Conductor
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
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Kurt Masur
His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Kurt Masur is the 19th most popular conductor, the 281st most popular biography from Poland (up from 291st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Conductor.
Kurt Masur is most famous for his work as the conductor of the New York Philharmonic and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
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Among Conductors
Among conductors, Kurt Masur ranks 19 out of 128. Before him are Otto Klemperer, Felix Weingartner, Herbert Blomstedt, Seiji Ozawa, Rafael Kubelík, and Dimitri Mitropoulos. After him are Carlo Maria Giulini, Erich Kleiber, Hans Knappertsbusch, Leopold Stokowski, Serge Koussevitzky, and Georg Solti.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
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Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 13
Felix Weingartner
1863 - 1942
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 14
Herbert Blomstedt
1927 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 15
Seiji Ozawa
1935 - 2024
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 16
Rafael Kubelík
1914 - 1996
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 17
Dimitri Mitropoulos
1896 - 1960
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 18
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 19
Carlo Maria Giulini
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 20
Erich Kleiber
1890 - 1956
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 21
Hans Knappertsbusch
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 22
Leopold Stokowski
1882 - 1977
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 23
Serge Koussevitzky
1874 - 1951
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 24
Georg Solti
1912 - 1997
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Kurt Masur ranks 86. Before him are Ibrahim Ferrer, Lee Grant, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Victor Wong, Robert Noyce, and Jean-Claude Pascal. After him are Steve Ditko, Rosemary Harris, R. D. Laing, Günter Guillaume, Lucio Fulci, and Jupp Derwall. Among people deceased in 2015, Kurt Masur ranks 74. Before him are Marshall Rosenberg, Pierre Brice, Dave Mackay, Halldór Ásgrímsson, Nirmala Joshi, and Setsuko Hara. After him are Louis Jourdan, Phil Taylor, Georges Wolinski, Robert Loggia, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Rod Taylor.
Others Born in 1927
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Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 80
Lee Grant
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 81
Hiroshi Yamauchi
BUSINESSPERSON
1927 - 2013
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 82
Victor Wong
ACTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 83
Robert Noyce
INVENTOR
1927 - 1990
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 84
Jean-Claude Pascal
ACTOR
1927 - 1992
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 85
Kurt Masur
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 86
Steve Ditko
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2018
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 87
Rosemary Harris
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 88
R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 89
Günter Guillaume
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 1995
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 90
Lucio Fulci
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 91
Jupp Derwall
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 2015
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Marshall Rosenberg
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 68
Pierre Brice
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 69
Dave Mackay
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 70
Halldór Ásgrímsson
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 71
Nirmala Joshi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 72
Setsuko Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 73
Kurt Masur
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 74
Louis Jourdan
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 75
Phil Taylor
MUSICIAN
1954 - 2015
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 76
Georges Wolinski
COMIC ARTIST
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 77
Robert Loggia
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 78
Gabriele Ferzetti
ACTOR
1925 - 2015
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 79
Rod Taylor
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 80
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Kurt Masur ranks 281 out of NaN. Before him are Jerzy Skolimowski (1938), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Carl Gotthard Langhans (1732), Stanisław Ryłko (1945), Miguel Najdorf (1910), and Hans Kammler (1901). After him are Adam Stefan Sapieha (1867), Dieter Wisliceny (1911), Stanisława Walasiewicz (1911), Adam Czerniaków (1880), David Seymour (1911), and Mieczysław Weinberg (1919).
Others born in Poland
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Jerzy Skolimowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 275
Jan Kochanowski
WRITER
1530 - 1584
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 276
Carl Gotthard Langhans
ARCHITECT
1732 - 1808
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 277
Stanisław Ryłko
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 278
Miguel Najdorf
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 279
Hans Kammler
ENGINEER
1901 - 1945
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 280
Kurt Masur
CONDUCTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 281
Adam Stefan Sapieha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1951
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 282
Dieter Wisliceny
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1948
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 283
Stanisława Walasiewicz
ATHLETE
1911 - 1980
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 284
Adam Czerniaków
ENGINEER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 285
David Seymour
JOURNALIST
1911 - 1956
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 286
Mieczysław Weinberg
COMPOSER
1919 - 1996
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 287
Among Conductors In Poland
Among conductors born in Poland, Kurt Masur ranks 2. Before him are Otto Klemperer (1885). After him are Kurt Sanderling (1912), Marek Janowski (1939), and Paul Kletzki (1900).
Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 1
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2
Kurt Sanderling
1912 - 2011
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3
Marek Janowski
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 4
Paul Kletzki
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 5
