1562 - 1628
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 1,172,547 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bull is the 769th most popular composer (down from 568th in 2019), the 2,136th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,644th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Composer.
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Among composers, John Bull ranks 769 out of 1,216. Before him are Hans von Koessler, Harold Arlen, Johann Rosenmüller, Werner Egk, Michel Blavet, and Johan Helmich Roman. After him are Déodat de Séverac, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Alexander Alyabyev, Tyagaraja, Sylvano Bussotti, and Giuseppe Gazzaniga.
1853 - 1926
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 763
1905 - 1986
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 764
1619 - 1684
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 765
1901 - 1983
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 766
1700 - 1768
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 767
1694 - 1758
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 768
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 769
1872 - 1921
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 770
1580 - 1651
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 771
1787 - 1851
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 772
1767 - 1847
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 773
1931 - 2021
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 774
1743 - 1818
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 775
Among people born in 1562, John Bull ranks 15. Before him are Pietro Bernini, Ottavio Rinuccini, John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Bento de Góis, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Isabella Andreini. After him are Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Adam van Noort, George Abbot, and Samuel Daniel. Among people deceased in 1628, John Bull ranks 9. Before him are François de Malherbe, Palma il Giovane, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Magdalene of Bavaria, Rudolph Goclenius, and Francesc Ribalta. After him are Jens Munk and Nicolas Trigault.
1562 - 1629
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 9
1562 - 1621
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
1562 - 1609
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 11
1562 - 1607
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 12
1562 - 1602
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 13
1562 - 1604
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 14
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 15
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 16
1562 - 1641
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 17
1562 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 18
1562 - 1619
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 19
1555 - 1628
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 3
1548 - 1628
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4
1582 - 1628
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 5
1587 - 1628
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 6
1547 - 1628
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 7
1565 - 1628
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 8
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 9
1579 - 1628
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 10
1577 - 1628
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 11
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bull ranks 2,136 out of 7,765. Before him are Joseph Whitworth (1803), Stephen Dillane (1957), Thomas Kyd (1558), John Vanbrugh (1664), Lottie Dod (1871), and Maurice Evans (1901). After him are Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), William of Malmesbury (1080), Damien Hirst (1965), Harold Abrahams (1899), Herbert Chapman (1878), and Guy Burgess (1911).
1803 - 1887
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,130
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,131
1558 - 1594
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,132
1664 - 1726
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,133
1871 - 1960
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 2,134
1901 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,135
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,136
1182 - 1241
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,137
1080 - 1140
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,138
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,139
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 2,140
1878 - 1934
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,141
1911 - 1963
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 2,142
Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Bull ranks 28. Before him are Orlando Gibbons (1583), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), William Boyce (1711), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Arthur Sullivan (1842), and John Taverner (1490). After him are Frank Bridge (1879), Rebecca Clarke (1886), Charles Burney (1726), Stanley Myers (1930), Arnold Bax (1883), and John Tavener (1944).
1583 - 1625
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 22
1727 - 1797
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 23
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 24
1921 - 2006
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 25
1842 - 1900
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 26
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 27
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 28
1879 - 1941
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 29
1886 - 1979
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 30
1726 - 1814
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 31
1930 - 1993
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 32
1883 - 1953
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 33
1944 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 34