1887 - 1960
Joseph Francis Lamb (December 6, 1887 – September 3, 1960) was an American composer of ragtime music. Lamb, of Irish descent, was the only non-African American of the "Big Three" composers of classical ragtime, the other two being Scott Joplin and James Scott. The ragtime of Joseph Lamb ranges from standard popular fare to complex and highly engaging. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Lamb has received more than 49,329 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Joseph Lamb is the 1,247th most popular composer (down from 1,125th in 2019), the 8,975th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,454th in 2019) and the 99th most popular American Composer.
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Among composers, Joseph Lamb ranks 1,247 out of 1,216. Before him are Vincent Youmans, Vicente Amigo, John Wilbye, Earl Scruggs, Peter Warlock, and R. D. Burman. After him are Howard Hanson, Masaaki Suzuki, Vincent Persichetti, Hamilton Harty, George Bruns, and Näcip Cihanov.
1898 - 1946
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,241
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,242
1574 - 1638
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,243
1924 - 2012
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 1,244
1894 - 1930
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 1,245
1939 - 1994
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,246
1887 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 1,247
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,248
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,249
1915 - 1987
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 1,250
1879 - 1941
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 1,251
1914 - 1983
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 1,252
1911 - 1988
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,253
Among people born in 1887, Joseph Lamb ranks 238. Before him are Fartein Valen, Sigurd Jørgensen, George Abbott, Arne Halse, Väinö Siikaniemi, and Kate Gillou. After him are Karl Taylor Compton, Victor d'Arcy, William Frawley, Lynn Fontanne, Nils Granfelt, and Gustaf Rosenquist. Among people deceased in 1960, Joseph Lamb ranks 193. Before him are Lawrence Tibbett, José Serrato, August Gailit, Aneurin Bevan, Christopher Hornsrud, and Anni Holdmann. After him are Dimitrana Ivanova, Charles Delporte, Edward Brophy, Roscoe Lockwood, Thalia Flora-Karavia, and I. I. Chundrigar.
1887 - 1952
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 232
1887 - 1929
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 233
1887 - 1995
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 234
1887 - 1975
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 235
1887 - 1932
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 236
1887 - 1964
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 237
1887 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 238
1887 - 1954
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 239
1887 - 1961
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 240
1887 - 1966
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 241
1887 - 1983
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 242
1887 - 1959
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 243
1887 - 1961
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 244
1896 - 1960
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 187
1868 - 1960
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 188
1891 - 1960
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 189
1897 - 1960
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 190
1859 - 1960
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 191
1900 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 192
1887 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 193
1881 - 1960
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 194
1893 - 1960
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 195
1895 - 1960
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 196
1875 - 1960
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 197
1871 - 1960
HPI: 42.01
Rank: 198
1897 - 1960
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 199
Among people born in United States, Joseph Lamb ranks 8,975 out of 18,182. Before him are John F. Kelly (1950), Mary Kay Place (1947), Carly Fiorina (1954), John Torrey (1796), Dan Lauria (1947), and Jerome Biffle (1928). After him are Orlando Jones (1968), John Adair (1757), Marston Morse (1892), Greta Gerwig (1983), Russell Simpson (1880), and Luther Adler (1903).
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 8,969
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 8,970
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 8,971
1796 - 1873
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 8,972
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 8,973
1928 - 2002
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 8,974
1887 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 8,975
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 8,976
1757 - 1840
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 8,977
1892 - 1977
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 8,978
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 8,979
1880 - 1959
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 8,980
1903 - 1984
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 8,981
Among composers born in United States, Joseph Lamb ranks 99. Before him are Lowell Mason (1792), Christopher Young (1958), David Raksin (1912), Mark Mancina (1957), Vincent Youmans (1898), and Earl Scruggs (1924). After him are Howard Hanson (1896), Vincent Persichetti (1915), George Bruns (1914), Jerry Bock (1928), Shirley Walker (1945), and Lou Harrison (1917).
1792 - 1872
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 93
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 94
1912 - 2004
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 95
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 96
1898 - 1946
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 97
1924 - 2012
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 98
1887 - 1960
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 99
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 100
1915 - 1987
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 101
1914 - 1983
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 102
1928 - 2010
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 103
1945 - 2006
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 104
1917 - 2003
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 105