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Paul Paray

1886 - 1979

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Paul Marie-Adolphe Charles Paray (French: [pɔl paʁɛ]) (24 May 1886 – 10 October 1979) was a French conductor, organist and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Paray has received more than 55,634 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Paray is the 86th most popular conductor (down from 75th in 2019), the 3,810th most popular biography from France (down from 3,403rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Conductor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Paul Paray ranks 86 out of 97. Before him are Artur Rodziński, Robert Kajanus, Henry Wood, Claudio Scimone, Gustavo Dudamel, and Otmar Suitner. After him are Hans Zender, Eri Klas, Adrian Boult, Grzegorz Fitelberg, Georg Schnéevoigt, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Paul Paray ranks 189. Before him are Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Vladislav Khodasevich, Ludwig Bieberbach, Boris Eikhenbaum, Friedebert Tuglas, and Dooley Wilson. After him are Philip K. Hitti, Reinhold Schünzel, Źmitrok Biadula, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Albert Ehrenstein, and Ed Wynn. Among people deceased in 1979, Paul Paray ranks 165. Before him are Pyotr Gavrilov, Dorothy Arzner, Stan Kenton, Paul Meurisse, Heinz Erhardt, and Igor Bondarevsky. After him are Henri Anspach, Jan de Klerk, Sigrid Fick, Michael Wilding, Tommaso Landolfi, and Mohamed Akid.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Paray ranks 3,810 out of 6,011. Before him are Georges Speicher (1907), Hervé Faye (1814), Gustave Lanson (1857), Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761), Marie Jules César Savigny (1777), and Christophe Dugarry (1972). After him are Michel Deguy (1930), Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (1747), François de Tournon (1489), Paul Du Chaillu (1835), Christophe Gans (1960), and Louis Buffet (1818).

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Among CONDUCTORS In France

Among conductors born in France, Paul Paray ranks 5. Before him are Lorin Maazel (1930), Charles Munch (1891), Pierre Monteux (1875), and Jean Martinon (1910).

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