COMPOSER
Pauline Viardot
1821 - 1910
Pauline Viardot
Pauline Viardot (pronounced [po.lin vjaʁ.do]; 18 July 1821 – 18 May 1910) was a French dramatic mezzo-soprano, composer and pedagogue of Spanish descent. Born Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García, she came from a musical family and took up music at a young age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pauline Viardot has received more than 284,815 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Pauline Viardot is the 209th most popular composer (down from 181st in 2019), the 1,004th most popular biography from France (down from 825th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular French Composer.
Pauline Viardot was a French mezzo-soprano and composer. She is most famous for being the first female to sing at the Paris Opera.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
62.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
6.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Pauline Viardot ranks 209 out of 1,451. Before her are Alexander von Zemlinsky, Michael Praetorius, Gilles Binchois, Alessandro Marcello, Steve Reich, and Angelo Badalamenti. After her are James Horner, Josef Suk, Franz von Suppé, Niccolò Piccinni, Howard Shore, and Francesco Landini.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander von Zemlinsky
1871 - 1942
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 203
Michael Praetorius
1571 - 1621
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 204
Gilles Binchois
1400 - 1460
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 205
Alessandro Marcello
1673 - 1747
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 206
Steve Reich
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 207
Angelo Badalamenti
1937 - 2022
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 208
Pauline Viardot
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 209
James Horner
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 210
Josef Suk
1874 - 1935
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 211
Franz von Suppé
1819 - 1895
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 212
Niccolò Piccinni
1728 - 1800
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 213
Howard Shore
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 214
Francesco Landini
1325 - 1397
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 215
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1821, Pauline Viardot ranks 13. Before her are Lola Montez, Elizabeth Blackwell, Auguste Mariette, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Louis Vuitton, and Richard Francis Burton. After her are Johann Josef Loschmidt, Arthur Cayley, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Andrew Kim Taegon, Anita Garibaldi, and Nikolay Nekrasov. Among people deceased in 1910, Pauline Viardot ranks 22. Before her are Luigi Lucheni, Léon Walras, Huo Yuanjia, Elizabeth Blackwell, Giovanni Schiaparelli, and Jules Renard. After her are An Jung-geun, Stanislao Cannizzaro, Karl Lueger, William Holman Hunt, Albert Anker, and Carl Reinecke.
Others Born in 1821
Go to all RankingsLola Montez
ACTOR
1821 - 1861
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 7
Elizabeth Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1910
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 8
Auguste Mariette
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1881
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 9
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1912
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 10
Louis Vuitton
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 11
Richard Francis Burton
EXPLORER
1821 - 1890
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 12
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 13
Johann Josef Loschmidt
CHEMIST
1821 - 1895
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 14
Arthur Cayley
MATHEMATICIAN
1821 - 1895
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 15
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
PHILOSOPHER
1821 - 1881
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 16
Andrew Kim Taegon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1821 - 1846
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 17
Anita Garibaldi
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1849
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 18
Nikolay Nekrasov
WRITER
1821 - 1878
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1910
Go to all RankingsLuigi Lucheni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1910
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 16
Léon Walras
ECONOMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 17
Huo Yuanjia
MARTIAL ARTS
1868 - 1910
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 18
Elizabeth Blackwell
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1910
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 19
Giovanni Schiaparelli
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 20
Jules Renard
WRITER
1864 - 1910
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 21
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 22
An Jung-geun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1910
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 23
Stanislao Cannizzaro
CHEMIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 24
Karl Lueger
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1910
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 25
William Holman Hunt
PAINTER
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 26
Albert Anker
PAINTER
1831 - 1910
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 27
Carl Reinecke
COMPOSER
1824 - 1910
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 28
In France
Among people born in France, Pauline Viardot ranks 1,004 out of 6,770. Before her are Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (1763), Jacques Cassini (1677), Jacques Hadamard (1865), Jean Moulin (1899), Georges Brassens (1921), and René Girard (1923). After her are Leonard of Noblac (496), Alice Guy-Blaché (1873), Raymond Poulidor (1936), Claude Louis Hector de Villars (1653), Nicolas Chauvin (1790), and Julien Green (1900).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsPierre-Charles Villeneuve
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1806
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 998
Jacques Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 999
Jacques Hadamard
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1,000
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,001
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,002
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,003
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,004
Leonard of Noblac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
496 - 545
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,005
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 1,006
Raymond Poulidor
CYCLIST
1936 - 2019
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 1,007
Claude Louis Hector de Villars
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1734
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 1,008
Nicolas Chauvin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1790 - 1900
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 1,009
Julien Green
WRITER
1900 - 1998
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 1,010
Among COMPOSERS In France
Among composers born in France, Pauline Viardot ranks 33. Before her are Darius Milhaud (1892), Pierre Boulez (1925), Michel Legrand (1932), Léonin (1135), Francis Lai (1932), and Philippe de Vitry (1291). After her are Lili Boulanger (1893), Ernest Chausson (1855), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), Albert Roussel (1869), Pierre Schaeffer (1910), and Jacques Ibert (1890).
Darius Milhaud
1892 - 1974
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 27
Pierre Boulez
1925 - 2016
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 28
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 29
Léonin
1135 - 1201
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 30
Francis Lai
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 31
Philippe de Vitry
1291 - 1361
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 32
Pauline Viardot
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 33
Lili Boulanger
1893 - 1918
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 34
Ernest Chausson
1855 - 1899
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 35
Charles-Marie Widor
1844 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 36
Albert Roussel
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 37
Pierre Schaeffer
1910 - 1995
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 38
Jacques Ibert
1890 - 1962
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 39