COMPOSER
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
Percy Grainger
Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 1882 – 20 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who moved to the United States in 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long and innovative career he played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early years of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Percy Grainger has received more than 917,793 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Percy Grainger is the 1,137th most popular composer (down from 999th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Australia (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Composer.
Memorability Metrics
920k
Page Views (PV)
55.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
2.53
Effective Languages (L*)
4.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Percy Grainger ranks 1,137 out of 1,451. Before him are Vagn Holmboe, Hans Huber, Armand Amar, Stevan Hristić, Eddie Meduza, and Oskar Sala. After him are Ester Mägi, Fumio Hayasaka, Ernest Reyer, Nicolas Slonimsky, Vasyl Barvinsky, and Karol Kurpiński.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVagn Holmboe
1909 - 1996
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,131
Hans Huber
1852 - 1921
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,132
Armand Amar
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,133
Stevan Hristić
1885 - 1958
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,134
Eddie Meduza
1948 - 2002
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,135
Oskar Sala
1910 - 2002
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,136
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,137
Ester Mägi
1922 - 2021
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,138
Fumio Hayasaka
1914 - 1955
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,139
Ernest Reyer
1823 - 1909
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,140
Nicolas Slonimsky
1894 - 1995
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 1,141
Vasyl Barvinsky
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,142
Karol Kurpiński
1785 - 1857
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,143
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Percy Grainger ranks 201. Before him are Elly Ney, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Verner Weckman, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Walter Braunfels, and Harold D. Babcock. After him are Aristarkh Lentulov, Mustafa Subhi, Leonard Meredith, José Luis Tejada Sorzano, Leonard Nelson, and Ștefania Mărăcineanu. Among people deceased in 1961, Percy Grainger ranks 140. Before him are Tiny Sandford, York Bowen, Ion Barbu, Nita Naldi, Rosa Sensat, and Paul Deman. After him are Philibert Jacques Melotte, Alberto Chividini, Dun Karm Psaila, Antonio Urdinarán, František Drtikol, and Boris Vilkitsky.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsElly Ney
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1968
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 195
Julius Edgar Lilienfeld
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1963
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 196
Verner Weckman
WRESTLER
1882 - 1968
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 197
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 198
Walter Braunfels
COMPOSER
1882 - 1954
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 199
Harold D. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1882 - 1968
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 200
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 201
Aristarkh Lentulov
PAINTER
1882 - 1943
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 202
Mustafa Subhi
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1921
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 203
Leonard Meredith
CYCLIST
1882 - 1930
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 204
José Luis Tejada Sorzano
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1938
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 205
Leonard Nelson
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 206
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1944
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 207
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsTiny Sandford
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 134
York Bowen
COMPOSER
1884 - 1961
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 135
Ion Barbu
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 136
Nita Naldi
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 137
Rosa Sensat
WRITER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 138
Paul Deman
CYCLIST
1889 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 139
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 140
Philibert Jacques Melotte
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 141
Alberto Chividini
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1961
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 142
Dun Karm Psaila
WRITER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 143
Antonio Urdinarán
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1961
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 144
František Drtikol
PHOTOGRAPHER
1883 - 1961
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 145
Boris Vilkitsky
EXPLORER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 146
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Percy Grainger ranks 187 out of 1,143. Before him are Rodney Heath (1884), Stan Rowley (1876), Alfred Deakin (1856), Abbie Cornish (1982), Rose Byrne (1979), and Alex O'Loughlin (1976). After him are Barry Humphries (1934), Mervyn Rose (1930), Malcolm Fraser (1930), Wayne Gardner (1959), Joel Edgerton (1974), and Keith Michell (1926).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsRodney Heath
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1936
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 181
Stan Rowley
ATHLETE
1876 - 1924
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 182
Alfred Deakin
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1919
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 183
Abbie Cornish
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 184
Rose Byrne
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 185
Alex O'Loughlin
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 186
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 187
Barry Humphries
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 188
Mervyn Rose
TENNIS PLAYER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 189
Malcolm Fraser
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 190
Wayne Gardner
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 191
Joel Edgerton
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 192
Keith Michell
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 193
Among COMPOSERS In Australia
Among composers born in Australia, Percy Grainger ranks 2. Before him are Peter Sculthorpe (1929). After him are Arthur Benjamin (1893), Malcolm Williamson (1931), and Brett Dean (1961).
Peter Sculthorpe
1929 - 2014
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 2
Arthur Benjamin
1893 - 1960
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 3
Malcolm Williamson
1931 - 2003
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4
Brett Dean
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 5