COMPOSER
Oskar Sala
1910 - 2002
Oskar Sala
Oskar Sala (18 July 1910 – 26 February 2002) was a German composer and a pioneer of electronic music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oskar Sala has received more than 1,103,735 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Sala is the 1,136th most popular composer, the 4,490th most popular biography from Germany and the 169th most popular German Composer.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
55.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Oskar Sala ranks 1,136 out of 1,451. Before him are Clint Mansell, Vagn Holmboe, Hans Huber, Armand Amar, Stevan Hristić, and Eddie Meduza. After him are Percy Grainger, Ester Mägi, Fumio Hayasaka, Ernest Reyer, Nicolas Slonimsky, and Vasyl Barvinsky.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClint Mansell
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,130
Vagn Holmboe
1909 - 1996
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,131
Hans Huber
1852 - 1921
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,132
Armand Amar
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,133
Stevan Hristić
1885 - 1958
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,134
Eddie Meduza
1948 - 2002
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,135
Oskar Sala
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,136
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,137
Ester Mägi
1922 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,138
Fumio Hayasaka
1914 - 1955
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,139
Ernest Reyer
1823 - 1909
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,140
Nicolas Slonimsky
1894 - 1995
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,141
Vasyl Barvinsky
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,142
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Oskar Sala ranks 249. Before him are Rachel de Queiroz, Raoul Diagne, Ellen Braumüller, Barys Kit, Yannis Tsarouchis, and Stanisław Kowalski. After him are Guy Mairesse, Alexandru Borbely, Giancarlo Brusati, Max Bense, William Higinbotham, and Charles P. Kindleberger. Among people deceased in 2002, Oskar Sala ranks 211. Before him are Marianne Hoppe, Raoul Diagne, Michel Boisrond, Leopold Vietoris, Tinus Osendarp, and Eddie Meduza. After him are Damon Knight, John Baptist Wu, Yelena Gorchakova, Georges Beaucourt, Rui Campos, and Jeff Corey.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsRachel de Queiroz
WRITER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 243
Raoul Diagne
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 244
Ellen Braumüller
ATHLETE
1910 - 1991
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 245
Barys Kit
PHYSICIST
1910 - 2018
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 246
Yannis Tsarouchis
PAINTER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 247
Stanisław Kowalski
ATHLETE
1910 - 2022
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 248
Oskar Sala
COMPOSER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 249
Guy Mairesse
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1954
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 250
Alexandru Borbely
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1987
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 251
Giancarlo Brusati
ATHLETE
1910 - 2001
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 252
Max Bense
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 253
William Higinbotham
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 254
Charles P. Kindleberger
ECONOMIST
1910 - 2003
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 255
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsMarianne Hoppe
ACTOR
1909 - 2002
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 205
Raoul Diagne
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 206
Michel Boisrond
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 207
Leopold Vietoris
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 2002
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 208
Tinus Osendarp
ATHLETE
1916 - 2002
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 209
Eddie Meduza
COMPOSER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 210
Oskar Sala
COMPOSER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 211
Damon Knight
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 212
John Baptist Wu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2002
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 213
Yelena Gorchakova
ATHLETE
1933 - 2002
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 214
Georges Beaucourt
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 215
Rui Campos
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 216
Jeff Corey
ACTOR
1914 - 2002
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 217
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Oskar Sala ranks 4,490 out of 7,253. Before him are Ümit Davala (1973), Herbert Runge (1913), Sven Väth (1964), Curt Backeberg (1894), Peter-Michael Kolbe (1953), and Ulrike Meyfarth (1956). After him are Julius Curtius (1877), Hedwig Courths-Mahler (1867), Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1673), Lutz D. Schmadel (1942), Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1730), and Franco Foda (1966).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsÜmit Davala
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 4,484
Herbert Runge
BOXER
1913 - 1986
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 4,485
Sven Väth
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 4,486
Curt Backeberg
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 4,487
Peter-Michael Kolbe
ATHLETE
1953 - 2023
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 4,488
Ulrike Meyfarth
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,489
Oskar Sala
COMPOSER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,490
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 4,491
Hedwig Courths-Mahler
WRITER
1867 - 1950
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 4,492
Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels
NOBLEMAN
1673 - 1726
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,493
Lutz D. Schmadel
ASTRONOMER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,494
Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1789
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 4,495
Franco Foda
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 4,496
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Oskar Sala ranks 169. Before him are Karl Klindworth (1830), Klaus Badelt (1967), Robert Franz (1815), Ludwig Abeille (1761), Boris Papandopulo (1906), and Walter Braunfels (1882). After him are Melchior Vulpius (1570), Johanna Kinkel (1810), Lukas Foss (1922), Kurt Thomas (1904), Udo Zimmermann (1943), and Hauschka (1966).
Karl Klindworth
1830 - 1916
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 163
Klaus Badelt
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 164
Robert Franz
1815 - 1892
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 165
Ludwig Abeille
1761 - 1838
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 166
Boris Papandopulo
1906 - 1991
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 167
Walter Braunfels
1882 - 1954
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 168
Oskar Sala
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 169
Melchior Vulpius
1570 - 1615
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 170
Johanna Kinkel
1810 - 1858
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 171
Lukas Foss
1922 - 2009
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 172
Kurt Thomas
1904 - 1973
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 173
Udo Zimmermann
1943 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 174
Hauschka
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 175