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Kaija Saariaho

Finnish composer

1952 - 2023

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Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Kaija Saariaho is the 510th most popular composer (down from 498th in 2024), the 76th most popular biography from Finland (down from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Composer.

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#76 / 884

Kaija Saariaho ranks #76 among 884 people in Pantheon born in Finland, inside the top 9% of that group.

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Among Composers

Among composers, Kaija Saariaho ranks 510 out of 1,493. Before her are George Antheil, Igor Markevitch, Robert Fuchs, Joseph Kosma, Emilio de' Cavalieri, and Fredrik Pacius. After her are Johann Ludwig Bach, Luis Bacalov, Bill Conti, Leroy Anderson, Jean Françaix, and Reinhard Keiser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Kaija Saariaho ranks 136. Before her are Nora Miao, Liz Mitchell, Rainer Bonhof, John Walker, Manuel Zelaya, and Chazz Palminteri. After her are Petar Stoyanov, Bola Tinubu, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Fatos Nano, Rex Tillerson, and Nile Rodgers. Among people deceased in 2023, Kaija Saariaho ranks 109. Before her are John Romita Sr., Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Stockton Rush, Frank Borman, Betty Boothroyd, and David Crosby. After her are Menahem Pressler, Petar Zhekov, Ruslan Khasbulatov, Matteo Messina Denaro, Roger Whittaker, and Antonella Lualdi.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kaija Saariaho ranks 76 out of 884. Before her are Tapio Wirkkala (1915), Minna Canth (1844), Petteri Orpo (1969), Jaakko Hintikka (1929), Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (1757), and Matthias Castrén (1813). After her are Ernst Linder (1868), Matti Järvinen (1909), Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Juhani Aho (1861), and Fredrika Bremer (1801).

Among Composers In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Kaija Saariaho ranks 2. Before her is Jean Sibelius (1865). After her are Bernhard Crusell (1775), Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Martin Wegelius (1846), Selim Palmgren (1878), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Kalevi Aho (1949), Magnus Lindberg (1958), and Toivo Kuula (1883).

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