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Louis Vierne

1870 - 1937

Louis Vierne

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 208,792 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Louis Vierne is the 236th most popular musician (down from 224th in 2019), the 1,330th most popular biography from France (down from 1,260th in 2019) and the 12th most popular French Musician.

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

Memorability Metrics

210k
Page Views (PV)
59.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
7.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Louis Vierne ranks 236 out of 2,662. Before him are Maria Theresia von Paradis, John Mayall, Keith Moon, Paul Stanley, John McLaughlin, and Mauro Giuliani. After him are Steve Harris, Karl Jenkins, Mike Portnoy, Narciso Yepes, Yanni, and Abdel Halim Hafez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Louis Vierne ranks 33. Before him are Sophia of Prussia, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Charlotte Cooper, D. T. Suzuki, Ernst Barlach, and Bernard Baruch. After him are Jan Smuts, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Nariman Narimanov, Aleksandr Kuprin, Edwin S. Porter, and Jaime, Duke of Madrid. Among people deceased in 1937, Louis Vierne ranks 38. Before him are Jagadish Chandra Bose, Gustaf Dalén, Albert Roussel, Wallace Carothers, Edith Wharton, and Pavel Florensky. After him are Georgy Pyatakov, Keke Geladze, Bessie Smith, Ray Ewry, Chūya Nakahara, and Vincenzo Lancia.

Others Born in 1870

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Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 27
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark
1870 - 1891
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 28
Charlotte Cooper
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 29
D. T. Suzuki
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 30
Ernst Barlach
1870 - 1938
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 31
Bernard Baruch
1870 - 1965
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 32
Louis Vierne
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 33
Jan Smuts
1870 - 1950
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 34
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1870 - 1949
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 35
Nariman Narimanov
1870 - 1925
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 36
Aleksandr Kuprin
1870 - 1938
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 37
Edwin S. Porter
1870 - 1941
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 38
Jaime, Duke of Madrid
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HPI: 58.53
Rank: 39