COMPOSER
Jacopo Peri
1561 - 1633
Jacopo Peri
Jacopo Peri (20 August 1561 – 12 August 1633) was an Italian composer, singer and instrumentalist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. He wrote what is considered the first opera, the mostly lost Dafne (c. 1597), and also the earliest extant opera, Euridice (1600). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacopo Peri has received more than 241,532 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacopo Peri is the 101st most popular composer (down from 95th in 2019), the 500th most popular biography from Italy (down from 430th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Italian Composer.
Jacopo Peri is most famous for the opera "Dafne" which was the first opera to be written in the Italian language.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
68.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
13.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Jacopo Peri ranks 101 out of 1,451. Before him are Karlheinz Stockhausen, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Léo Delibes, John Cage, and Arvo Pärt. After him are Francis Poulenc, Zoltán Kodály, Adolphe Adam, Paul Hindemith, Heinrich Schütz, and Manuel de Falla.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarlheinz 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
John Cage
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 99
Arvo Pärt
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 100
Jacopo Peri
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 101
Francis Poulenc
1899 - 1963
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 102
Zoltán Kodály
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 103
Adolphe Adam
1803 - 1856
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 104
Paul Hindemith
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 105
Heinrich Schütz
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 106
Manuel de Falla
1876 - 1946
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1561, Jacopo Peri ranks 2. Before him is Francis Bacon. After him are Luis de Góngora, Santorio Santorio, Katō Kiyomasa, Anna Maria of the Palatinate, Henry Briggs, Ii Naomasa, Fukushima Masanori, Thomas Fincke, Adriaan van Roomen, and Philippe van Lansberge. Among people deceased in 1633, Jacopo Peri ranks 1. After him are Isabella Clara Eugenia, Cornelis Drebbel, Scipione Borghese, Pieter Lastman, Patriarch Filaret of Moscow, Xu Guangqi, Catherine of Cleves, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Lew Sapieha, Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and George Herbert.
Others Born in 1561
Go to all RankingsFrancis Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1561 - 1626
HPI: 85.99
Rank: 1
Jacopo Peri
COMPOSER
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 2
Luis de Góngora
WRITER
1561 - 1627
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 3
Santorio Santorio
PHYSICIAN
1561 - 1636
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 4
Katō Kiyomasa
POLITICIAN
1561 - 1611
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 5
Anna Maria of the Palatinate
COMPANION
1561 - 1589
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 6
Henry Briggs
MATHEMATICIAN
1561 - 1630
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 7
Ii Naomasa
POLITICIAN
1561 - 1602
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 8
Fukushima Masanori
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1561 - 1624
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 9
Thomas Fincke
MATHEMATICIAN
1561 - 1656
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 10
Adriaan van Roomen
MATHEMATICIAN
1561 - 1615
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 11
Philippe van Lansberge
ASTRONOMER
1561 - 1632
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1633
Go to all RankingsJacopo Peri
COMPOSER
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1
Isabella Clara Eugenia
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 2
Cornelis Drebbel
INVENTOR
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 3
Scipione Borghese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1633
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4
Pieter Lastman
PAINTER
1583 - 1633
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 5
Patriarch Filaret of Moscow
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1633
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 6
Xu Guangqi
MATHEMATICIAN
1562 - 1633
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 7
Catherine of Cleves
NOBLEMAN
1548 - 1633
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 8
Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues
POLITICIAN
1579 - 1633
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 9
Lew Sapieha
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1633
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 10
Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 11
George Herbert
WRITER
1593 - 1633
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Jacopo Peri ranks 500 out of 5,161. Before him are Franco Nero (1941), Theocritus (-315), Queen Paola of Belgium (1937), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Berengar I of Italy (850), and Paolo Maldini (1968). After him are Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pope Leo II (611), Pontormo (1494), Elena Ferrante (1943), Pope Valentine (780), and Totila (500).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFranco Nero
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 494
Theocritus
WRITER
315 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 495
Queen Paola of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 496
Francesco I Sforza
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1466
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 497
Berengar I of Italy
POLITICIAN
850 - 924
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 498
Paolo Maldini
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 499
Jacopo Peri
COMPOSER
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 500
Cornelius Nepos
WRITER
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 501
Pope Leo II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
611 - 683
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 502
Pontormo
PAINTER
1494 - 1557
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 503
Elena Ferrante
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 504
Pope Valentine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
780 - 827
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 505
Totila
POLITICIAN
500 - 552
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 506
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Jacopo Peri ranks 21. Before him are Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Nino Rota (1911), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), Pietro Mascagni (1863), and Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857). After him are Carlo Gesualdo (1566), Giulio Caccini (1551), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Muzio Clementi (1752), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), and Domenico Cimarosa (1749).
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
1710 - 1736
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 15
Nino Rota
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 16
Luigi Cherubini
1760 - 1842
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Luigi Boccherini
1743 - 1805
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 18
Pietro Mascagni
1863 - 1945
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 19
Ruggero Leoncavallo
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Jacopo Peri
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 21
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 22
Giulio Caccini
1551 - 1618
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 23
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 24
Muzio Clementi
1752 - 1832
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 25
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 26
Domenico Cimarosa
1749 - 1801
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 27