1490 - 1545
John Taverner (c. 1490 – 18 October 1545) was an English composer and organist, regarded as one of the most important English composers of his era. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Taverner has received more than 190,988 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Taverner is the 755th most popular composer (down from 748th in 2019), the 2,089th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,113th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Composer.
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Among composers, John Taverner ranks 755 out of 1,216. Before him are Giuseppe Martucci, Gabriel Yared, Pierre Attaingnant, Louise Farrenc, Edmond Audran, and Matvey Blanter. After him are Johann Friedrich Agricola, Kaija Saariaho, Albéric Magnard, Karol Lipiński, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, and Péter Eötvös.
1856 - 1909
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 749
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 750
1494 - 1552
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 751
1804 - 1875
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 752
1840 - 1901
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 753
1903 - 1990
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 754
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 755
1720 - 1774
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 756
1952 - 2023
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 757
1865 - 1914
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 758
1790 - 1861
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 759
1690 - 1749
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 760
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 761
Among people born in 1490, John Taverner ranks 19. Before him are Françoise d'Alençon, John III, Duke of Cleves, Properzia de' Rossi, Nikola Jurišić, Mohammed al-Shaykh, and Galvarino. After him are Caspar Schwenckfeld, Claudin de Sermisy, and Luca Ghini. Among people deceased in 1545, John Taverner ranks 15. Before him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Peter Faber, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Pietro Lando, and Nikola Jurišić.
1490 - 1550
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 13
1490 - 1539
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 14
1490 - 1530
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 15
1490 - 1545
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 16
1490 - 1557
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 17
1490 - 1557
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 18
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 19
1490 - 1561
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 20
1490 - 1562
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 21
1490 - 1556
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 22
1517 - 1545
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 9
1506 - 1545
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 10
1522 - 1545
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 11
1495 - 1545
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 12
1462 - 1545
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 13
1490 - 1545
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 14
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 15
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Taverner ranks 2,089 out of 7,765. Before him are John Wyndham (1903), William Kent (1685), Alexander Bain (1818), William Robert Grove (1811), Oldfield Thomas (1858), and Cynewulf of Wessex (750). After him are Francis Darwin (1848), Ian Dury (1942), Barbara West (1911), Kit Harington (1986), James Dyson (1947), and Mary Bell (1957).
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2,083
1685 - 1748
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,084
1818 - 1903
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 2,085
1811 - 1896
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,086
1858 - 1929
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,087
750 - 786
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 2,088
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,089
1848 - 1925
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 2,090
1942 - 2000
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,091
1911 - 2007
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,092
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 2,093
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2,094
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2,095
Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Taverner ranks 27. Before him are John Blow (1649), Orlando Gibbons (1583), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), William Boyce (1711), Malcolm Arnold (1921), and Arthur Sullivan (1842). After him are John Bull (1562), Frank Bridge (1879), Rebecca Clarke (1886), Charles Burney (1726), Stanley Myers (1930), and Arnold Bax (1883).
1649 - 1708
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 21
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