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John Bull

1562 - 1628

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John Bull (1562/63 – 12/13 March 1628) was an English composer, organist, virginalist and organ builder. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bull has received more than 1,262,906 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Bull is the 723rd most popular composer (up from 768th in 2019), the 2,018th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,131st in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Bull ranks 723 out of 1,451. Before him are Kenji Kawai, František Brixi, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Johann Krieger, Sigismund von Neukomm, and Johan Helmich Roman. After him are Mieczysław Karłowicz, Carl Millöcker, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Paul Wranitzky, Domenico Gabrielli, and Matthias Weckmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1562, John Bull ranks 14. Before him are Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Ottavio Rinuccini, Ercole, Lord of Monaco, and Isabella Andreini. After him are Adam van Noort, Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Bento de Góis, James III, Margrave of Baden-Hachberg, Francis Godwin, and Christen Sørensen Longomontanus. Among people deceased in 1628, John Bull ranks 9. Before him are Palma il Giovane, Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, Francesc Ribalta, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Rudolph Goclenius, and Magdalene of Bavaria. After him are Jens Munk, and Nicolas Trigault.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bull ranks 2,018 out of 8,785. Before him are Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847), John Loudon McAdam (1756), Graham Nash (1942), Peter James (1948), Marjorie Boulton (1924), and Hugh Dowding (1882). After him are John Mills (1908), John Smeaton (1724), Robert Smith (1959), John Stevens Henslow (1796), Gordon Milne (1937), and Lesley Manville (1956).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Bull ranks 26. Before him are Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Orlando Gibbons (1583), and William Boyce (1711). After him are Arthur Sullivan (1842), Arnold Bax (1883), Frank Bridge (1879), John Taverner (1490), Stanley Myers (1930), and Charles Burney (1726).

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