Composer
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian composer
1844 - 1908
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2024). Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is the 41st most popular composer (up from 44th in 2024), the 41st most popular biography from Russia (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Composer.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is most famous for his operas, symphonies, and orchestral suites.
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Among Composers
Among composers, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ranks 41 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean Sibelius, Béla Bartók, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Domenico Scarlatti, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Johann Strauss I. After him are Antonio Salieri, Gaetano Donizetti, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Orlande de Lassus, Tomaso Albinoni, and Modest Mussorgsky.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Jean Sibelius
1865 - 1957
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 35
Béla Bartók
1881 - 1945
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 36
Christoph Willibald Gluck
1714 - 1787
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 37
Domenico Scarlatti
1685 - 1757
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 38
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 39
Johann Strauss I
1804 - 1849
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 40
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1844 - 1908
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 41
Antonio Salieri
1750 - 1825
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 42
Gaetano Donizetti
1797 - 1848
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 43
Jean-Baptiste Lully
1632 - 1687
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 44
Orlande de Lassus
1534 - 1594
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 45
Tomaso Albinoni
1671 - 1751
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 46
Modest Mussorgsky
1839 - 1881
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 47
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ranks 5. Before him are Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Benz, Sarah Bernhardt, and Anatole France. After him are Paul Verlaine, Bernadette Soubirous, Mehmed V, Ilya Repin, Henri Rousseau, Ludwig Boltzmann, and Menelik II. Among people deceased in 1908, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ranks 3. Before him are Henri Becquerel, and Empress Dowager Cixi. After him are Grover Cleveland, Randal Cremer, Guangxu Emperor, Pablo de Sarasate, Demetrius Vikelas, Carlos I of Portugal, Edmondo De Amicis, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and Jonas Lie.
Others Born in 1844
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Friedrich Nietzsche
PHILOSOPHER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 90.17
Rank: 1
Karl Benz
INVENTOR
1844 - 1929
HPI: 88.12
Rank: 2
Sarah Bernhardt
ACTOR
1844 - 1923
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 3
Anatole France
WRITER
1844 - 1924
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 4
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 5
Paul Verlaine
WRITER
1844 - 1896
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 6
Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 7
Mehmed V
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1918
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 8
Ilya Repin
PAINTER
1844 - 1930
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 9
Henri Rousseau
PAINTER
1844 - 1910
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 10
Ludwig Boltzmann
PHYSICIST
1844 - 1906
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 11
Menelik II
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1908
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Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 1
Empress Dowager Cixi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 3
Grover Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1908
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 4
Randal Cremer
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 5
Guangxu Emperor
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1908
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 6
Pablo de Sarasate
MUSICIAN
1844 - 1908
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 7
Demetrius Vikelas
WRITER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 8
Carlos I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1908
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 9
Edmondo De Amicis
WRITER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 10
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 11
Jonas Lie
WRITER
1833 - 1908
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 12
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ranks 41 out of NaN. Before him are Yul Brynner (1920), Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873), Valentina Tereshkova (1937), Georgy Zhukov (1896), Nicholas I of Russia (1796), and Alexander I of Russia (1777). After him are Vyacheslav Molotov (1890), Boris Pasternak (1890), Elizabeth of Russia (1709), Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901), E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776), and Modest Mussorgsky (1839).
Others born in Russia
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Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 35
Sergei Rachmaninoff
COMPOSER
1873 - 1943
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 36
Valentina Tereshkova
ASTRONAUT
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 37
Georgy Zhukov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 38
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 39
Alexander I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1825
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 40
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
COMPOSER
1844 - 1908
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 41
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 42
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 43
Elizabeth of Russia
POLITICIAN
1709 - 1762
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 44
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1918
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 45
E. T. A. Hoffmann
WRITER
1776 - 1822
HPI: 79.88
Rank: 46
Modest Mussorgsky
COMPOSER
1839 - 1881
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 47
Among Composers In Russia
Among composers born in Russia, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ranks 5. Before him are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840), Igor Stravinsky (1882), Dmitri Shostakovich (1906), and Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873). After him are Modest Mussorgsky (1839), Alexander Borodin (1833), Alexander Scriabin (1871), Mikhail Glinka (1804), Mily Balakirev (1837), Sofia Gubaidulina (1931), and Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904).
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1840 - 1893
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 1
Igor Stravinsky
1882 - 1971
HPI: 87.34
Rank: 2
Dmitri Shostakovich
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873 - 1943
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 4
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1844 - 1908
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 5
Modest Mussorgsky
1839 - 1881
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 6
Alexander Borodin
1833 - 1887
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 7
Alexander Scriabin
1871 - 1915
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 8
Mikhail Glinka
1804 - 1857
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 9
Mily Balakirev
1837 - 1910
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 10
Sofia Gubaidulina
1931 - 2025
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 11
Dmitry Kabalevsky
1904 - 1986
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 12
