COMPOSER
Ruggero Leoncavallo
1857 - 1919
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (UK: LAY-on-kav-AL-oh, US: LAY-ohn-kə-VAH-loh, -kah-, Italian: [rudˈdʒɛːro leˌoŋkaˈvallo]; 23 April 1857 – 9 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist. Throughout his career, Leoncavallo produced numerous operas and songs but it his 1892 opera Pagliacci that remained his lasting contribution, despite attempts to escape the shadow of his greatest success. Today Pagliacci, continues to be his most famous opera and one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the operatic repertory. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruggero Leoncavallo has received more than 339,853 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Ruggero Leoncavallo is the 97th most popular composer, the 447th most popular biography from Italy (up from 451st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Italian Composer.
Ruggero Leoncavallo is most famous for his opera "Pagliacci."
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
69.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
12.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Ruggero Leoncavallo ranks 97 out of 1,451. Before him are Olivier Messiaen, Guillaume Du Fay, Alma Mahler, César Franck, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier. After him are Léo Delibes, John Cage, Arvo Pärt, Jacopo Peri, Francis Poulenc, and Zoltán Kodály.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOlivier Messiaen
1908 - 1992
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 91
Guillaume Du Fay
1397 - 1474
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 92
Alma Mahler
1879 - 1964
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 93
César Franck
1822 - 1890
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 94
Karlheinz Stockhausen
1928 - 2007
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 95
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
1645 - 1704
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 96
Ruggero Leoncavallo
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 97
Léo Delibes
1836 - 1891
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 98
John Cage
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 99
Arvo Pärt
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 100
Jacopo Peri
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 101
Francis Poulenc
1899 - 1963
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 102
Zoltán Kodály
1882 - 1967
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 103
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1857, Ruggero Leoncavallo ranks 14. Before him are Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Alfonso XII of Spain, Henrik Pontoppidan, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and William Howard Taft. After him are Alfred Binet, Theo van Gogh, Eugen Bleuler, Alexander of Battenberg, Paul Doumer, and Axel Munthe. Among people deceased in 1919, Ruggero Leoncavallo ranks 10. Before him are Ernst Haeckel, Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Gojong of Korea, Emil Fischer, Karl Liebknecht, and Emiliano Zapata. After him are Carl Larsson, John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Andrew Carnegie, Alfred Werner, Yakov Sverdlov, and William Crookes.
Others Born in 1857
Go to all RankingsPrincess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 8
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 9
Alfonso XII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1885
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 10
Henrik Pontoppidan
WRITER
1857 - 1943
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 11
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
ENGINEER
1857 - 1935
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 12
William Howard Taft
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 13
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 14
Alfred Binet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 15
Theo van Gogh
PAINTER
1857 - 1891
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 16
Eugen Bleuler
PHYSICIAN
1857 - 1939
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 17
Alexander of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1893
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 18
Paul Doumer
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 19
Axel Munthe
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1949
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 20
Others Deceased in 1919
Go to all RankingsErnst Haeckel
BIOLOGIST
1834 - 1919
HPI: 75.12
Rank: 4
Karl Adolph Gjellerup
WRITER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Gojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
Karl Liebknecht
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1919
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 8
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 9
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 10
Carl Larsson
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 11
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12
Andrew Carnegie
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 13
Alfred Werner
CHEMIST
1866 - 1919
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 14
Yakov Sverdlov
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 15
William Crookes
CHEMIST
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 16
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Ruggero Leoncavallo ranks 447 out of 5,161. Before him are Lucky Luciano (1897), Pope Nicholas III (1215), Pope Benedict VI (900), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Pope Lando (900), and Pope Paul I (700). After him are Pope Nicholas IV (1227), Fabio Capello (1946), Pope Gregory II (669), Umberto Nobile (1885), Andrea del Sarto (1486), and Pope Symmachus (460).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsLucky Luciano
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 441
Pope Nicholas III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1215 - 1280
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 442
Pope Benedict VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 974
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 443
Andrea Bocelli
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 444
Pope Lando
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 914
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 445
Pope Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 767
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 446
Ruggero Leoncavallo
COMPOSER
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 447
Pope Nicholas IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1227 - 1292
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 448
Fabio Capello
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 449
Pope Gregory II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
669 - 731
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 450
Umberto Nobile
ENGINEER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 451
Andrea del Sarto
PAINTER
1486 - 1530
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 452
Pope Symmachus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
460 - 514
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 453
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Ruggero Leoncavallo ranks 20. Before him are Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710), Nino Rota (1911), Luigi Cherubini (1760), Luigi Boccherini (1743), and Pietro Mascagni (1863). After him are Jacopo Peri (1561), Carlo Gesualdo (1566), Giulio Caccini (1551), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Muzio Clementi (1752), and Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583).
Alessandro Scarlatti
1660 - 1725
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 14
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
1710 - 1736
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 15
Nino Rota
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 16
Luigi Cherubini
1760 - 1842
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Luigi Boccherini
1743 - 1805
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 18
Pietro Mascagni
1863 - 1945
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 19
Ruggero Leoncavallo
1857 - 1919
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 20
Jacopo Peri
1561 - 1633
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 21
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 22
Giulio Caccini
1551 - 1618
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 23
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 24
Muzio Clementi
1752 - 1832
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 25
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 26