1684 - 1720
Maria Barbara Bach (30 October [O.S. 20 October] 1684 – buried 7 July 1720) was a German singer and the first wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Barbara Bach has received more than 201,143 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2019). Maria Barbara Bach is the 211th most popular companion (down from 179th in 2019), the 788th most popular biography from Germany (down from 652nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Companion.
Maria Barbara Bach is most famous for her work with the Bach family of composers. She was a singer and keyboard player, and she married Johann Sebastian Bach in 1707.
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Among companions, Maria Barbara Bach ranks 211 out of 673. Before her are Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Constance of Austria, Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, and Marie of France, Countess of Champagne. After her are Adela of Champagne, Hoelun, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Kaya Sultan, Amélie of Orléans, and Catherine Opalińska.
1666 - 1726
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 205
1588 - 1631
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 206
1162 - 1214
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 207
1788 - 1836
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 208
1720 - 1782
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 209
1145 - 1198
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 210
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 211
1140 - 1206
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 212
1140 - 1208
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 213
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 214
1633 - 1659
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 215
1865 - 1951
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 216
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 217
Among people born in 1684, Maria Barbara Bach ranks 4. Before her are Catherine I of Russia, Jean-Antoine Watteau, and Ludvig Holberg. After her are Tokugawa Yoshimune, Francesco Durante, Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, Johann Gottfried Walther, Edward Vernon, Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Robert Maynard, and Jean Astruc. Among people deceased in 1720, Maria Barbara Bach ranks 4. Before her are Sukjong of Joseon, Calico Jack, and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg. After her are Edward England, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Antoine Coysevox, Peter Tordenskjold, Balaji Vishwanath, Anne Dacier, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.
1684 - 1727
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 1
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 2
1684 - 1754
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 3
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 4
1684 - 1751
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 5
1684 - 1755
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 6
1684 - 1737
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 7
1684 - 1748
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 8
1684 - 1757
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 9
1684 - 1757
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 10
1684 - 1751
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 11
1684 - 1766
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 12
1661 - 1720
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 1
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 2
1655 - 1720
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 3
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 4
1685 - 1720
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 5
1670 - 1720
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 6
1642 - 1720
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 7
1640 - 1720
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 8
1690 - 1720
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 9
1662 - 1720
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 10
1645 - 1720
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11
1648 - 1720
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Maria Barbara Bach ranks 788 out of 6,142. Before her are Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Jenny von Westphalen (1814), Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414), Gotthard Kettler (1517), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), and Hans Fallada (1893). After her are Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), Eduard Dietl (1890), Rudolf Schenker (1948), and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792).
1504 - 1567
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 782
1814 - 1881
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 783
1414 - 1486
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 784
1517 - 1587
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 785
1890 - 1944
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 786
1893 - 1947
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 787
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 788
1942 - 2023
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 789
1821 - 1912
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 790
1758 - 1828
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 791
1890 - 1944
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 792
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 793
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 794
Among companions born in Germany, Maria Barbara Bach ranks 34. Before her are Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668), Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1715), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), Princess Wilhelmine of Baden (1788), and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia (1720). After her are Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792), Frederica of Baden (1781), Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573), Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1729), Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (1846), and Princess Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (1754).
1811 - 1890
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 28
1668 - 1705
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 29
1715 - 1797
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 30
1666 - 1726
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 31
1788 - 1836
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 32
1720 - 1782
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 33
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 34
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 35
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 36
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 37
1729 - 1796
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 38
1846 - 1935
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 39
1754 - 1832
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 40