922), Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), and Antoine Wiertz (1806). After him are Jacques Feyder (1885), Rembert Dodoens (1517), François Duquesnoy (1597), Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231), John II, Duke of Brabant (1275), and Stromae (1985).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsJean Rey
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 239
Romelu Lukaku
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 240
Emile Vandervelde
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1938
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 241
Guy Thys
COACH
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 242
Henri Milne-Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1885
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 243
Antoine Wiertz
PAINTER
1806 - 1865
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 244
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 245
Jacques Feyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 246
Rembert Dodoens
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 247
François Duquesnoy
SCULPTOR
1597 - 1643
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 248
Henry III, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1231 - 1261
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 249
John II, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1275 - 1312
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 250
Stromae
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 251
Among COMPOSERS In Belgium
Among composers born in Belgium, Guillaume Lekeu ranks 20. Before him are Jacques Arcadelt (1507), Alexander Agricola (1446), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), Pierre de la Rue (1460), Jean Absil (1893), and Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802). After him are François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Johannes Ciconia (1370), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Hucbald (840), Joseph Jongen (1873), and Wim Mertens (1953).
Jacques Arcadelt
1507 - 1568
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 14
Alexander Agricola
1446 - 1506
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 15
Johannes Tinctoris
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 16
Pierre de la Rue
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 17
Jean Absil
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 18
Charles Auguste de Bériot
1802 - 1870
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 19
Guillaume Lekeu
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 20
François-Joseph Fétis
1784 - 1871
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 21
Johannes Ciconia
1370 - 1412
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 22
Philippe Herreweghe
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 23
Hucbald
840 - 930
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 24
Joseph Jongen
1873 - 1953
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 25
Wim Mertens
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 26