1944 - 2013
Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of choral religious works. Among his best known works are The Lamb (1982), The Protecting Veil (1988), and Song for Athene (1993). Tavener first came to prominence with his cantata The Whale, premiered in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tavener has received more than 538,296 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. John Tavener is the 915th most popular composer (down from 836th in 2019), the 2,521st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,334th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Composer.
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Among composers, John Tavener ranks 915 out of 1,216. Before him are Slavko Avsenik, Francesco Araja, Gian Carlo Menotti, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Tigran Chukhajian, and Arnold Bax. After him are Egidio Duni, Ramin Djawadi, Attilio Ariosti, Matthew Locke, Leopold Hofmann, and Juhan Aavik.
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 909
1709 - 1770
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 910
1911 - 2007
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 911
1736 - 1800
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 912
1837 - 1898
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 913
1883 - 1953
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 914
1944 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 915
1708 - 1775
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 916
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 917
1666 - 1729
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 918
1621 - 1677
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 919
1738 - 1793
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 920
1884 - 1982
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 921
Among people born in 1944, John Tavener ranks 306. Before him are Oleksandr Moroz, Chung Hong-won, Robert Mueller, Terry Funk, Vlastimil Hort, and Orhan Gencebay. After him are Günter Verheugen, Enrique Barón Crespo, Nikolai Karachentsov, Teri Garr, Ahmed Chalabi, and František Pospíšil. Among people deceased in 2013, John Tavener ranks 210. Before him are Domenico Bartolucci, Nílton de Sordi, Ignacio Eizaguirre, Ed Koch, Hans Hass, and Jetty Paerl. After him are Vincenzo Cerami, Arik Einstein, Franca Rame, Wadih El Safi, Tommy Morrison, and Mirko Kovač.
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 300
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 301
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 302
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 303
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 304
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 305
1944 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 306
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 307
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 308
1944 - 2018
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 309
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 310
1944 - 2015
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 311
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 312
1917 - 2013
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 204
1931 - 2013
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 205
1920 - 2013
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 206
1924 - 2013
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 207
1919 - 2013
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 208
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 209
1944 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 210
1940 - 2013
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 211
1939 - 2013
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 212
1929 - 2013
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 213
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 214
1969 - 2013
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 215
1938 - 2013
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 216
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Tavener ranks 2,521 out of 7,765. Before him are Jodie Whittaker (1982), Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Morris Travers (1872), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Una Stubbs (1937), and Arnold Bax (1883). After him are Jackie Oliver (1942), Mel Collins (1947), Martin Amis (1949), William Turner (1510), Israel Zangwill (1864), and Stuart Wilson (1946).
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 2,515
1916 - 2000
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 2,516
1872 - 1961
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 2,517
1940 - 2024
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 2,518
1937 - 2021
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 2,519
1883 - 1953
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2,520
1944 - 2013
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2,521
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2,522
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 2,523
1949 - 2023
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 2,524
1510 - 1568
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 2,525
1864 - 1926
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 2,526
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 2,527
Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Tavener ranks 34. Before him are John Bull (1562), Frank Bridge (1879), Rebecca Clarke (1886), Charles Burney (1726), Stanley Myers (1930), and Arnold Bax (1883). After him are Matthew Locke (1621), Christopher Hogwood (1941), Richard Addinsell (1904), Patrick Doyle (1953), Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), and John Rutter (1945).
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
1621 - 1677
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 35
1941 - 2014
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 36
1904 - 1977
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 37
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 38
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 39
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 40