COMPOSER
Lukas Foss
1922 - 2009
Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lukas Foss has received more than 182,450 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Lukas Foss is the 1,271st most popular composer (down from 1,134th in 2019), the 5,079th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,130th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
45.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Lukas Foss ranks 1,271 out of 1,451. Before him are Virgil Thomson, John Ireland, Fartein Valen, Thomas Weelkes, Paul Le Flem, and Paul Williams. After him are Victor Herbert, Geirr Tveitt, Yasuharu Takanashi, Toshio Hosokawa, Lepo Sumera, and Boris Tishchenko.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVirgil Thomson
1896 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 1,265
John Ireland
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 1,266
Fartein Valen
1887 - 1952
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 1,267
Thomas Weelkes
1576 - 1623
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 1,268
Paul Le Flem
1881 - 1984
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 1,269
Paul Williams
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 1,270
Lukas Foss
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 1,271
Victor Herbert
1859 - 1924
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 1,272
Geirr Tveitt
1908 - 1981
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 1,273
Yasuharu Takanashi
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 1,274
Toshio Hosokawa
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1,275
Lepo Sumera
1950 - 2000
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,276
Boris Tishchenko
1939 - 2010
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,277
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Lukas Foss ranks 357. Before him are Irina Antonova, Herbert MacKay-Fraser, Umberto Betti, Georgy Adelson-Velsky, Melvin Laird, and Gustaf Jansson. After him are Rudolf Haag, Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, Jim Pollard, Milton H. Greene, Don Patinkin, and Ray Anthony. Among people deceased in 2009, Lukas Foss ranks 294. Before him are Stanley Jaki, Umberto Betti, Frankie Manning, Feroz Khan, William Alston, and Yevgeny Vesnik. After him are Igor Starygin, Said Seyam, Teddy Mayer, I. J. Good, Jacques Sylla, and Jacques Baratier.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsIrina Antonova
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 351
Herbert MacKay-Fraser
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1957
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 352
Umberto Betti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 353
Georgy Adelson-Velsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2014
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 354
Melvin Laird
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 355
Gustaf Jansson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 356
Lukas Foss
COMPOSER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 357
Rudolf Haag
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2016
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 358
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
LINGUIST
1922 - 2020
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 359
Jim Pollard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 360
Milton H. Greene
PHOTOGRAPHER
1922 - 1985
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 361
Don Patinkin
ECONOMIST
1922 - 1995
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 362
Ray Anthony
MUSICIAN
1922 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 363
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsStanley Jaki
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 288
Umberto Betti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 289
Frankie Manning
DANCER
1914 - 2009
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 290
Feroz Khan
ACTOR
1939 - 2009
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 291
William Alston
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 292
Yevgeny Vesnik
ACTOR
1923 - 2009
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 293
Lukas Foss
COMPOSER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 294
Igor Starygin
ACTOR
1946 - 2009
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 295
Said Seyam
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2009
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 296
Teddy Mayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2009
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 297
I. J. Good
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 298
Jacques Sylla
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2009
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 299
Jacques Baratier
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 2009
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 300
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Lukas Foss ranks 5,079 out of 7,253. Before him are Walther von Dyck (1856), Dieter Eilts (1964), Christian Gottfried Körner (1756), Hans Eichel (1941), Konrad Weise (1951), and Marcel Schmelzer (1988). After him are Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (1788), Uli Kusch (1967), Martin Kippenberger (1953), Jürgen Sundermann (1940), Bernhard Minetti (1905), and Wolfgang Hohlbein (1953).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWalther von Dyck
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1934
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 5,073
Dieter Eilts
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 5,074
Christian Gottfried Körner
LAWYER
1756 - 1831
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 5,075
Hans Eichel
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 5,076
Konrad Weise
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 5,077
Marcel Schmelzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 5,078
Lukas Foss
COMPOSER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 5,079
Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker
ASTRONOMER
1788 - 1862
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 5,080
Uli Kusch
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 5,081
Martin Kippenberger
SCULPTOR
1953 - 1997
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 5,082
Jürgen Sundermann
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 5,083
Bernhard Minetti
ACTOR
1905 - 1998
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 5,084
Wolfgang Hohlbein
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 5,085
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Lukas Foss ranks 172. Before him are Ludwig Abeille (1761), Boris Papandopulo (1906), Walter Braunfels (1882), Oskar Sala (1910), Melchior Vulpius (1570), and Johanna Kinkel (1810). After him are Kurt Thomas (1904), Udo Zimmermann (1943), Hauschka (1966), Alexander Goehr (1932), Samuel Adler (1928), and Ludger Stühlmeyer (1961).
Ludwig Abeille
1761 - 1838
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 166
Boris Papandopulo
1906 - 1991
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 167
Walter Braunfels
1882 - 1954
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 168
Oskar Sala
1910 - 2002
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 169
Melchior Vulpius
1570 - 1615
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 170
Johanna Kinkel
1810 - 1858
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 171
Lukas Foss
1922 - 2009
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 172
Kurt Thomas
1904 - 1973
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 173
Udo Zimmermann
1943 - 2021
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 174
Hauschka
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 175
Alexander Goehr
1932 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 176
Samuel Adler
1928 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 177
Ludger Stühlmeyer
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 178