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Judith Weir

1954 - Today

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Dame Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer. She served as Master of the King's Music from 2014 to 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judith Weir has received more than 195,156 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Judith Weir is the 1,428th most popular composer (down from 1,350th in 2019), the 6,624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,264th in 2019) and the 99th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Judith Weir ranks 1,428 out of 1,451. Before her are Masashi Hamauzu, Ola Gjeilo, Frederik Magle, Shoji Meguro, Rupert Gregson-Williams, and Eric Whitacre. After her are James MacMillan, John Ottman, Alla Zahaikevych, Christopher Tin, Marcus Paus, and Benjamin Wallfisch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Judith Weir ranks 716. Before her are Toninho Moura, Mike Braun, Abida Parveen, Moon Moon Sen, Mary Fallin, and Jimmy Case. After her are John O'Hurley, James F. Reilly, Renuka Chowdhury, Kent Benson, Honey Irani, and Susan Huggett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Judith Weir ranks 6,624 out of 8,785. Before her are Simon Beaufoy (1966), Owen Nolan (1972), Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969), Yungblud (1997), Derren Brown (1971), and Dennis Potter (1935). After her are Eric Fellner (1959), Demis Hassabis (1976), Giovanni Reyna (2002), Con O'Neill (1966), Sophie Ward (1964), and Holliday Grainger (1988).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Judith Weir ranks 99. Before her are Ray Noble (1903), Oliver Knussen (1952), Alan Bush (1900), William Alwyn (1905), Elisabeth Lutyens (1906), and Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966). After her are James MacMillan (1959), Benjamin Wallfisch (1979), Steven Price (1977), Sona Jobarteh (1983), Murray Gold (1969), and Alma Deutscher (2005).

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