COMPOSER

Monty Norman

1928 - 2022

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Monty Norman (né Noserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for composing the "James Bond Theme", first heard in the 1962 film Dr. No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Monty Norman has received more than 525,116 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Monty Norman is the 1,285th most popular composer, the 4,471st most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 70th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Monty Norman ranks 1,285 out of 1,451. Before him are Gavin Bryars, Vincent Youmans, Morten Lauridsen, Necil Kazım Akses, Pascal Dusapin, and Florence Price. After him are Harald Kloser, William Sterndale Bennett, Rauf Hajiyev, John Kander, Näcip Cihanov, and Walter Susskind.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Monty Norman ranks 482. Before him are Buddy Van Horn, José Antonio Roca, Andrés Prieto, Břetislav Dolejší, Cyril Mango, and Giovanni Giacomazzi. After him are Rudolf Plyukfelder, Camilla Wicks, Antonio Ozores, André Strappe, George Deukmejian, and Dave Power. Among people deceased in 2022, Monty Norman ranks 476. Before him are Andrés Prieto, Egon Franke, Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Aleksandr Gorshkov, Michel Deguy, and Andrei Sukhovetsky. After him are John Emery, Gianni Celati, John Powell, Roberto Maroni, Raffaele La Capria, and Keto Losaberidze.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Monty Norman ranks 4,471 out of 8,785. Before him are Pauline Baynes (1922), David Mitchell (1969), Alan Ayckbourn (1939), Howard Jones (1955), Simon Schama (1945), and George Galloway (1954). After him are Charles Williams (1886), Andy Mackay (1946), Paul Graham (1964), Chris Craft (1939), Tommy Gemmell (1943), and Paul Carrack (1951).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Monty Norman ranks 70. Before him are Rachel Portman (1960), Maurice Greene (1696), Samuel Arnold (1740), John Ireland (1879), Thomas Weelkes (1576), and Gavin Bryars (1943). After him are William Sterndale Bennett (1816), Thomas Tomkins (1572), George Fenton (1950), David Arnold (1962), Jocelyn Pook (1960), and Peter Warlock (1894).

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