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Louis Vierne

1870 - 1937

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Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a Messe solennelle for choir and two organs. He toured Europe and the United States as a concert organist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Vierne has received more than 247,248 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Vierne is the 268th most popular musician (down from 238th in 2019), the 1,447th most popular biography from France (down from 1,325th in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Musician.

Louis Vierne is most famous for his organ compositions, which are still played by organists today.

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  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Louis Vierne ranks 268 out of 3,175. Before him are Steve Harris, Billy Idol, Eddie Van Halen, J. J. Cale, Narciso Yepes, and Dolores O'Riordan. After him are Charles Mingus, Mauro Giuliani, Lars Ulrich, PJ Harvey, Keith Moon, and Slash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Louis Vierne ranks 32. Before him are D. T. Suzuki, Ernst Barlach, Pierre Louÿs, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Charlotte Cooper, and Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark. After him are Alexander Berkman, Edwin S. Porter, Nariman Narimanov, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, Sigfrid Edström, and Aleksandr Kuprin. Among people deceased in 1937, Louis Vierne ranks 44. Before him are Ray Ewry, Wallace Carothers, Walter Simons, Bessie Smith, Yeghishe Charents, and Chūya Nakahara. After him are Hugo Meisl, Georgy Pyatakov, Vincenzo Lancia, Andrés Nin Pérez, Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, and Takeo Wakabayashi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Vierne ranks 1,447 out of 6,770. Before him are Ferdinand Buisson (1841), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (1326), David Trezeguet (1977), Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (1725), and Louise Abbéma (1853). After him are Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805), Jacques MacDonald (1765), Bernard de Tremelay (1100), Michèle Mouton (1951), Vincent d'Indy (1851), and Yvette Guilbert (1865).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Louis Vierne ranks 13. Before him are Arnaut Daniel (1150), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Émile Waldteufel (1837), and Georges Prêtre (1924). After him are Jacques Dutronc (1943), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), Maurice André (1933), Michel Polnareff (1944), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), and Manitas de Plata (1921).

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