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Leonard Bernstein

1918 - 1990

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Leonard Bernstein ( BURN-styne; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim. Bernstein was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history" according to music critic Donal Henahan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonard Bernstein has received more than 13,016,622 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Leonard Bernstein is the 65th most popular composer (up from 89th in 2019), the 192nd most popular biography from United States (up from 266th in 2019) and the most popular American Composer.

Leonard Bernstein was a composer, conductor, and pianist. He is most famous for his work with the New York Philharmonic, which he conducted from 1958-1969.

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  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 67

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Leonard Bernstein ranks 65 out of 1,451. Before him are Vangelis, Henry Purcell, Astor Piazzolla, Johann Christian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, and Jules Massenet. After him are Charles Gounod, Anton Webern, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Alessandro Scarlatti, John Williams, and Stefania Turkewich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Leonard Bernstein ranks 8. Before him are Ingmar Bergman, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, and Richard Feynman. After him are Kurt Waldheim, Louis Althusser, Robert Wadlow, Rita Hayworth, Helmut Schmidt, and Ken Miles. Among people deceased in 1990, Leonard Bernstein ranks 5. Before him are Rajneesh, Lev Yashin, Greta Garbo, and Roald Dahl. After him are Louis Althusser, Alberto Moravia, Ava Gardner, B. F. Skinner, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Paulette Goddard, and Sarah Vaughan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leonard Bernstein ranks 192 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Redford (1936), James Madison (1751), Gregory Peck (1916), Scatman John (1942), Louis Sullivan (1856), and Mary Cassatt (1844). After him are Jeffrey Epstein (1953), Mel Gibson (1956), George Lucas (1944), Brigham Young (1801), Jon Voight (1938), and Ben Affleck (1972).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Leonard Bernstein ranks 1. After him are John Williams (1932), George Gershwin (1898), John Cage (1912), Henry Mancini (1924), Philip Glass (1937), Samuel Barber (1910), Scott Joplin (1868), Steve Reich (1936), Angelo Badalamenti (1937), James Horner (1953), and Jerry Goldsmith (1929).

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