COMPOSER
Oskar Kolberg
1814 - 1890
Oskar Kolberg
Henryk Oskar Kolberg (22 February 1814 – 3 June 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, encyclopedist, and composer active in Partitioned Poland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oskar Kolberg has received more than 40,861 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Kolberg is the 1,178th most popular composer (down from 1,140th in 2019), the 1,017th most popular biography from Poland (down from 923rd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Polish Composer.
Memorability Metrics
41k
Page Views (PV)
47.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.22
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Oskar Kolberg ranks 1,178 out of 1,451. Before him are Michel Colombier, Valeri Brainin, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Melchior Vulpius, and Alberto Nepomuceno. After him are Adolph Deutsch, Knudåge Riisager, Cyril Scott, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Gustav Ernesaks, and Tadeusz Baird.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichel Colombier
1939 - 2004
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,172
Valeri Brainin
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,173
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
1847 - 1927
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,174
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
1936 - 2019
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,175
Melchior Vulpius
1570 - 1615
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,176
Alberto Nepomuceno
1864 - 1920
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,177
Oskar Kolberg
1814 - 1890
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,178
Adolph Deutsch
1897 - 1980
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,179
Knudåge Riisager
1897 - 1974
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 1,180
Cyril Scott
1879 - 1970
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 1,181
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
1823 - 1894
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,182
Gustav Ernesaks
1908 - 1993
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 1,183
Tadeusz Baird
1928 - 1981
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,184
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Oskar Kolberg ranks 61. Before him are Hermann, Prince of Wied, Adolph Tidemand, Franz Josef Ruprecht, Edwin Stanton, Edmond Frémy, and Felix Lichnowsky. After him are Nicolaas Beets, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, Dimitrios Valvis, Juan Rafael Mora Porras, Samuel J. Tilden, and Ludwig Schläfli. Among people deceased in 1890, Oskar Kolberg ranks 61. Before him are Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Alexander Litovchenko, Władysław Taczanowski, Pyotr Chikhachyov, Lydia Becker, and Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen. After him are Joseph Hergenröther, George Crook, Carl Jacob Löwig, John Francis Davis, Catherine Booth, and William Bell Scott.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsHermann, Prince of Wied
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 55
Adolph Tidemand
PAINTER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 56
Franz Josef Ruprecht
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1870
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 57
Edwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 58
Edmond Frémy
CHEMIST
1814 - 1894
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 59
Felix Lichnowsky
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1848
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 60
Oskar Kolberg
COMPOSER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 61
Nicolaas Beets
WRITER
1814 - 1903
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 62
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
CHEMIST
1814 - 1852
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 63
Dimitrios Valvis
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1892
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 64
Juan Rafael Mora Porras
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1860
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 65
Samuel J. Tilden
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 66
Ludwig Schläfli
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1895
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1890
Go to all RankingsJacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1890
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 55
Alexander Litovchenko
PAINTER
1835 - 1890
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 56
Władysław Taczanowski
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1890
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 57
Pyotr Chikhachyov
EXPLORER
1808 - 1890
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 58
Lydia Becker
WRITER
1827 - 1890
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 59
Gottfried Ludolf Camphausen
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1890
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 60
Oskar Kolberg
COMPOSER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 61
Joseph Hergenröther
HISTORIAN
1824 - 1890
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 62
George Crook
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1890
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 63
Carl Jacob Löwig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1890
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 64
John Francis Davis
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1890
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 65
Catherine Booth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1829 - 1890
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 66
William Bell Scott
WRITER
1811 - 1890
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 67
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Oskar Kolberg ranks 1,017 out of 1,694. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Ramler (1725), Klabund (1890), Jan Kasprowicz (1860), Walter Leistikow (1865), Leon Kozłowski (1892), and Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891). After him are Willy Kaiser (1912), Zbigniew Rybczyński (1949), Lothar Bolz (1903), Paul Mattick (1904), Tadeusz Baird (1928), and Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (1865).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsKarl Wilhelm Ramler
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,011
Klabund
WRITER
1890 - 1928
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,012
Jan Kasprowicz
WRITER
1860 - 1926
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,013
Walter Leistikow
PAINTER
1865 - 1908
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1,014
Leon Kozłowski
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1944
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1,015
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,016
Oskar Kolberg
COMPOSER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1,017
Willy Kaiser
BOXER
1912 - 1986
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 1,018
Zbigniew Rybczyński
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 1,019
Lothar Bolz
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1986
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,020
Paul Mattick
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 1,021
Tadeusz Baird
COMPOSER
1928 - 1981
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,022
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,023
Among COMPOSERS In Poland
Among composers born in Poland, Oskar Kolberg ranks 35. Before him are Józef Kozłowski (1757), Salomon Jadassohn (1831), Zygmunt Noskowski (1846), Wacław of Szamotuły (1520), Władysław Żeleński (1837), and Karol Kurpiński (1785). After him are Tadeusz Baird (1928), Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953), Ludomir Różycki (1883), Abel Korzeniowski (1972), and Agata Zubel (1978).
Józef Kozłowski
1757 - 1831
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 29
Salomon Jadassohn
1831 - 1902
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 30
Zygmunt Noskowski
1846 - 1909
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 31
Wacław of Szamotuły
1520 - 1560
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 32
Władysław Żeleński
1837 - 1921
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 33
Karol Kurpiński
1785 - 1857
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 34
Oskar Kolberg
1814 - 1890
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 35
Tadeusz Baird
1928 - 1981
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 36
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
1953 - 2024
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 37
Ludomir Różycki
1883 - 1953
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 38
Abel Korzeniowski
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 39
Agata Zubel
1978 - Present
HPI: 30.43
Rank: 40