Composer
Sergei Prokofiev
Russian composer
1891 - 1953
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Sergei Prokofiev
His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia. Sergei Prokofiev is the 34th most popular composer (up from 40th in 2024), the 7th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Composer.
Sergei Prokofiev is most famous for his orchestral suite "Peter and the Wolf" which he composed in 1936.
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Among Composers
Among composers, Sergei Prokofiev ranks 34 out of 1,451. Before him are Bedřich Smetana, Jacques Offenbach, Dmitri Shostakovich, Ennio Morricone, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Richard Strauss. After him are Jean Sibelius, Béla Bartók, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Domenico Scarlatti, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Johann Strauss I.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Bedřich Smetana
1824 - 1884
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 28
Jacques Offenbach
1819 - 1880
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 29
Dmitri Shostakovich
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 30
Ennio Morricone
1928 - 2020
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 31
Sergei Rachmaninoff
1873 - 1943
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 32
Richard Strauss
1864 - 1949
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 33
Sergei Prokofiev
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 34
Jean Sibelius
1865 - 1957
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 35
Béla Bartók
1881 - 1945
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 36
Christoph Willibald Gluck
1714 - 1787
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 37
Domenico Scarlatti
1685 - 1757
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 38
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 39
Johann Strauss I
1804 - 1849
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 40
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Sergei Prokofiev ranks 4. Before him are Karl Dönitz, Erwin Rommel, and Antonio Gramsci. After him are B. R. Ambedkar, Mikhail Bulgakov, Max Ernst, Nelly Sachs, James Chadwick, Walter Model, Edith Stein, and Pär Lagerkvist. Among people deceased in 1953, Sergei Prokofiev ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Mary of Teck, and Lavrentiy Beria. After him are Ibn Saud, Edwin Hubble, Gerd von Rundstedt, Robert Andrews Millikan, Guccio Gucci, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, and Emmerich Kálmán.
Others Born in 1891
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Karl Dönitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 84.90
Rank: 1
Erwin Rommel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 2
Antonio Gramsci
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1937
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 3
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 4
B. R. Ambedkar
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1956
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 5
Mikhail Bulgakov
WRITER
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 6
Max Ernst
PAINTER
1891 - 1976
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 7
Nelly Sachs
WRITER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 8
James Chadwick
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1974
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 9
Walter Model
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 10
Edith Stein
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 11
Pär Lagerkvist
WRITER
1891 - 1974
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1953
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Joseph Stalin
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1953
HPI: 92.22
Rank: 1
Mary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 83.82
Rank: 2
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 3
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 4
Ibn Saud
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1953
HPI: 79.58
Rank: 5
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 6
Gerd von Rundstedt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1953
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 7
Robert Andrews Millikan
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1953
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 8
Guccio Gucci
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1953
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 9
Carol II of Romania
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1953
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 10
Klement Gottwald
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1953
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 11
Emmerich Kálmán
COMPOSER
1882 - 1953
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 12
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Sergei Prokofiev ranks 7 out of NaN. Before him are Leon Trotsky (1879), Leonid Brezhnev (1906), Hurrem Sultan (1502), Nikolai Gogol (1809), Golda Meir (1898), and Edgar de Wahl (1867). After him are Viktor Yanukovych (1950), John III Sobieski (1629), Stefania Turkewich (1898), Stepan Bandera (1909), Volodymyr Zelensky (1978), and Kazimir Malevich (1879).
Others born in Ukraine
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Leon Trotsky
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 1
Leonid Brezhnev
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 2
Hurrem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1502 - 1558
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 3
Nikolai Gogol
WRITER
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 4
Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 5
Edgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
Sergei Prokofiev
COMPOSER
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 7
Viktor Yanukovych
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
John III Sobieski
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 10
Stepan Bandera
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 11
Volodymyr Zelensky
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 12
Kazimir Malevich
PAINTER
1879 - 1935
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 13
Among Composers In Ukraine
Among composers born in Ukraine, Sergei Prokofiev ranks 1. After him are Stefania Turkewich (1898), Karol Szymanowski (1882), Reinhold Glière (1874), Dmitry Bortniansky (1751), Valentyn Sylvestrov (1937), Dimitri Tiomkin (1894), Wojciech Kilar (1932), Mykola Lysenko (1842), Boris Lyatoshinsky (1894), Igor Markevitch (1912), and Franz Doppler (1821).
Sergei Prokofiev
1891 - 1953
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 1
Stefania Turkewich
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 2
Karol Szymanowski
1882 - 1937
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 3
Reinhold Glière
1874 - 1956
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 4
Dmitry Bortniansky
1751 - 1825
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Valentyn Sylvestrov
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 6
Dimitri Tiomkin
1894 - 1979
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 7
Wojciech Kilar
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 8
Mykola Lysenko
1842 - 1912
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 9
Boris Lyatoshinsky
1894 - 1968
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 10
Igor Markevitch
1912 - 1983
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 11
Franz Doppler
1821 - 1883
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 12
