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John Stainer

1840 - 1901

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Sir John Stainer (6 June 1840 – 31 March 1901) was an English composer and organist whose music, though seldom performed today (with the exception of The Crucifixion, still heard at Passiontide in some Anglican churches), was very popular during his lifetime. His work as choir trainer and organist set standards for Anglican church music that are still influential. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Stainer has received more than 141,769 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Stainer is the 1,277th most popular composer, the 4,956th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 84th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Stainer ranks 1,277 out of 1,216. Before him are Edmund Rubbra, Brian Tyler, Joel Goldsmith, Enoch Sontonga, George Whitefield Chadwick, and William Bolcom. After him are Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Angus MacLise, Dave Stewart, Stephen Schwartz, and Jerry Herman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, John Stainer ranks 88. Before him are Jakub Arbes, Charles Booth, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Sophia Jex-Blake, Richard Knill Freeman, and Adolf Bernhard Meyer.  Among people deceased in 1901, John Stainer ranks 87. Before him are Émile Fisseux, Henri Helle, Albrecht Weber, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Lorenzo Snow, and Auguste Serrurier. After him are Walter Besant and Hiram Rhodes Revels.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Stainer ranks 4,956 out of 7,765. Before him are Terry McDermott (1951), Nigel Lawson (1932), Mel Smith (1952), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), Francis Walker (1809), and Passenger (1984). After him are Thomas Linacre (1460), Clive Brook (1887), Perry McCarthy (1961), Clare Higgins (1955), Rupert Penry-Jones (1970), and Stephen Mangan (1968).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Stainer ranks 84. Before him are Hamilton Harty (1879), Lennox Berkeley (1903), George Fenton (1950), Humphrey Searle (1915), Thomas Adès (1971), and Edmund Rubbra (1901). After him are Dave Stewart (1950), Ray Noble (1903), Anne Dudley (1956), Oliver Knussen (1952), William Alwyn (1905), and Alan Bush (1900).

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