COMPOSER
Pancho Vladigerov
1899 - 1978
Pancho Vladigerov
Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, Wladigerow, Vladiguerov, Vladigueroff; Bulgarian: Панчо Хараланов Владигеров [ˈpant͡ʃo xɐrɐˈɫanov vɫɐdiˈɡɛrof]; 13 March 1899 – 8 September 1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pedagogue, and pianist. Vladigerov is arguably the most influential Bulgarian composer of all time. He was one of the first to successfully combine idioms of Bulgarian folk music and classical music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pancho Vladigerov has received more than 91,980 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Pancho Vladigerov is the 623rd most popular composer (down from 564th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 207th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Swiss Composer.
Memorability Metrics
92k
Page Views (PV)
55.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
4.87
Effective Languages (L*)
3.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Pancho Vladigerov ranks 623 out of 1,451. Before him are Morton Feldman, Alois Hába, Francesco Canova da Milano, Jeremiah Clarke, Léon Boëllmann, and Johann Nikolaus Forkel. After him are Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Adolf von Henselt, Andrea Falconieri, Claude Goudimel, Riccardo Zandonai, and Max Richter.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMorton Feldman
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 617
Alois Hába
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 618
Francesco Canova da Milano
1497 - 1543
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 619
Jeremiah Clarke
1674 - 1707
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 620
Léon Boëllmann
1862 - 1897
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 621
Johann Nikolaus Forkel
1749 - 1818
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 622
Pancho Vladigerov
1899 - 1978
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 623
Tomaso Antonio Vitali
1663 - 1745
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 624
Adolf von Henselt
1814 - 1889
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 625
Andrea Falconieri
1580 - 1656
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 626
Claude Goudimel
1514 - 1572
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 627
Riccardo Zandonai
1883 - 1944
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 628
Max Richter
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 629
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Pancho Vladigerov ranks 115. Before him are Zaki al-Arsuzi, Eugene Ormandy, Café Filho, Domingo Tejera, John Barbirolli, and Soraya Tarzi. After him are Lovro von Matačić, Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, Sherm Clark, Noël Coward, and Alexander Tcherepnin. Among people deceased in 1978, Pancho Vladigerov ranks 82. Before him are Salvador de Madariaga, Felicia Montealegre Bernstein, Gaston Julia, Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia, Luigi Allemandi, and Gunnar Nilsson. After him are Armin T. Wegner, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, Viggo Brun, Raúl Alberto Lastiri, Edmundo Suárez, and Leo Genn.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsZaki al-Arsuzi
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 109
Eugene Ormandy
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 110
Café Filho
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 111
Domingo Tejera
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 112
John Barbirolli
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1970
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 113
Soraya Tarzi
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1968
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 114
Pancho Vladigerov
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 115
Lovro von Matačić
CONDUCTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 116
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1958
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 117
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1966
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 118
Sherm Clark
ATHLETE
1899 - 1980
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 119
Noël Coward
WRITER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 120
Alexander Tcherepnin
COMPOSER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 121
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsSalvador de Madariaga
WRITER
1886 - 1978
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 76
Felicia Montealegre Bernstein
ACTOR
1922 - 1978
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 77
Gaston Julia
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 78
Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1978
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 79
Luigi Allemandi
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 80
Gunnar Nilsson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1978
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 81
Pancho Vladigerov
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 82
Armin T. Wegner
WRITER
1886 - 1978
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 83
Gabriel Ramanantsoa
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 84
Viggo Brun
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 85
Raúl Alberto Lastiri
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 86
Edmundo Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1978
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 87
Leo Genn
ACTOR
1905 - 1978
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 88
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Pancho Vladigerov ranks 234 out of 1,015. Before him are Pierre Jeanneret (1896), Jean-André Deluc (1727), Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), Jean Vanier (1928), Heinrich Glarean (1488), and Emil Brunner (1889). After him are Eugène Grasset (1845), Emma Jung (1882), Louis of Cyprus (1436), Josias Braun-Blanquet (1884), Ignazio Cassis (1961), and Jean Ziegler (1934).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsPierre Jeanneret
ARCHITECT
1896 - 1967
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 228
Jean-André Deluc
GEOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 229
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
WRITER
1825 - 1898
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 230
Jean Vanier
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2019
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 231
Heinrich Glarean
WRITER
1488 - 1563
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 232
Emil Brunner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1966
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 233
Pancho Vladigerov
COMPOSER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 234
Eugène Grasset
PAINTER
1845 - 1917
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 235
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 236
Louis of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1436 - 1482
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 237
Josias Braun-Blanquet
BIOLOGIST
1884 - 1980
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 238
Ignazio Cassis
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 239
Jean Ziegler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 240
Among COMPOSERS In Switzerland
Among composers born in Switzerland, Pancho Vladigerov ranks 8. Before him are Sigismond Thalberg (1812), Frank Martin (1890), Ernest Bloch (1880), Ernest Ansermet (1883), Grock (1880), and Joachim Raff (1822). After him are Heinz Holliger (1939), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), Ludwig Senfl (1486), Louis Niedermeyer (1802), Klaus Huber (1924), and Othmar Schoeck (1886).
Sigismond Thalberg
1812 - 1871
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2
Frank Martin
1890 - 1974
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3
Ernest Bloch
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 4
Ernest Ansermet
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 5
Grock
1880 - 1959
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6
Joachim Raff
1822 - 1882
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 7
Pancho Vladigerov
1899 - 1978
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8
Heinz Holliger
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
Heinrich Sutermeister
1910 - 1995
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 10
Ludwig Senfl
1486 - 1542
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 11
Louis Niedermeyer
1802 - 1861
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 12
Klaus Huber
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 13
Othmar Schoeck
1886 - 1957
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 14