Conductor

Seiji Ozawa

Japanese orchestra conductor

1935 - 2024

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Seiji Ozawa

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Seiji Ozawa is the 16th most popular conductor (down from 9th in 2024), the 313th most popular biography from China (down from 190th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Conductor.

Ozawa is most famous for his interpretations of the works of Beethoven, Brahms, and Mahler.

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Among Conductors

Among conductors, Seiji Ozawa ranks 16 out of 128. Before him are Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Bruno Walter, Otto Klemperer, Felix Weingartner, and Herbert Blomstedt. After him are Rafael Kubelík, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Kurt Masur, Carlo Maria Giulini, Erich Kleiber, and Hans Knappertsbusch.

Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia

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Lorin Maazel
1930 - 2014
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 10
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1929 - 2016
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 11
Bruno Walter
1876 - 1962
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 12
Otto Klemperer
1885 - 1973
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 13
Felix Weingartner
1863 - 1942
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 14
Herbert Blomstedt
1927 - Present
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 15
Seiji Ozawa
1935 - 2024
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 16
Rafael Kubelík
1914 - 1996
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 17
Dimitri Mitropoulos
1896 - 1960
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 18
Kurt Masur
1927 - 2015
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 19
Carlo Maria Giulini
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 20
Erich Kleiber
1890 - 1956
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 21
Hans Knappertsbusch
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 22

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Seiji Ozawa ranks 62. Before him are Abdou Diouf, Zhelyu Zhelev, William Friedkin, Ernesto Laclau, David Lodge, and Monique Wittig. After him are Mirella Freni, Pranab Mukherjee, Donald P. Bellisario, Wim Duisenberg, Azzedine Alaïa, and Lorenzo Bandini. Among people deceased in 2024, Seiji Ozawa ranks 83. Before him are Angelo Amato, Marcello Gandini, Daniel Dennett, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Fraser Stoddart, and Gustavo Gutiérrez. After him are Iris Apfel, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Geneviève Grad, Silvia Pinal, Richard Serra, and Issa Hayatou.

Others Born in 1935

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Abdou Diouf
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 56
Zhelyu Zhelev
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 57
William Friedkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 58
Ernesto Laclau
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 59
David Lodge
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 60
Monique Wittig
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 61
Seiji Ozawa
CONDUCTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 62
Mirella Freni
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 63
Pranab Mukherjee
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 64
Donald P. Bellisario
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 65
Wim Duisenberg
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 66
Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 67
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 68

Others Deceased in 2024

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Angelo Amato
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 77
Marcello Gandini
ENGINEER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 78
Daniel Dennett
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 79
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 80
Fraser Stoddart
CHEMIST
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 81
Gustavo Gutiérrez
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 82
Seiji Ozawa
CONDUCTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 83
Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 84
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 85
Geneviève Grad
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 86
Silvia Pinal
ACTOR
1931 - 2024
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 87
Richard Serra
PAINTER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 88
Issa Hayatou
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 89