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John Adams

1947 - Today

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John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer and conductor. Among the most regularly performed composers of contemporary classical music, he is particularly noted for his operas, many of which center around historical events. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Adams has received more than 22,601,725 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). John Adams is the 500th most popular composer (up from 539th in 2019), the 2,329th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,556th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Adams ranks 500 out of 1,451. Before him are Antonio de Cabezón, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Franz Abt, Erwin Schulhoff, Kaija Saariaho, and Agostino Steffani. After him are Guillaume Lekeu, Vasily Kalinnikov, Maddalena Casulana, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Ethel Smyth, and Alexandre Desplat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Adams ranks 156. Before him are Giorgio Chinaglia, Margaret Chan, Muhyiddin Yassin, Ángel Nieto, Jiro Taniguchi, and Martin Chalfie. After him are Rob Reiner, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Mia Martini, Sandie Shaw, Dan Quayle, and Kiki Camarena.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Adams ranks 2,329 out of 20,380. Before him are Louis E. Brus (1943), Martin Chalfie (1947), Kenny Loggins (1948), Don Taylor (1920), Philly Joe Jones (1923), and Hank Aaron (1934). After him are Henry H. Arnold (1886), Clifford Odets (1906), Jim Hines (1946), Anne Sexton (1928), Walker Evans (1903), and Irving Penn (1917).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, John Adams ranks 24. Before him are Cole Porter (1891), Richard Rodgers (1902), James Newton Howard (1951), Bill Conti (1942), Leroy Anderson (1908), and Terry Riley (1935). After him are Carmine Coppola (1910), Danny Elfman (1953), Michael Kamen (1948), Paul Bowles (1910), George Antheil (1900), and Ernest Guiraud (1837).

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