1937 - Today
Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimalism, being built up from repetitive phrases and shifting layers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Glass has received more than 3,921,093 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Philip Glass is the 148th most popular composer (down from 141st in 2019), the 595th most popular biography from United States (down from 554th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Composer.
Philip Glass is most famous for his minimalist music.
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Among composers, Philip Glass ranks 148 out of 1,216. Before him are Tomás Luis de Victoria, Gregorio Allegri, Daniel Auber, Henry Mancini, Kurt Weill, and Darius Milhaud. After him are George Enescu, Enrique Granados, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Édouard Lalo, Ottorino Respighi, and Vincenzo Galilei.
1548 - 1611
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 142
1582 - 1652
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 143
1782 - 1871
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 144
1924 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 145
1900 - 1950
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 146
1892 - 1974
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 147
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 148
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 149
1867 - 1916
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 150
1760 - 1836
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 151
1823 - 1892
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 152
1879 - 1936
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 153
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 154
Among people born in 1937, Philip Glass ranks 27. Before him are Mengistu Haile Mariam, Ahmed Yassin, Warren Beatty, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, and Robert Coleman Richardson. After him are Bruce McLaren, Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Jared Diamond, Gennady Yanayev, Bill Cosby, and Alain Badiou.
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 21
1937 - 2004
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 22
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 23
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 24
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 25
1937 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 26
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 27
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 28
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 29
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 30
1937 - 2010
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 31
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 32
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 33
Among people born in United States, Philip Glass ranks 595 out of 18,182. Before him are Anna Politkovskaya (1958), Kim Novak (1933), Lon Chaney (1883), Art Garfunkel (1941), Jane Addams (1860), and Meat Loaf (1947). After him are Demi Moore (1962), Glenn Miller (1904), Jim Mattis (1950), Bill Evans (1929), Michael Keaton (1951), and John Glenn (1921).
1958 - 2006
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 589
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 590
1883 - 1930
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 591
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 592
1860 - 1935
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 593
1947 - 2022
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 594
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 595
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 596
1904 - 1944
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 597
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 598
1929 - 1980
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 599
1951 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 600
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 601
Among composers born in United States, Philip Glass ranks 6. Before him are George Gershwin (1898), John Williams (1932), John Cage (1912), Leonard Bernstein (1918), and Henry Mancini (1924). After him are Scott Joplin (1868), Steve Reich (1936), Samuel Barber (1910), Jerry Goldsmith (1929), James Horner (1953), and Cole Porter (1891).
1898 - 1937
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 1
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 2
1912 - 1992
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
1918 - 1990
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 4
1924 - 1994
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 5
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 6
1868 - 1917
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 7
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 8
1910 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 9
1929 - 2004
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 10
1953 - 2015
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 11
1891 - 1964
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 12