COMPOSER

Havergal Brian

1876 - 1972

Photo of Havergal Brian

Icon of person Havergal Brian

William Havergal Brian (29 January 1876 – 28 November 1972) was a prominent 20th-century English composer, librettist, and church organist. He is best known for having composed 32 symphonies, an unusually high number amongst his contemporaries, 25 of them after the age of 70. His best-known work is his Symphony No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Havergal Brian has received more than 169,080 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Havergal Brian is the 1,217th most popular composer (down from 1,152nd in 2019), the 3,875th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,607th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Havergal Brian ranks 1,217 out of 1,451. Before him are Joonas Kokkonen, Hiroyuki Sawano, William Bolcom, Peter Schickele, Fred Frith, and Sanja Ilić. After him are Alan Hovhaness, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Alphons Czibulka, Arthur Bliss, Andrei Eshpai, and George Bruns.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Havergal Brian ranks 166. Before him are Albert Bruce Jackson, Virginia Bolten, Jacoba van Heemskerck, Ellsworth Huntington, Nellie Tayloe Ross, and Gaston Peltier. After him are H. B. Warner, Oscar Dessomville, Ásgrímur Jónsson, Sverre Hassel, Gregory Mathews, and Robert Yerkes. Among people deceased in 1972, Havergal Brian ranks 194. Before him are Sven Markelius, John Grierson, Aharon Katzir, Louella Parsons, Rainer von Fieandt, and Armandinho. After him are Gavriil Popov, David Hall, Ntare V of Burundi, Robert Andersson, Tevfik Rüştü Aras, and Charles Mayer.

Others Born in 1876

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1972

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Havergal Brian ranks 3,875 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy Hogan (1882), Muriel Robb (1878), Stanley Holloway (1890), Jonathan Glazer (1965), Peter Doig (1959), and Sharleen Spiteri (1967). After him are H. B. Warner (1876), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), Alex Kingston (1963), Cassandra Austen (1773), and Donald Rayfield (1942).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Havergal Brian ranks 59. Before him are Cyril Scott (1879), Harrison Birtwistle (1934), Craig Armstrong (1959), Granville Bantock (1868), Ivor Novello (1893), and Fred Frith (1949). After him are Arthur Bliss (1891), Nicholas Hooper (1952), Gerald Finzi (1901), Thomas Linley the younger (1756), Rachel Portman (1960), and Maurice Greene (1696).

British born Composers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous