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Jaap van Zweden

1960 - Today

Jaap van Zweden

Jaap van Zweden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːp fɑn ˈzʋeːdə(n)]; born 12 December 1960) is a Dutch conductor and violinist. He is currently music director of the Seoul Philharmonic and music director-designate of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jaap van Zweden is the 117th most popular conductor (down from 108th in 2019), the 905th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 825th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Jaap van Zweden ranks 117 out of 128. Before him are Okko Kamu, John Pritchard, Andris Nelsons, Osmo Vänskä, Albert Coates, and Ludwig von Brenner. After him are Daniel Harding, Malcolm Sargent, Robert Craft, Eleazar de Carvalho, Arthur Fiedler, and Alan Gilbert.

Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia

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Okko Kamu
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 111
John Pritchard
1921 - 1989
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 112
Andris Nelsons
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 113
Osmo Vänskä
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 114
Albert Coates
1882 - 1953
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 115
Ludwig von Brenner
1833 - 1902
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 116
Jaap van Zweden
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 117
Daniel Harding
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 118
Malcolm Sargent
1895 - 1967
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 119
Robert Craft
1923 - 2015
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 120
Eleazar de Carvalho
1912 - 1996
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 121
Arthur Fiedler
1894 - 1979
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 122
Alan Gilbert
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 123

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jaap van Zweden ranks 372. Before him are Kazuo Ozaki, Mikhail Tyurin, Andrei Kobyakov, Da-Wen Sun, Randy Pausch, and Brad Garrett. After him are Jon Landau, Karra Elejalde, Guido Bontempi, Stanley Tong, Abu Qatada, and Lorraine Toussaint.

Others Born in 1960

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Kazuo Ozaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 366
Mikhail Tyurin
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 367
Andrei Kobyakov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 368
Da-Wen Sun
ENGINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 369
Randy Pausch
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1960 - 2008
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 370
Brad Garrett
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 371
Jaap van Zweden
CONDUCTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 372
Jon Landau
PRODUCER
1960 - 2024
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 373
Karra Elejalde
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 374
Guido Bontempi
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 375
Stanley Tong
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 376
Abu Qatada
MAFIOSO
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 377
Lorraine Toussaint
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 378

In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jaap van Zweden ranks 905 out of 1,646. Before him are John van Loen (1965), Eljero Elia (1987), Noussair Mazraoui (1997), Nel van Vliet (1926), Ronald Brautigam (1954), and Lou Tellegen (1881). After him are Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978), Xavi Simons (2003), Kees Schouhamer Immink (1946), Wopke Hoekstra (1975), Johan van der Velde (1956), and Dido Havenaar (1957).

Others born in Netherlands

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John van Loen
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 899
Eljero Elia
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 900
Noussair Mazraoui
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 901
Nel van Vliet
SWIMMER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 902
Ronald Brautigam
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 903
Lou Tellegen
ACTOR
1881 - 1934
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 904
Jaap van Zweden
CONDUCTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 905
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 906
Xavi Simons
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 907
Kees Schouhamer Immink
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 908
Wopke Hoekstra
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 909
Johan van der Velde
CYCLIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 910
Dido Havenaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 911