CONDUCTOR
Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
Otto Klemperer
Otto Nossan Klemperer (German: [ˌɔto ˈklɛmʁpəʁɐ] ; 14 May 1885 – 6 July 1973) was a German conductor and composer, originally based in Germany, and then the United States, Hungary and finally, Great Britain. He began his career as an opera conductor, but he was later better known as a conductor of symphonic music. A protégé of the composer and conductor Gustav Mahler, from 1907 Klemperer was appointed to a succession of increasingly senior conductorships in opera houses in and around Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Klemperer has received more than 653,187 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Klemperer is the 15th most popular conductor (down from 14th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Poland (down from 233rd in 2019) and the most popular Polish Conductor.
Otto Klemperer is most famous for conducting the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Philharmonia Orchestra.
Memorability Metrics
650k
Page Views (PV)
60.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
6.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CONDUCTORS
Among conductors, Otto Klemperer ranks 15 out of 128. Before him are Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Karl Böhm, Bruno Walter, and Dimitri Mitropoulos. After him are Georg Solti, Herbert Blomstedt, Rafael Kubelík, Kurt Masur, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Felix Weingartner.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSeiji Ozawa
1935 - 2024
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 9
Lorin Maazel
1930 - 2014
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 10
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
Karl Böhm
1894 - 1981
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 12
Bruno Walter
1876 - 1962
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 13
Dimitri Mitropoulos
1896 - 1960
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 14
Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 15
Georg Solti
1912 - 1997
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 16
Herbert Blomstedt
1927 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 17
Rafael Kubelík
1914 - 1996
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 18
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 19
Carlo Maria Giulini
1914 - 2005
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 20
Felix Weingartner
1863 - 1942
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Otto Klemperer ranks 51. Before him are Romano Guardini, Clementine Churchill, Christian Wirth, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Velimir Khlebnikov, and Uzeyir Hajibeyov. After him are Sacha Guitry, Per Albin Hansson, Franz Böhme, Theda Bara, André Lhote, and Seishirō Itagaki. Among people deceased in 1973, Otto Klemperer ranks 57. Before him are Frank Costello, Howard H. Aiken, Leo Strauss, Emmy Göring, Asger Jorn, and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. After him are Adolf Strauss, Karl Löwith, Milunka Savić, Robert Siodmak, Károly Kerényi, and Edward Steichen.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsRomano Guardini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 45
Clementine Churchill
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 46
Christian Wirth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1944
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 47
Aristides de Sousa Mendes
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 48
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 49
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
COMPOSER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 50
Otto Klemperer
CONDUCTOR
1885 - 1973
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 51
Sacha Guitry
ACTOR
1885 - 1957
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 52
Per Albin Hansson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 53
Franz Böhme
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 54
Theda Bara
ACTOR
1885 - 1955
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 55
André Lhote
PAINTER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 56
Seishirō Itagaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1948
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsFrank Costello
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1973
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 51
Howard H. Aiken
ENGINEER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 52
Leo Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 53
Emmy Göring
ACTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 54
Asger Jorn
PAINTER
1914 - 1973
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 55
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1973
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 56
Otto Klemperer
CONDUCTOR
1885 - 1973
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 57
Adolf Strauss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1973
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 58
Karl Löwith
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 59
Milunka Savić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1973
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 60
Robert Siodmak
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 61
Károly Kerényi
WRITER
1897 - 1973
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 62
Edward Steichen
PAINTER
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 63
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Otto Klemperer ranks 253 out of 1,694. Before him are Akiba Rubinstein (1880), Anna von Schweidnitz (1339), Hermann Grassmann (1809), Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749), Itzhak Stern (1901), and Erich Fellgiebel (1886). After him are Carl Gotthard Langhans (1732), Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848), Albert Barillé (1920), Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881), Jan Długosz (1415), and Alexander Bogdanov (1873).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAkiba Rubinstein
CHESS PLAYER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 247
Anna von Schweidnitz
POLITICIAN
1339 - 1362
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 248
Hermann Grassmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 249
Abraham Gottlob Werner
GEOLOGIST
1749 - 1817
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 250
Itzhak Stern
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1969
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 251
Erich Fellgiebel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 252
Otto Klemperer
CONDUCTOR
1885 - 1973
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 253
Carl Gotthard Langhans
ARCHITECT
1732 - 1808
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 254
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
WRITER
1848 - 1931
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 255
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 256
Nikolai Myaskovsky
COMPOSER
1881 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 257
Jan Długosz
WRITER
1415 - 1480
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 258
Alexander Bogdanov
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1928
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 259
Among CONDUCTORS In Poland
Among conductors born in Poland, Otto Klemperer ranks 1. After him are Kurt Masur (1927), Kurt Sanderling (1912), Marek Janowski (1939), and Paul Kletzki (1900).
Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 1
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 2
Kurt Sanderling
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 3
Marek Janowski
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 4
Paul Kletzki
1900 - 1973
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 5