COMPOSER
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Werner Henze has received more than 288,142 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Werner Henze is the 431st most popular composer (down from 394th in 2019), the 1,722nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,546th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
290k
Page Views (PV)
57.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
5.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Hans Werner Henze ranks 431 out of 1,451. Before him are Nikolai Medtner, Józef Elsner, Ernest Ansermet, Raimonds Pauls, Johannes Tinctoris, and Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia. After him are Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Joseph Kosma, Louis Durey, Heinrich Marschner, Federico Mompou, and Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolai Medtner
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 425
Józef Elsner
1769 - 1854
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 426
Ernest Ansermet
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 427
Raimonds Pauls
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 428
Johannes Tinctoris
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 429
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
1716 - 1801
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 430
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 431
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
1876 - 1948
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 432
Joseph Kosma
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 433
Louis Durey
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 434
Heinrich Marschner
1795 - 1861
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 435
Federico Mompou
1893 - 1987
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 436
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco
1675 - 1742
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 437
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Hans Werner Henze ranks 118. Before him are Robert Fogel, Irene Camber, Jimmy Savile, Henry Molaison, Sydney Chaplin, and Galina Vishnevskaya. After him are Yevgeny Leonov, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Kim Jong-pil, Cloris Leachman, Muhammad al-Badr, and Estanislau Basora. Among people deceased in 2012, Hans Werner Henze ranks 85. Before him are Kathryn Joosten, Miguel de la Madrid, Maurice Herzog, Neslişah Sultan, Galina Vishnevskaya, and Maurice André. After him are Gore Vidal, Meles Zenawi, Rajesh Khanna, Miljan Miljanić, Estanislau Basora, and Marcos Alonso.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsRobert Fogel
ECONOMIST
1926 - 2013
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 112
Irene Camber
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 113
Jimmy Savile
PRESENTER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 114
Henry Molaison
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 115
Sydney Chaplin
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 116
Galina Vishnevskaya
SINGER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 117
Hans Werner Henze
COMPOSER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 118
Yevgeny Leonov
ACTOR
1926 - 1994
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 119
Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 120
Kim Jong-pil
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 121
Cloris Leachman
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 122
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 123
Estanislau Basora
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 124
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsKathryn Joosten
ACTOR
1939 - 2012
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 79
Miguel de la Madrid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 80
Maurice Herzog
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 81
Neslişah Sultan
COMPANION
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 82
Galina Vishnevskaya
SINGER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 83
Maurice André
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 84
Hans Werner Henze
COMPOSER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 85
Gore Vidal
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 86
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 87
Rajesh Khanna
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 88
Miljan Miljanić
COACH
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 89
Estanislau Basora
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 90
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 91
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Werner Henze ranks 1,722 out of 7,253. Before him are William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487), Egon Bahr (1922), Charles the Child (847), Otto Abetz (1903), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), and Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716). After him are Günther Quandt (1881), Elisabeth of Swabia (1205), Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1332), Sebastian Haffner (1907), Dieter Rams (1932), and Jochen Mass (1946).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilliam I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
NOBLEMAN
1487 - 1559
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,716
Egon Bahr
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,717
Charles the Child
POLITICIAN
847 - 866
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,718
Otto Abetz
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1958
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,719
Wilhelm Schepmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1970
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,720
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
COMPOSER
1716 - 1801
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,721
Hans Werner Henze
COMPOSER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,722
Günther Quandt
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,723
Elisabeth of Swabia
NOBLEMAN
1205 - 1235
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,724
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,725
Sebastian Haffner
WRITER
1907 - 1999
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,726
Dieter Rams
DESIGNER
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,727
Jochen Mass
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,728
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Hans Werner Henze ranks 63. Before him are Johann Georg Pisendel (1687), Nicolaus Bruhns (1665), Carl Loewe (1796), Alfred Einstein (1880), Ferdinand Ries (1784), and Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia (1716). After him are Heinrich Marschner (1795), Friedrich von Flotow (1812), Ferdinand Hiller (1811), Joseph Martin Kraus (1756), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677), and Christoph Graupner (1683).
Johann Georg Pisendel
1687 - 1755
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 57
Nicolaus Bruhns
1665 - 1697
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 58
Carl Loewe
1796 - 1869
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 59
Alfred Einstein
1880 - 1952
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 60
Ferdinand Ries
1784 - 1838
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 61
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
1716 - 1801
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 62
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 63
Heinrich Marschner
1795 - 1861
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 64
Friedrich von Flotow
1812 - 1883
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 65
Ferdinand Hiller
1811 - 1885
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 66
Joseph Martin Kraus
1756 - 1792
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 67
Johann Ludwig Bach
1677 - 1731
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 68
Christoph Graupner
1683 - 1760
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 69