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John Wilbye

1574 - 1638

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John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wilbye has received more than 57,530 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wilbye is the 1,313th most popular composer (down from 1,241st in 2019), the 4,689th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,448th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 58k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Wilbye ranks 1,313 out of 1,451. Before him are James Scott, Harry Warren, Jocelyn Pook, Peter Warlock, Javier Navarrete, and Brian Tyler. After him are Thomas Campion, Ned Rorem, Joel Goldsmith, Thomas Adès, Kurt Thomas, and Laxmikant–Pyarelal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1574, John Wilbye ranks 16. Before him are Qin Liangyu, Feng Menglong, Elisabeth of Lorraine, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and İbrahim Peçevi. After him is Thomas Heywood. Among people deceased in 1638, John Wilbye ranks 26. Before him are Jacques Blanchard, George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, and Gabriello Chiabrera.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Wilbye ranks 4,689 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Hopper (1945), Mike Hodges (1932), George Henry Lewes (1817), Doug Sampson (1957), Nigel Marven (1960), and Anthony Shaffer (1926). After him are John James Shepherd (1884), Thomas Campion (1567), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Gina McKee (1964), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), and Tom Clarke (1858).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Wilbye ranks 77. Before him are William Sterndale Bennett (1816), Thomas Tomkins (1572), George Fenton (1950), David Arnold (1962), Jocelyn Pook (1960), and Peter Warlock (1894). After him are Thomas Campion (1567), Thomas Adès (1971), Henry Lawes (1595), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), John Stanley (1712), and Dave Stewart (1950).

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