MUSICIAN
Rudolf Firkušný
1912 - 1994
Rudolf Firkušný
Rudolf Firkušný (Czech: [ˈrudolf ˈfɪrkuʃniː]; 11 February 1912 – 19 July 1994) was a Moravian-born, Moravian-American classical pianist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Firkušný has received more than 65,891 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Firkušný is the 1,308th most popular musician, the 591st most popular biography from Czechia and the 17th most popular Czech Musician.
Memorability Metrics
66k
Page Views (PV)
55.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.43
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Rudolf Firkušný ranks 1,308 out of 3,175. Before him are Adrian Vandenberg, James Jamerson, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Steve Jordan, Lou Donaldson, and Bill Frisell. After him are Trent Reznor, Johnny Griffin, Heinrich Schiff, Peter Maxwell Davies, Neil Murray, and Brad Whitford.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdrian Vandenberg
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,302
James Jamerson
1936 - 1983
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,303
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,304
Steve Jordan
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,305
Lou Donaldson
1926 - 2024
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,306
Bill Frisell
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,307
Rudolf Firkušný
1912 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 1,308
Trent Reznor
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 1,309
Johnny Griffin
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,310
Heinrich Schiff
1951 - 2016
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,311
Peter Maxwell Davies
1934 - 2016
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 1,312
Neil Murray
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,313
Brad Whitford
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,314
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Rudolf Firkušný ranks 275. Before him are Gyula Polgár, Martha Mödl, Mary McCarthy, István Balogh, Roberto Emílio da Cunha, and Georges Beaucourt. After him are Hércules de Miranda, Manuel Rosas, Mario Genta, Carmelo Robledo, Ellen Preis, and Nariz. Among people deceased in 1994, Rudolf Firkušný ranks 231. Before him are Augusts Voss, Paul Anderson, Joseph Iléo, François Marty, Jay Miner, and Rudolf Raftl. After him are Hermann Josef Abs, Maureen Starkey Tigrett, József Háda, William Higinbotham, Grisha Filipov, and Harry Saltzman.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsGyula Polgár
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 269
Martha Mödl
SINGER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 270
Mary McCarthy
WRITER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 271
István Balogh
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 272
Roberto Emílio da Cunha
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 273
Georges Beaucourt
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 274
Rudolf Firkušný
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 275
Hércules de Miranda
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 276
Manuel Rosas
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 277
Mario Genta
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 278
Carmelo Robledo
BOXER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 279
Ellen Preis
FENCER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 280
Nariz
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1984
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 281
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsAugusts Voss
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1994
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 225
Paul Anderson
ATHLETE
1932 - 1994
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 226
Joseph Iléo
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1994
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 227
François Marty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1994
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 228
Jay Miner
INVENTOR
1932 - 1994
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 229
Rudolf Raftl
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 230
Rudolf Firkušný
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 231
Hermann Josef Abs
BUSINESSPERSON
1901 - 1994
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 232
Maureen Starkey Tigrett
COMPANION
1946 - 1994
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 233
József Háda
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 234
William Higinbotham
PHYSICIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 235
Grisha Filipov
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1994
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 236
Harry Saltzman
PRODUCER
1915 - 1994
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 237
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Rudolf Firkušný ranks 591 out of 1,200. Before him are Svatopluk Čech (1846), Jaroslav Holík (1942), Patrik Ouředník (1957), Karel Petrů (1891), Josephine Kablick (1787), and Friedrich Reinitzer (1857). After him are Petr Kellner (1964), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), John Neumann (1811), Franz Xaver Fieber (1807), Tomáš Šmíd (1956), and František Ladislav Rieger (1818).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsSvatopluk Čech
WRITER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 585
Jaroslav Holík
ATHLETE
1942 - 2015
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 586
Patrik Ouředník
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 587
Karel Petrů
COACH
1891 - 1949
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 588
Josephine Kablick
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1863
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 589
Friedrich Reinitzer
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 590
Rudolf Firkušný
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 591
Petr Kellner
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - 2021
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 592
Karel Mejta Sr
ATHLETE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 593
John Neumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1860
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 594
Franz Xaver Fieber
BIOLOGIST
1807 - 1872
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 595
Tomáš Šmíd
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 596
František Ladislav Rieger
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1903
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 597
Among MUSICIANS In Czechia
Among musicians born in Czechia, Rudolf Firkušný ranks 17. Before him are Ivan Mládek (1942), Eduard Nápravník (1839), Miroslav Vitouš (1947), Franz Konwitschny (1901), Ignaz Brüll (1846), and Jakub Jan Ryba (1765). After him are Jaromír Nohavica (1953), Karel Halíř (1859), Josef Labor (1842), Alexander Dreyschock (1818), Ivan Král (1948), and František Ondříček (1857).
Ivan Mládek
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 11
Eduard Nápravník
1839 - 1916
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 12
Miroslav Vitouš
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 13
Franz Konwitschny
1901 - 1962
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 14
Ignaz Brüll
1846 - 1907
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 15
Jakub Jan Ryba
1765 - 1815
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 16
Rudolf Firkušný
1912 - 1994
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 17
Jaromír Nohavica
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 18
Karel Halíř
1859 - 1909
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 19
Josef Labor
1842 - 1924
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 20
Alexander Dreyschock
1818 - 1869
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 21
Ivan Král
1948 - 2020
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 22
František Ondříček
1857 - 1922
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 23