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Jean Sibelius

1865 - 1957

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Jean Sibelius (forename in the French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃] surname in the Finland Swedish: [siˈbeːliʉs] ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often credited with having helped Finland develop a stronger national identity when his country was struggling from several attempts at Russification in the late 19th century. The core of his oeuvre is his set of seven symphonies, which, like his other major works, are regularly performed and recorded in Finland and countries around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Sibelius has received more than 2,526,263 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Sibelius is the 39th most popular composer, the 2nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Composer.

Jean Sibelius is most famous for his symphonies and his work with the Finnish national anthem.

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  • 76.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 86

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jean Sibelius ranks 39 out of 1,216. Before him are Maurice Ravel, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Richard Strauss, Sergei Prokofiev, Johann Strauss I, and Modest Mussorgsky. After him are Béla Bartók, Camille Saint-Saëns, Guido of Arezzo, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Gaetano Donizetti, and Tomaso Albinoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Jean Sibelius ranks 1. After him are George V, Rudyard Kipling, Pieter Zeeman, Erich Ludendorff, Ferdinand I of Romania, Warren G. Harding, Archduke Otto of Austria, W. B. Yeats, Alexander Glazunov, Carl Nielsen, and Paul Dukas. Among people deceased in 1957, Jean Sibelius ranks 2. Before him is John von Neumann. After him are Friedrich Paulus, Christian Dior, Diego Rivera, Miklós Horthy, Humphrey Bogart, Nikos Kazantzakis, Wilhelm Reich, Oliver Hardy, Haakon VII of Norway, and Gichin Funakoshi.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Jean Sibelius ranks 2 out of 642. Before him are Alvar Aalto (1898). After him are Simo Häyhä (1905), Tove Jansson (1914), Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867), Paavo Nurmi (1897), Sauli Niinistö (1948), Tarja Halonen (1943), Urho Kekkonen (1900), Mika Waltari (1908), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), and Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870).

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Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Jean Sibelius ranks 1. After him are Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Kaija Saariaho (1952), Selim Palmgren (1878), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Martin Wegelius (1846), Toivo Kuula (1883), Kalevi Aho (1949), and Magnus Lindberg (1958).

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