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Jonathan Larson

1960 - 1996

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Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom!, which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, substance use disorder, and homophobia. Larson had worked on both musicals throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Larson has received more than 8,799,700 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jonathan Larson is the 1,162nd most popular composer (down from 556th in 2019), the 6,823rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,633rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Composer.

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  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Jonathan Larson ranks 1,162 out of 1,451. Before him are Leigh Harline, Robert Planquette, Thomas Morley, Paul Whiteman, Vano Muradeli, and Jean-Joseph Mouret. After him are Dario Marianelli, John Corigliano, Arthur Benjamin, Conlon Nancarrow, William Schuman, and Francisco Mignone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jonathan Larson ranks 255. Before him are Serhiy Tihipko, Moreno Argentin, Micheál Martin, Víctor Fernández, Eike Immel, and Eric Martin. After him are Callum Keith Rennie, José Eduardo Agualusa, Nobuyo Fujishiro, Peter F. Hamilton, Craig Sheffer, and Azim Isabekov. Among people deceased in 1996, Jonathan Larson ranks 232. Before him are Maati Bouabid, Adelaide Lambert, Arthur Rudolph, Zainab Biisheva, Alfredo Nobre da Costa, and Bill Monroe. After him are Antonio Creus, Anni Steuer, Marin Sorescu, William Colby, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and Hrant Shahinyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jonathan Larson ranks 6,823 out of 20,380. Before him are John Van Ryn (1905), Nathanael West (1903), John Rutledge (1739), Janice Dickinson (1955), Ann Druyan (1949), and Richard Lugar (1932). After him are Marilynne Robinson (1943), Dolores Hart (1938), Rachel Bilson (1981), Tim Hardin (1941), Maurice Greene (1974), and Seth Green (1974).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Jonathan Larson ranks 69. Before him are Morton Gould (1913), Roger Sessions (1896), Frank Churchill (1901), Gunther Schuller (1925), Leigh Harline (1907), and Paul Whiteman (1890). After him are John Corigliano (1938), Conlon Nancarrow (1912), William Schuman (1910), Alf Clausen (1941), Brad Fiedel (1951), and Marco Beltrami (1966).

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