COMPOSER
Johann Friedrich Agricola
1720 - 1774
Johann Friedrich Agricola
Johann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Friedrich Agricola has received more than 59,006 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Johann Friedrich Agricola is the 661st most popular composer (up from 755th in 2019), the 2,634th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,861st in 2019) and the 105th most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
59k
Page Views (PV)
54.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
7.19
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 661 out of 1,451. Before him are Heinz Holliger, Péter Eötvös, Sun Ra, Anton Schindler, Pietro Filippo Scarlatti, and Oskar Merikanto. After him are Jacob van Eyck, Johann Schobert, Johann Strauss III, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, William Boyce, and Antoine François Marmontel.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeinz Holliger
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 655
Péter Eötvös
1944 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 656
Sun Ra
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 657
Anton Schindler
1795 - 1864
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 658
Pietro Filippo Scarlatti
1679 - 1750
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 659
Oskar Merikanto
1868 - 1924
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 660
Johann Friedrich Agricola
1720 - 1774
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 661
Jacob van Eyck
1590 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 662
Johann Schobert
1720 - 1767
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 663
Johann Strauss III
1866 - 1939
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 664
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli
1752 - 1837
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 665
William Boyce
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 666
Antoine François Marmontel
1816 - 1898
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 667
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1720, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 18. Before him are Vilna Gaon, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Hyder Ali, and Honoré III, Prince of Monaco. After him are Johann Schobert, Maximilian Hell, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Charles De Geer, Balaji Baji Rao, and Justus Möser. Among people deceased in 1774, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 12. Before him are Niccolò Jommelli, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Jacques-François Blondel, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken, and Oliver Goldsmith. After him are Florian Leopold Gassmann, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Anna Morandi Manzolini, Johan Peter Falk, and Otto von Münchhausen.
Others Born in 1720
Go to all RankingsVilna Gaon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1720 - 1797
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 12
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1785
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 13
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 14
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1788
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 15
Hyder Ali
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1782
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 16
Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1795
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 17
Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 18
Johann Schobert
COMPOSER
1720 - 1767
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 19
Maximilian Hell
ASTRONOMER
1720 - 1792
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 20
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
COMPOSER
1720 - 1795
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 21
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 22
Balaji Baji Rao
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1761
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 23
Justus Möser
PHILOSOPHER
1720 - 1794
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1774
Go to all RankingsNiccolò Jommelli
COMPOSER
1714 - 1774
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 6
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1774
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 7
Jacques-François Blondel
ARCHITECT
1705 - 1774
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 8
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1774
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 9
Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1774
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 10
Oliver Goldsmith
WRITER
1728 - 1774
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 11
Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
Florian Leopold Gassmann
COMPOSER
1729 - 1774
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 13
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin
PHYSICIAN
1744 - 1774
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 14
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1774
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 15
Anna Morandi Manzolini
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1774
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 16
Johan Peter Falk
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1774
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 17
Otto von Münchhausen
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1774
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 2,634 out of 7,253. Before him are Leo Löwenthal (1900), Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621), Wilhelm Marschall (1886), Wilhelm Raabe (1831), Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine (1809), and John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627). After him are Oskar von Hutier (1857), Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799), Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria (1271), Heinrich Ehrler (1917), Erwin Jaenecke (1890), and John II, Count Palatine of Simmern (1492).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLeo Löwenthal
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,628
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1621 - 1688
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,629
Wilhelm Marschall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,630
Wilhelm Raabe
WRITER
1831 - 1910
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,631
Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,632
John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1683
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,633
Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,634
Oskar von Hutier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,635
Princess Maria Anna of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1799 - 1832
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,636
Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1271 - 1310
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,637
Heinrich Ehrler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1945
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,638
Erwin Jaenecke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1960
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,639
John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
NOBLEMAN
1492 - 1557
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,640
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 105. Before him are Johann Nikolaus Forkel (1749), Adolf von Henselt (1814), Max Richter (1966), Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905), Herms Niel (1888), and Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877). After him are Ferdinand David (1810), Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg (1718), Andreas Werckmeister (1645), Johann Andreas Stein (1728), Conradin Kreutzer (1780), and Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663).
Johann Nikolaus Forkel
1749 - 1818
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 99
Adolf von Henselt
1814 - 1889
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 100
Max Richter
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 101
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
1905 - 1963
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 102
Herms Niel
1888 - 1954
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 103
Sigfrid Karg-Elert
1877 - 1933
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 104
Johann Friedrich Agricola
1720 - 1774
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 105
Ferdinand David
1810 - 1873
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 106
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
1718 - 1795
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 107
Andreas Werckmeister
1645 - 1706
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 108
Johann Andreas Stein
1728 - 1792
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 109
Conradin Kreutzer
1780 - 1849
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 110
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
1663 - 1712
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 111