1912 - 1997
Jean René Désiré Françaix (French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ]; 23 May 1912, in Le Mans – 25 September 1997, in Paris) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Françaix has received more than 137,682 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jean Françaix is the 524th most popular composer (up from 608th in 2019), the 2,143rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,396th in 2019) and the 77th most popular French Composer.
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Among composers, Jean Françaix ranks 524 out of 1,216. Before him are Manuel Ponce, Ferenc Erkel, Hervé, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Edgard Varèse, and Gershon Kingsley. After him are Alexandre Guilmant, Johann Georg Pisendel, Eleni Karaindrou, Riz Ortolani, Zbigniew Preisner, and Christian Sinding.
1886 - 1948
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 518
1810 - 1893
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 519
1825 - 1892
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 520
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 521
1883 - 1965
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 522
1922 - 2019
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 523
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 524
1837 - 1911
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 525
1687 - 1755
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 526
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 527
1926 - 2014
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 528
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 529
1856 - 1941
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 530
Among people born in 1912, Jean Françaix ranks 107. Before him are Nereo Rocco, Fritz Fischer, Barbara Hutton, Gordon Gollob, Fernando Belaúnde Terry, and Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark. After him are Edmond Jabès, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Marcel Camus, Joachim Schepke, Nancy Wake, and Kaneto Shindo. Among people deceased in 1997, Jean Françaix ranks 86. Before him are Hastings Banda, François Furet, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Andrew Cunanan, Walter Gotell, and Bo Widerberg. After him are Jean-Dominique Bauby, Allan Edwall, Lyman Spitzer, Héctor Yazalde, Michael Hutchence, and Andrés Rodríguez.
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 101
1912 - 2003
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 102
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 103
1912 - 1987
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 104
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 105
1912 - 1995
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 106
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 107
1912 - 1991
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 108
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 109
1912 - 1982
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 110
1912 - 1941
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 111
1912 - 2011
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 112
1912 - 2012
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 113
1898 - 1997
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 80
1927 - 1997
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 81
1921 - 1997
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 82
1969 - 1997
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 83
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 84
1930 - 1997
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 85
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 86
1952 - 1997
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 87
1924 - 1997
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 88
1914 - 1997
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 89
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 90
1960 - 1997
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 91
1923 - 1997
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 92
Among people born in France, Jean Françaix ranks 2,143 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725), Roger Peyrefitte (1907), Jacques Audiard (1952), Henry II, Duke of Guise (1614), Jean Girault (1924), and Ivo of Chartres (1040). After him are Maria of Navarre (1326), Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Amalric of Bena (1150), François Laurent d'Arlandes (1742), Gilbert de la Porrée (1070), and Manitas de Plata (1921).
1725 - 1807
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 2,137
1907 - 2000
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 2,138
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 2,139
1614 - 1664
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 2,140
1924 - 1982
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 2,141
1040 - 1115
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,142
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,143
1326 - 1347
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,144
1837 - 1911
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2,145
1150 - 1206
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 2,146
1742 - 1809
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,147
1070 - 1154
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,148
1921 - 2014
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 2,149
Among composers born in France, Jean Françaix ranks 77. Before him are Henri Duparc (1848), Ferdinand Hérold (1791), Antoine Busnois (1430), Théodore Dubois (1837), Hervé (1825), and Edgard Varèse (1883). After him are Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Gabriel Pierné (1863), Louis Couperin (1626), Pierre Henry (1927), François Devienne (1759), and Jehan Alain (1911).
1848 - 1933
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 71
1791 - 1833
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 72
1430 - 1492
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 73
1837 - 1924
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 74
1825 - 1892
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 75
1883 - 1965
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 76
1912 - 1997
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 77
1837 - 1911
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 78
1863 - 1937
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 79
1626 - 1661
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 80
1927 - 2017
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 81
1759 - 1803
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 82
1911 - 1940
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 83