MUSICIAN
Rudolf Barshai
1924 - 2010
Rudolf Barshai
Rudolf Borisovich Barshai (Russian: Рудольф Борисович Баршай, September 28, 1924 – November 2, 2010) was a Soviet and Russian conductor and violist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Barshai has received more than 88,428 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Barshai is the 747th most popular musician (down from 732nd in 2019), the 1,105th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,025th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Russian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
88k
Page Views (PV)
52.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.82
Effective Languages (L*)
1.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Rudolf Barshai ranks 747 out of 3,175. Before him are Jim Hall, McCoy Tyner, Karol Mikuli, Eric Singer, Pierre Baillot, and Christian Ferdinand Abel. After him are John Miles, Wanda Jackson, Marco Uccellini, Jim Croce, Peter Machajdík, and Frank Beard.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJim Hall
1930 - 2013
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 741
McCoy Tyner
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 742
Karol Mikuli
1821 - 1897
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 743
Eric Singer
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 744
Pierre Baillot
1771 - 1842
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 745
Christian Ferdinand Abel
1682 - 1761
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 746
Rudolf Barshai
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 747
John Miles
1949 - 2021
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 748
Wanda Jackson
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 749
Marco Uccellini
1603 - 1680
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 750
Jim Croce
1943 - 1973
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 751
Peter Machajdík
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 752
Frank Beard
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 753
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Rudolf Barshai ranks 191. Before him are Jean-François Revel, Gohar Gasparyan, Fud Leclerc, Gevork Vartanian, Isadore Singer, and Maurice Karnaugh. After him are Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Marc Ferro, Nina Foch, Alain Bombard, José Donoso, and S. R. Nathan. Among people deceased in 2010, Rudolf Barshai ranks 150. Before him are Cesare Siepi, Albert Ghiorso, Roberto Rosato, Ernst von Glasersfeld, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and Fud Leclerc. After him are Steingrímur Hermannsson, José Torres, Alan Sillitoe, Eugène Terre'Blanche, Peter Steele, and Vasco de Almeida e Costa.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsJean-François Revel
WRITER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 185
Gohar Gasparyan
SINGER
1924 - 2007
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 186
Fud Leclerc
SINGER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 187
Gevork Vartanian
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 188
Isadore Singer
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 189
Maurice Karnaugh
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 190
Rudolf Barshai
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 191
Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 192
Marc Ferro
HISTORIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 193
Nina Foch
ACTOR
1924 - 2008
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 194
Alain Bombard
BIOLOGIST
1924 - 2005
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 195
José Donoso
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 196
S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 197
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsCesare Siepi
SINGER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 144
Albert Ghiorso
CHEMIST
1915 - 2010
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 145
Roberto Rosato
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 146
Ernst von Glasersfeld
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 2010
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 147
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2010
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 148
Fud Leclerc
SINGER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 149
Rudolf Barshai
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 150
Steingrímur Hermannsson
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 151
José Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2010
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 152
Alan Sillitoe
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 153
Eugène Terre'Blanche
EXTREMIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 154
Peter Steele
SINGER
1962 - 2010
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 155
Vasco de Almeida e Costa
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 156
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Rudolf Barshai ranks 1,105 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Kaidanovsky (1946), Erkki Melartin (1875), Fyodor Raskolnikov (1892), Savely Kramarov (1934), Yusuf Akçura (1876), and Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (1845). After him are Vladimir Kappel (1883), Alexander Kazhdan (1922), Gamzat-bek (1789), Alexei Starobinsky (1948), Grigory Shelikhov (1747), and Oleg Kalugin (1934).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Kaidanovsky
ACTOR
1946 - 1995
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,099
Erkki Melartin
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 1,100
Fyodor Raskolnikov
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1939
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,101
Savely Kramarov
ACTOR
1934 - 1995
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1,102
Yusuf Akçura
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1935
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 1,103
Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
NOBLEMAN
1845 - 1925
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 1,104
Rudolf Barshai
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,105
Vladimir Kappel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1920
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 1,106
Alexander Kazhdan
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1997
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 1,107
Gamzat-bek
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1834
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 1,108
Alexei Starobinsky
PHYSICIST
1948 - 2023
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 1,109
Grigory Shelikhov
EXPLORER
1747 - 1795
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 1,110
Oleg Kalugin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,111
Among MUSICIANS In Russia
Among musicians born in Russia, Rudolf Barshai ranks 15. Before him are Evgeny Kissin (1971), Maxim Shostakovich (1938), Vladimir Sofronitsky (1901), Mikhail Pletnev (1957), Nikolai Zverev (1832), and Lev Oborin (1907). After him are Nikolai Noskov (1956), Boris Grebenshchikov (1953), Andrej Hoteev (1946), Daniil Shafran (1923), Alexander Gradsky (1949), and Valery Afanassiev (1947).
Evgeny Kissin
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 9
Maxim Shostakovich
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 10
Vladimir Sofronitsky
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 11
Mikhail Pletnev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 12
Nikolai Zverev
1832 - 1893
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 13
Lev Oborin
1907 - 1974
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 14
Rudolf Barshai
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 15
Nikolai Noskov
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 16
Boris Grebenshchikov
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 17
Andrej Hoteev
1946 - 2021
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 18
Daniil Shafran
1923 - 1997
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 19
Alexander Gradsky
1949 - 2021
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 20
Valery Afanassiev
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 21