COMPOSER
Louis Durey
1888 - 1979
Louis Durey
Louis Edmond Durey (French: [dyʁɛ]; 27 May 1888 – 3 July 1979) was a French composer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Durey has received more than 78,874 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Durey is the 434th most popular composer (up from 445th in 2019), the 1,898th most popular biography from France (down from 1,845th in 2019) and the 67th most popular French Composer.
Memorability Metrics
79k
Page Views (PV)
57.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
9.59
Effective Languages (L*)
1.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Louis Durey ranks 434 out of 1,451. Before him are Raimonds Pauls, Johannes Tinctoris, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, Hans Werner Henze, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, and Joseph Kosma. After him are Heinrich Marschner, Federico Mompou, Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Bruno Maderna, Karl Goldmark, and Bill Conti.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaimonds Pauls
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 428
Johannes Tinctoris
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 429
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
1716 - 1801
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 430
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 431
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
1876 - 1948
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 432
Joseph Kosma
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 433
Louis Durey
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 434
Heinrich Marschner
1795 - 1861
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 435
Federico Mompou
1893 - 1987
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 436
Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco
1675 - 1742
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 437
Bruno Maderna
1920 - 1973
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 438
Karl Goldmark
1830 - 1915
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 439
Bill Conti
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 440
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Louis Durey ranks 72. Before him are Antonio Sant'Elia, Wellington Koo, Prince Oskar of Prussia, Henry A. Wallace, Inayatullah Khan, and Jan Syrový. After him are Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Werner Jaeger, Valerian Kuybyshev, Clara Campoamor, Fritz Reiner, and Du Yuesheng. Among people deceased in 1979, Louis Durey ranks 65. Before him are Richard Rodgers, Elizabeth Bishop, Konstantin Simonov, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Yukio Tsuda, and Jacques Mesrine. After him are Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Aleksei N. Leontiev, Yuen Siu-tien, Friedrich Ebert Jr., Jean-Marie Villot, and Stein Rokkan.
Others Born in 1888
Go to all RankingsAntonio Sant'Elia
ARCHITECT
1888 - 1916
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 66
Wellington Koo
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1985
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 67
Prince Oskar of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 68
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 69
Inayatullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 70
Jan Syrový
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1970
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 71
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 72
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 73
Werner Jaeger
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 74
Valerian Kuybyshev
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1935
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 75
Clara Campoamor
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 76
Fritz Reiner
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1963
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 77
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsRichard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 59
Elizabeth Bishop
WRITER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 60
Konstantin Simonov
WRITER
1915 - 1979
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 61
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1979
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 62
Yukio Tsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 63
Jacques Mesrine
EXTREMIST
1936 - 1979
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 64
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 65
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 66
Aleksei N. Leontiev
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 67
Yuen Siu-tien
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 68
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1979
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 69
Jean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 70
Stein Rokkan
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1979
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 71
In France
Among people born in France, Louis Durey ranks 1,898 out of 6,770. Before him are François Périer (1919), Marcel Petiot (1897), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Charles-André van Loo (1705), Charles de Bourbon (1523), and Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768). After him are Daniel Revenu (1942), Alain Juppé (1945), Paul Pelliot (1878), Herleva (1003), Alphonse Allais (1854), and Edward, Count of Savoy (1284).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois Périer
ACTOR
1919 - 2002
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,892
Marcel Petiot
PHYSICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,893
Jean Hyppolite
PHILOSOPHER
1907 - 1968
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 1,894
Charles-André van Loo
PAINTER
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 1,895
Charles de Bourbon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1523 - 1590
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 1,896
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1768 - 1813
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 1,897
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 1,898
Daniel Revenu
FENCER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,899
Alain Juppé
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 1,900
Paul Pelliot
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1878 - 1945
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 1,901
Herleva
POLITICIAN
1003 - 1050
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 1,902
Alphonse Allais
WRITER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 1,903
Edward, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1284 - 1329
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 1,904
Among COMPOSERS In France
Among composers born in France, Louis Durey ranks 67. Before him are Yo-Yo Ma (1955), Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673), Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (1640), Georg Muffat (1653), André Jolivet (1905), and Étienne Méhul (1763). After him are Franck Pourcel (1913), Mélanie Bonis (1858), Antoine Busnois (1430), Théodore Dubois (1837), Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676), and Maurice Duruflé (1902).
Yo-Yo Ma
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 61
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre
1673 - 1763
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 62
Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe
1640 - 1700
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 63
Georg Muffat
1653 - 1704
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 64
André Jolivet
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 65
Étienne Méhul
1763 - 1817
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 66
Louis Durey
1888 - 1979
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 67
Franck Pourcel
1913 - 2000
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 68
Mélanie Bonis
1858 - 1937
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 69
Antoine Busnois
1430 - 1492
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 70
Théodore Dubois
1837 - 1924
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 71
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
1676 - 1749
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 72
Maurice Duruflé
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 73