COMPOSER
Johann Gottfried Walther
1684 - 1748

Johann Gottfried Walther
Johann Gottfried Walther (18 September 1684 – 23 March 1748) was a German music theorist, organist, composer, and lexicographer of the Baroque era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Gottfried Walther has received more than 84,130 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Johann Gottfried Walther is the 457th most popular composer (down from 454th in 2019), the 1,810th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,745th in 2019) and the 70th most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
84k
Page Views (PV)
63.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
7.90
Effective Languages (L*)
1.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Johann Gottfried Walther ranks 457 out of 1,451. Before him are Pierre de la Rue, Moritz Moszkowski, Bernhard Crusell, Emilio de' Cavalieri, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, and Christoph Graupner. After him are Franck Pourcel, Georgy Sviridov, Hans Pfitzner, Mélanie Bonis, Gaspar Sanz, and Giovanni Pacini.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre de la Rue
1460 - 1518
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 451
Moritz Moszkowski
1854 - 1925
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 452
Bernhard Crusell
1775 - 1838
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 453
Emilio de' Cavalieri
1550 - 1602
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 454
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
1806 - 1826
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 455
Christoph Graupner
1683 - 1760
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 456
Johann Gottfried Walther
1684 - 1748
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 457
Franck Pourcel
1913 - 2000
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 458
Georgy Sviridov
1915 - 1998
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 459
Hans Pfitzner
1869 - 1949
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 460
Mélanie Bonis
1858 - 1937
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 461
Gaspar Sanz
1640 - 1710
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 462
Giovanni Pacini
1796 - 1867
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 463
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1684, Johann Gottfried Walther ranks 8. Before him are Jean-Antoine Watteau, Ludvig Holberg, Maria Barbara Bach, Francesco Durante, Tokugawa Yoshimune, and Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg. After him are Jean-Baptiste van Loo, Robert Maynard, Kimpa Vita, Edward Vernon, Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, and Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle. Among people deceased in 1748, Johann Gottfried Walther ranks 6. Before him are Johann Bernoulli, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Ewald Georg von Kleist, and Abul Khair Khan. After him are Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein, Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Ebrahim Afshar, Muhammad Shah, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, and William Kent.
Others Born in 1684
Go to all RankingsJean-Antoine Watteau
PAINTER
1684 - 1721
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 2
Ludvig Holberg
WRITER
1684 - 1754
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 3
Maria Barbara Bach
COMPANION
1684 - 1720
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 4
Francesco Durante
COMPOSER
1684 - 1755
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Yoshimune
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1751
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 6
Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1684 - 1737
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 7
Johann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
PAINTER
1684 - 1745
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 9
Robert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 10
Kimpa Vita
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1684 - 1706
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 11
Edward Vernon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 12
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 13
Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de Belle-Isle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1761
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1748
Go to all RankingsJohann Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1667 - 1748
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 1
Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1748
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 2
Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1748
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 3
Ewald Georg von Kleist
LAWYER
1700 - 1748
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 4
Abul Khair Khan
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1748
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 5
Johann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 6
Johann Nepomuk Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1748
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 7
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1748
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 8
Ebrahim Afshar
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1748
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 9
Muhammad Shah
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1748
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 10
Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1748
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 11
William Kent
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Gottfried Walther ranks 1,810 out of 7,253. Before him are George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605), Christoph Graupner (1683), Michael Schenker (1955), Herbert Kappler (1907), Adolf Bastian (1826), and Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818). After him are William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Robert Enke (1977), Miguel, Duke of Braganza (1853), Johann Arndt (1555), and Kathrine Switzer (1947).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGeorge II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1661
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 1,804
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 1,805
Michael Schenker
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 1,806
Herbert Kappler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1978
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,807
Adolf Bastian
PSYCHOLOGIST
1826 - 1905
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,808
Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1901
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,809
Johann Gottfried Walther
COMPOSER
1684 - 1748
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,810
William III, Landgrave of Thuringia
NOBLEMAN
1425 - 1482
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,811
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1806
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 1,812
Robert Enke
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2009
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 1,813
Miguel, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1927
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 1,814
Johann Arndt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1555 - 1621
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 1,815
Kathrine Switzer
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 1,816
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Johann Gottfried Walther ranks 70. Before him are Heinrich Marschner (1795), Friedrich von Flotow (1812), Ferdinand Hiller (1811), Joseph Martin Kraus (1756), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677), and Christoph Graupner (1683). After him are Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), Albert Lortzing (1801), Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (1759), Johann Kirnberger (1721), Simon Mayr (1763), and Franz Abt (1819).
Heinrich Marschner
1795 - 1861
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 64
Friedrich von Flotow
1812 - 1883
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 65
Ferdinand Hiller
1811 - 1885
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 66
Joseph Martin Kraus
1756 - 1792
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 67
Johann Ludwig Bach
1677 - 1731
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 68
Christoph Graupner
1683 - 1760
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 69
Johann Gottfried Walther
1684 - 1748
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 70
Johann Christoph Pepusch
1667 - 1752
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 71
Albert Lortzing
1801 - 1851
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 72
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
1759 - 1845
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 73
Johann Kirnberger
1721 - 1783
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 74
Simon Mayr
1763 - 1845
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 75
Franz Abt
1819 - 1885
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 76