CONDUCTOR
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa ( SOO-zə, SOO-sə, Portuguese: [ˈso(w)zɐ]; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to distinguish him from his British counterpart Kenneth J. Alford. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Philip Sousa has received more than 2,234,126 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). John Philip Sousa is the 27th most popular conductor (down from 19th in 2019), the 2,103rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,565th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Conductor.
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2.2M
Page Views (PV)
56.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
3.44
Effective Languages (L*)
4.44
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Among CONDUCTORS
Among conductors, John Philip Sousa ranks 27 out of 97. Before him are Carlo Maria Giulini, Leopold Stokowski, Felix Weingartner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Eugen Jochum, and Charles Dutoit. After him are Serge Koussevitzky, John Eliot Gardiner, Simon Rattle, Franz Danzi, James Levine, and Giuseppe Sinopoli.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
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Carlo Maria Giulini
1914 - 2005
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 21
Leopold Stokowski
1882 - 1977
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 22
Felix Weingartner
1863 - 1942
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 23
Hans Knappertsbusch
1888 - 1965
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 24
Eugen Jochum
1902 - 1987
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 25
Charles Dutoit
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 26
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 27
Serge Koussevitzky
1874 - 1951
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 28
John Eliot Gardiner
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 29
Simon Rattle
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 30
Franz Danzi
1763 - 1826
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 31
James Levine
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 32
Giuseppe Sinopoli
1946 - 2001
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1854, John Philip Sousa ranks 33. Before him are Léo Taxil, Hubert Lyautey, Alphonse Allais, Yan Fu, Otto Sverdrup, and Charles Algernon Parsons. After him are Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, Lady Randolph Churchill, Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia, Zhang Xun, Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza, and Takahashi Korekiyo. Among people deceased in 1932, John Philip Sousa ranks 37. Before him are Kang Pan-sok, Inukai Tsuyoshi, Tomáš Baťa, Ahmed Shawqi, Reginald Fessenden, and Ovide Decroly. After him are Johannes Schober, Louis Anquetin, King C. Gillette, René-Louis Baire, Guillaume Bigourdan, and Émile Friant.
Others Born in 1854
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Léo Taxil
1854 - 1907
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 27
Hubert Lyautey
1854 - 1934
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 28
Alphonse Allais
1854 - 1905
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 29
Yan Fu
1854 - 1921
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 30
Otto Sverdrup
1854 - 1930
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 31
Charles Algernon Parsons
1854 - 1931
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 32
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 33
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers
1854 - 1918
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 34
Lady Randolph Churchill
1854 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 35
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
1854 - 1912
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 36
Zhang Xun
1854 - 1923
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 37
Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
1854 - 1924
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 38
Takahashi Korekiyo
1854 - 1936
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 1932
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Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 31
Inukai Tsuyoshi
1855 - 1932
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 32
Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 33
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 34
Reginald Fessenden
1866 - 1932
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 35
Ovide Decroly
1871 - 1932
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 36
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 37
Johannes Schober
1874 - 1932
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 38
Louis Anquetin
1861 - 1932
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 39
King C. Gillette
1855 - 1932
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 40
René-Louis Baire
1874 - 1932
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 41
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 42
Émile Friant
1863 - 1932
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 43
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Philip Sousa ranks 2,103 out of 18,182. Before him are Cyd Charisse (1922), Peter Benchley (1940), Sequoyah (1770), Mary Parker Follett (1868), Gloria Grahame (1923), and Paul Michael Glaser (1943). After him are Joe Pantoliano (1951), Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), Sheldon Adelson (1933), Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944), Robert Ballard (1942), and Merce Cunningham (1919).
Others born in United States
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Cyd Charisse
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,097
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,098
Sequoyah
1770 - 1843
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,099
Mary Parker Follett
1868 - 1933
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,100
Gloria Grahame
1923 - 1981
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 2,101
Paul Michael Glaser
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 2,102
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2,103
Joe Pantoliano
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2,104
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2,105
Sheldon Adelson
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2,106
Jon Kabat-Zinn
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2,107
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 2,108
Merce Cunningham
1919 - 2009
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 2,109
Among CONDUCTORS In United States
Among conductors born in United States, John Philip Sousa ranks 2. Before him are Herbert Blomstedt (1927). After him are James Levine (1943), Kent Nagano (1951), Charles Mackerras (1925), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Arthur Fiedler (1894), and Alan Gilbert (1967).
Herbert Blomstedt
1927 - Present
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 2
James Levine
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3
Kent Nagano
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 4
Charles Mackerras
1925 - 2010
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 5
Dennis Russell Davies
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 6
Arthur Fiedler
1894 - 1979
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 7
Alan Gilbert
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 8
