Composer
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
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Michel Legrand
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2024). Michel Legrand is the 173rd most popular composer (down from 154th in 2024), the 786th most popular biography from France (down from 719th in 2019) and the 31st most popular French Composer.
Michel Legrand is a French composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist. He is most famous for his film scores, including The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Young Girls of Rochefort.
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Among Composers
Among composers, Michel Legrand ranks 173 out of 1,451. Before him are Karol Szymanowski, Hugo Wolf, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Gian Carlo Menotti, and Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach. After him are Luciano Berio, Henri Vieuxtemps, Max Reger, Giuseppe Torelli, Francesco Cavalli, and Siegfried Wagner.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Karol Szymanowski
1882 - 1937
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 167
Hugo Wolf
1860 - 1903
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 168
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
1562 - 1621
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 169
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1952 - 2023
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 170
Gian Carlo Menotti
1911 - 2007
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 171
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
1732 - 1795
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 172
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 173
Luciano Berio
1925 - 2003
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 174
Henri Vieuxtemps
1820 - 1881
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 175
Max Reger
1873 - 1916
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 176
Giuseppe Torelli
1658 - 1709
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 177
Francesco Cavalli
1602 - 1676
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 178
Siegfried Wagner
1869 - 1930
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 179
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Michel Legrand ranks 39. Before him are Víctor Jara, Khaled al-Asaad, Melvin Schwartz, Camilo Cienfuegos, Carlos Saura, and Ellen Burstyn. After him are Frances E. Allen, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Zito, Anthony Perkins, Roy Scheider, and Houari Boumédiène. Among people deceased in 2019, Michel Legrand ranks 35. Before him are João Gilberto, Mariss Jansons, Immanuel Wallerstein, Alexei Leonov, Anna Karina, and Demetris Christofias. After him are David Koch, Bibi Andersson, Gordon Banks, Robert Evans, B. J. Habibie, and Prem Tinsulanonda.
Others Born in 1932
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Víctor Jara
SINGER
1932 - 1973
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 33
Khaled al-Asaad
WRITER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 34
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 35
Camilo Cienfuegos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 1959
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 36
Carlos Saura
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2023
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 37
Ellen Burstyn
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 38
Michel Legrand
COMPOSER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 39
Frances E. Allen
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 40
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 41
Zito
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 42
Anthony Perkins
ACTOR
1932 - 1992
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 43
Roy Scheider
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 44
Houari Boumédiène
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1978
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 2019
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João Gilberto
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 29
Mariss Jansons
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 30
Immanuel Wallerstein
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2019
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 31
Alexei Leonov
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 32
Anna Karina
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 33
Demetris Christofias
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2019
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 34
Michel Legrand
COMPOSER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 35
David Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2019
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 36
Bibi Andersson
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 37
Gordon Banks
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 38
Robert Evans
PRODUCER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 39
B. J. Habibie
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 40
Prem Tinsulanonda
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2019
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 41
In France
Among people born in France, Michel Legrand ranks 786 out of NaN. Before him are René Clair (1898), Georges Dumézil (1898), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), Fanny Ardant (1949), Julie Clary (1771), and Dagobert II (650). After him are Hubert de Givenchy (1927), Mary of Guise (1515), Madame Roland (1754), Louis de Montfort (1673), Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848), and Paul Broca (1824).
Others born in France
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René Clair
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1981
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 780
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 781
Bertrand du Guesclin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1320 - 1380
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 782
Fanny Ardant
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 783
Julie Clary
COMPANION
1771 - 1845
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 784
Dagobert II
POLITICIAN
650 - 679
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 785
Michel Legrand
COMPOSER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 786
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 787
Mary of Guise
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1560
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 788
Madame Roland
WRITER
1754 - 1793
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 789
Louis de Montfort
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1673 - 1716
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 790
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 791
Paul Broca
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1824 - 1880
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 792
Among Composers In France
Among composers born in France, Michel Legrand ranks 31. Before him are Pérotin (1160), Darius Milhaud (1892), Paul Dukas (1865), Marin Marais (1656), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), and Léonin (1135). After him are François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), Pauline Viardot (1821), Fromental Halévy (1799), Lili Boulanger (1893), and Philippe de Vitry (1291).
Pérotin
1160 - 1230
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
Darius Milhaud
1892 - 1974
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 26
Paul Dukas
1865 - 1935
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 27
Marin Marais
1656 - 1728
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 28
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
1760 - 1836
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 29
Léonin
1135 - 1201
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 30
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 31
François-Adrien Boieldieu
1775 - 1834
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 32
Charles-Marie Widor
1844 - 1937
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 33
Pauline Viardot
1821 - 1910
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 34
Fromental Halévy
1799 - 1862
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 35
Lili Boulanger
1893 - 1918
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 36
Philippe de Vitry
1291 - 1361
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 37
