1740 - 1802
Samuel Arnold (10 August 1740 – 22 October 1802) was an English composer and organist. Arnold was born in London (his mother is said to have been Princess Amelia; his father was Thomas Arnold). He began writing music for the theatre in about the year 1764. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Arnold has received more than 12,564 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Arnold is the 1,193rd most popular composer (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 3,897th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,283rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Composer.
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Among composers, Samuel Arnold ranks 1,193 out of 1,216. Before him are Junkie XL, Paul Creston, Wenzel Müller, Brad Fiedel, Maurice Greene, and Horatio Parker. After him are Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Henry Lawes, Valeri Brainin, Leigh Harline, Christian Wolff, and Sergei Slonimsky.
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,187
1906 - 1985
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,188
1767 - 1835
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,189
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,190
1696 - 1755
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 1,191
1863 - 1919
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,192
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,193
1916 - 1968
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,194
1595 - 1662
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 1,195
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,196
1907 - 1969
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 1,197
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 1,198
1932 - 2020
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 1,199
Among people born in 1740, Samuel Arnold ranks 25. Before him are Juan Ignacio Molina, Anders Johan Lexell, John Latham, Johan Tobias Sergel, Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar, and Johan Andreas Murray. After him are Ivan Lepyokhin, John Sullivan, William Paca, and Alexander Martin. Among people deceased in 1802, Samuel Arnold ranks 29. Before him are Thomas Girtin, Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, Ivan Argunov, Corona Schröter, August Batsch, and Charles Leclerc. After him are Daniel Morgan and Ivan Lepyokhin.
1740 - 1829
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 19
1740 - 1784
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 20
1740 - 1837
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 21
1740 - 1814
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 22
1740 - 1786
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 23
1740 - 1791
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 24
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 25
1740 - 1802
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 26
1740 - 1795
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 27
1740 - 1799
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 28
1740 - 1807
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 29
1775 - 1802
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 23
1723 - 1802
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 24
1729 - 1802
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 25
1751 - 1802
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 26
1761 - 1802
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 27
1772 - 1802
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 28
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 29
1736 - 1802
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 30
1740 - 1802
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 31
Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel Arnold ranks 3,897 out of 7,765. Before him are James Milner (1986), Pauline Collins (1940), Charles Booth (1840), Maurice Greene (1696), Tricky (1968), and Cecilia Colledge (1920). After him are George Back (1796), Graham Swift (1949), Henry Daniell (1894), Paula Yates (1959), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), and Aynsley Dunbar (1946).
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 3,891
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 3,892
1840 - 1916
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 3,893
1696 - 1755
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 3,894
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 3,895
1920 - 2008
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 3,896
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 3,897
1796 - 1878
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 3,898
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 3,899
1894 - 1963
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 3,900
1959 - 2000
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 3,901
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 3,902
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 3,903
Among composers born in United Kingdom, Samuel Arnold ranks 65. Before him are Fred Frith (1949), Harrison Birtwistle (1934), John Ireland (1879), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Thomas Tomkins (1572), and Maurice Greene (1696). After him are Henry Lawes (1595), Thomas Campion (1567), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), Nicholas Hooper (1952), Granville Bantock (1868), and George Alexander Macfarren (1813).
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 59
1934 - 2022
HPI: 45.77
Rank: 60
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 61
1897 - 1980
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 62
1572 - 1656
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 63
1696 - 1755
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 64
1740 - 1802
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 65
1595 - 1662
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 66
1567 - 1620
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 67
1892 - 1988
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 68
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 69
1868 - 1946
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 70
1813 - 1887
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 71