COMPOSER
Pavel Haas
1899 - 1944
Pavel Haas
Pavel Haas (21 June 1899 – 17 October 1944) was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pavel Haas has received more than 122,691 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Pavel Haas is the 566th most popular composer (down from 473rd in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 217th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Czech Composer.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
55.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
7.06
Effective Languages (L*)
1.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Pavel Haas ranks 566 out of 1,451. Before him are John Blow, Friedrich Wieck, Philippe Herreweghe, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Georg Christoph Wagenseil. After him are Ferdinando Paer, Tommaso Traetta, Neville Marriner, Franz Doppler, Wilhelm Stenhammar, and Fikret Amirov.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Blow
1649 - 1708
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 560
Friedrich Wieck
1785 - 1873
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 561
Philippe Herreweghe
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 562
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
1918 - 1970
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 563
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
1895 - 1968
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 564
Georg Christoph Wagenseil
1715 - 1777
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 565
Pavel Haas
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 566
Ferdinando Paer
1771 - 1839
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 567
Tommaso Traetta
1727 - 1779
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 568
Neville Marriner
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 569
Franz Doppler
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 570
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 571
Fikret Amirov
1922 - 1984
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 572
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Pavel Haas ranks 102. Before him are Hans Jeschonnek, Wolf Messing, Nicolas Frantz, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Wilhelm Röpke, and Mart Stam. After him are Jimmie Angel, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Marcel Dalio, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Walter Lantz, and Ramon Novarro. Among people deceased in 1944, Pavel Haas ranks 119. Before him are Hans Krása, Paul Masson, Bruno Lüdke, Tanya Savicheva, Frank Marshall, and Fritz Pfeffer. After him are Takeo Takagi, Musa Cälil, Josef Bürckel, Adelbert Schulz, Paul von Hase, and Kaj Munk.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsHans Jeschonnek
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 96
Wolf Messing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1974
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 97
Nicolas Frantz
CYCLIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 98
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1954
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 99
Wilhelm Röpke
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1966
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 100
Mart Stam
ARCHITECT
1899 - 1986
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 101
Pavel Haas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 102
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 103
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1959
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 104
Marcel Dalio
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 105
Konstantinos Tsatsos
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1987
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 106
Walter Lantz
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1994
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 107
Ramon Novarro
ACTOR
1899 - 1968
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsHans Krása
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 113
Paul Masson
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1944
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 114
Bruno Lüdke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1944
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 115
Tanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 116
Frank Marshall
CHESS PLAYER
1877 - 1944
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 117
Fritz Pfeffer
CELEBRITY
1889 - 1944
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 118
Pavel Haas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 119
Takeo Takagi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1944
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 120
Musa Cälil
WRITER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 121
Josef Bürckel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1944
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 122
Adelbert Schulz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 123
Paul von Hase
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 124
Kaj Munk
WRITER
1898 - 1944
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 125
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Pavel Haas ranks 263 out of 1,200. Before him are Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796), Dana Zátopková (1922), Wojciech Żywny (1756), Otto Wichterle (1913), Alois Eliáš (1890), and Vilém Mathesius (1882). After him are Jan Stráský (1940), Pavel Kohout (1928), Lubomír Štrougal (1924), Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia (1100), Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1696), and Rudolf Weigl (1883).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJean-Gaspard Deburau
ACTOR
1796 - 1846
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 257
Dana Zátopková
ATHLETE
1922 - 2020
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 258
Wojciech Żywny
MUSICIAN
1756 - 1842
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 259
Otto Wichterle
CHEMIST
1913 - 1998
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 260
Alois Eliáš
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1942
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 261
Vilém Mathesius
LINGUIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 262
Pavel Haas
COMPOSER
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 263
Jan Stráský
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 264
Pavel Kohout
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 265
Lubomír Štrougal
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2023
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 266
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1109
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 267
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 268
Rudolf Weigl
BIOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 269
Among COMPOSERS In Czechia
Among composers born in Czechia, Pavel Haas ranks 23. Before him are Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760), Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), Vítězslav Novák (1870), Zdeněk Fibich (1850), Karel Svoboda (1938), and Erwin Schulhoff (1894). After him are Leopold Koželuch (1747), Franz Xaver Richter (1709), Alois Hába (1893), Anton Schindler (1795), Otakar Ševčík (1852), and Johann Joseph Abert (1832).
Jan Ladislav Dussek
1760 - 1812
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 17
Johann Baptist Wanhal
1739 - 1813
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 18
Vítězslav Novák
1870 - 1949
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 19
Zdeněk Fibich
1850 - 1900
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 20
Karel Svoboda
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 21
Erwin Schulhoff
1894 - 1942
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 22
Pavel Haas
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 23
Leopold Koželuch
1747 - 1818
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 24
Franz Xaver Richter
1709 - 1789
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 25
Alois Hába
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 26
Anton Schindler
1795 - 1864
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 27
Otakar Ševčík
1852 - 1934
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 28
Johann Joseph Abert
1832 - 1915
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 29