COMPOSER
Jean Absil
1893 - 1974
Jean Absil
Jean Absil (23 October 1893 – 2 February 1974) was a Belgian composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatoire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Absil has received more than 45,804 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Absil is the 466th most popular composer (up from 606th in 2019), the 224th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 297th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Belgian Composer.
Memorability Metrics
46k
Page Views (PV)
57.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
11.67
Effective Languages (L*)
1.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Jean Absil ranks 466 out of 1,451. Before him are Hans Pfitzner, Mélanie Bonis, Gaspar Sanz, Giovanni Pacini, Antonio Maria Abbatini, and Alexander Dargomyzhsky. After him are Vítězslav Novák, Antoine Busnois, Théodore Dubois, Johann Christoph Pepusch, Eugen Doga, and Albert Lortzing.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans Pfitzner
1869 - 1949
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 460
Mélanie Bonis
1858 - 1937
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 461
Gaspar Sanz
1640 - 1710
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 462
Giovanni Pacini
1796 - 1867
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 463
Antonio Maria Abbatini
1595 - 1677
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 464
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
1813 - 1869
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 465
Jean Absil
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 466
Vítězslav Novák
1870 - 1949
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 467
Antoine Busnois
1430 - 1492
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 468
Théodore Dubois
1837 - 1924
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 469
Johann Christoph Pepusch
1667 - 1752
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 470
Eugen Doga
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 471
Albert Lortzing
1801 - 1851
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 472
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Jean Absil ranks 75. Before him are Roman Ingarden, Federico Mompou, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Marianne Brandt, Wilhelm Zaisser, and Leonarda Cianciulli. After him are Carl Værnet, Dorothy Parker, Dean Acheson, Henry Murray, Armand Călinescu, and Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz. Among people deceased in 1974, Jean Absil ranks 58. Before him are Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., Everaldo, Anatole Litvak, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, and James J. Braddock. After him are Vasily Shukshin, Otto Braun, Lajos Zilahy, Junio Valerio Borghese, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, and Jean Wahl.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsRoman Ingarden
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 69
Federico Mompou
COMPOSER
1893 - 1987
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 70
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 71
Marianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 72
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 73
Leonarda Cianciulli
EXTREMIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 74
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 75
Carl Værnet
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 77
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 78
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
Armand Călinescu
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1939
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 80
Hyacinth Graf Strachwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1968
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsEarl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
CHEMIST
1915 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 52
Everaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1974
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 53
Anatole Litvak
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1974
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 54
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
WRITER
1877 - 1974
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 55
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1974
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 56
James J. Braddock
BOXER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 57
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 58
Vasily Shukshin
WRITER
1929 - 1974
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 59
Otto Braun
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1974
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 60
Lajos Zilahy
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 61
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 62
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1974
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 63
Jean Wahl
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1974
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 64
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jean Absil ranks 224 out of 1,190. Before him are Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Pierre de la Rue (1460), Lutgardis (1182), Frans Hogenberg (1535), Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728), and Ida of Lorraine (1040). After him are Philippe Thys (1889), Clemens August of Bavaria (1700), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (1727), Adalard of Corbie (751), and Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsBarthélemy d'Eyck
PAINTER
1420 - 1470
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 218
Pierre de la Rue
COMPOSER
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 219
Lutgardis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1182 - 1246
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 220
Frans Hogenberg
PAINTER
1535 - 1590
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 221
Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1793
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 222
Ida of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1113
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 223
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 224
Philippe Thys
CYCLIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 225
Clemens August of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1761
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 226
Guy Verhofstadt
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 227
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 228
Adalard of Corbie
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
751 - 827
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 229
Prince Alexandre of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2009
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 230
Among COMPOSERS In Belgium
Among composers born in Belgium, Jean Absil ranks 18. Before him are Heinrich Isaac (1450), Cipriano de Rore (1515), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), Alexander Agricola (1446), Johannes Tinctoris (1435), and Pierre de la Rue (1460). After him are Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Johannes Ciconia (1370), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), and Hucbald (840).
Heinrich Isaac
1450 - 1517
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 12
Cipriano de Rore
1515 - 1565
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 13
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