COMPOSER
Nikolai Medtner
1879 - 1951
Nikolai Medtner
Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Russian: Николай Карлович Метнер, romanized: Nikolay Karlovich Metner; 5 January 1880 [O.S. 24 December 1879]–13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immediately after his death, he is now becoming recognized as one of the most significant Russian composers for the piano. A younger contemporary of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, he wrote a substantial number of compositions, all of which include the piano. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nikolai Medtner has received more than 338,296 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Medtner is the 425th most popular composer (up from 429th in 2019), the 569th most popular biography from Russia (up from 578th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Russian Composer.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
57.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
6.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Nikolai Medtner ranks 425 out of 1,451. Before him are André Jolivet, Giuseppe Sammartini, James Newton Howard, Ferdinand Ries, Étienne Méhul, and Princess Maria Antonia Koháry. After him are Józef Elsner, Ernest Ansermet, Raimonds Pauls, Johannes Tinctoris, Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia, and Hans Werner Henze.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndré Jolivet
1905 - 1974
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 419
Giuseppe Sammartini
1695 - 1750
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 420
James Newton Howard
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 421
Ferdinand Ries
1784 - 1838
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 422
Étienne Méhul
1763 - 1817
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 423
Princess Maria Antonia Koháry
1797 - 1862
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 424
Nikolai Medtner
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 425
Józef Elsner
1769 - 1854
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 426
Ernest Ansermet
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 427
Raimonds Pauls
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 428
Johannes Tinctoris
1435 - 1511
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 429
Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
1716 - 1801
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 430
Hans Werner Henze
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 431
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Nikolai Medtner ranks 58. Before him are Bedřich Hrozný, Edward Steichen, Kartini, Max Emmerich, Hisaichi Terauchi, and Alfred Korzybski. After him are Margaret Sanger, Hans Hahn, William Beveridge, Mark Sykes, Vladko Maček, and Aleksandar Tsankov. Among people deceased in 1951, Nikolai Medtner ranks 43. Before him are Willem Mengelberg, Kijūrō Shidehara, Fritz Thyssen, Robert J. Flaherty, François Georges-Picot, and Ernst von Weizsäcker. After him are Artur Schnabel, Ali Sami Yen, Soh Jaipil, Du Yuesheng, Yoshio Nishina, and Louis Lavelle.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsBedřich Hrozný
LINGUIST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 52
Edward Steichen
PAINTER
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 53
Kartini
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1904
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 54
Max Emmerich
ATHLETE
1879 - 1956
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 55
Hisaichi Terauchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1946
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 56
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 57
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 58
Margaret Sanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1966
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 59
Hans Hahn
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1934
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 60
William Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 61
Mark Sykes
EXPLORER
1879 - 1919
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 62
Vladko Maček
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 63
Aleksandar Tsankov
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1959
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 1951
Go to all RankingsWillem Mengelberg
COMPOSER
1871 - 1951
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 37
Kijūrō Shidehara
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1951
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 38
Fritz Thyssen
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 39
Robert J. Flaherty
FILM DIRECTOR
1884 - 1951
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 40
François Georges-Picot
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1951
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 41
Ernst von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 42
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 43
Artur Schnabel
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 44
Ali Sami Yen
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 45
Soh Jaipil
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1864 - 1951
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 46
Du Yuesheng
MAFIOSO
1888 - 1951
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 47
Yoshio Nishina
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1951
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 48
Louis Lavelle
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1951
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 49
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Medtner ranks 569 out of 3,761. Before him are Otto Braun (1872), Roza Shanina (1924), Nicolas de Staël (1914), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Uliana of Tver (1325), and Matvei Zakharov (1898). After him are Yury Solomin (1935), Eldar Ryazanov (1927), Lyubov Orlova (1902), Mikhail Lazarev (1788), Alexander Pokryshkin (1913), and Galina Vishnevskaya (1926).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsOtto Braun
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 563
Roza Shanina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 564
Nicolas de Staël
PAINTER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 565
Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1916
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 566
Uliana of Tver
POLITICIAN
1325 - 1391
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 567
Matvei Zakharov
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1972
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 568
Nikolai Medtner
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 569
Yury Solomin
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 570
Eldar Ryazanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 571
Lyubov Orlova
ACTOR
1902 - 1975
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 572
Mikhail Lazarev
EXPLORER
1788 - 1851
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 573
Alexander Pokryshkin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1985
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 574
Galina Vishnevskaya
SINGER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 575
Among COMPOSERS In Russia
Among composers born in Russia, Nikolai Medtner ranks 21. Before him are Irving Berlin (1888), Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), Anton Arensky (1861), Sergei Taneyev (1856), Rodion Shchedrin (1932), and Anatoly Lyadov (1855). After him are Georgy Sviridov (1915), Hans Pfitzner (1869), Alexander Dargomyzhsky (1813), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859), Vasily Kalinnikov (1866), and Aleksandra Pakhmutova (1929).
Irving Berlin
1888 - 1989
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 15
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 16
Anton Arensky
1861 - 1906
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 17
Sergei Taneyev
1856 - 1915
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 18
Rodion Shchedrin
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 19
Anatoly Lyadov
1855 - 1914
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 20
Nikolai Medtner
1879 - 1951
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 21
Georgy Sviridov
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 22
Hans Pfitzner
1869 - 1949
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 23
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
1813 - 1869
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 24
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov
1859 - 1935
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 25
Vasily Kalinnikov
1866 - 1900
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 26
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 27