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Sigmund Romberg

1887 - 1951

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Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly The Student Prince (1924), The Desert Song (1926) and The New Moon (1928). Early in his career, Romberg was employed by the Shubert brothers to write music for their musicals and revues, including several vehicles for Al Jolson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sigmund Romberg has received more than 277,336 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Sigmund Romberg is the 1,294th most popular composer (down from 1,198th in 2019), the 679th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 553rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Hungarian Composer.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

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  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sigmund Romberg ranks 1,294 out of 1,451. Before him are Rauf Hajiyev, John Kander, Näcip Cihanov, Walter Susskind, Vladimír Franz, and Georg Friedrich Haas. After him are Thomas Tomkins, Spike Jones, Cachao, Cemal Reşit Rey, Airat Ichmouratov, and Howard Hanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Sigmund Romberg ranks 258. Before him are L. S. Lowry, Arne Halse, Teodor Koskenniemi, Charles Reisner, Florence Price, and Barnes Wallis. After him are Gustaf Rosenquist, Jorge de Paiva, Robinson Jeffers, Nils Middelboe, Nils Granfelt, and Emilio Lunghi. Among people deceased in 1951, Sigmund Romberg ranks 162. Before him are Victor Johnson, Axel Sjöblom, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Frank Weston Benson, Walter, and Jacques Cariou. After him are Harold Kitson, Harry Blackstaffe, Timrava, Simon Barere, Ben Chifley, and Herbert Lindström.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Sigmund Romberg ranks 679 out of 1,077. Before him are Cécile Tormay (1876), Béla Las-Torres (1890), Marianna Nagy (1929), Dominik Szoboszlai (2000), László Fábián (1936), and Dániel Berzsenyi (1776). After him are Gábor Delneky (1932), István Tóth (1951), Ödön Bodor (1882), Peter Medak (1937), József Rády (1884), and Agnes Simon (1935).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Sigmund Romberg ranks 17. Before him are Hans Swarowsky (1899), Joseph Szigeti (1892), Leó Weiner (1885), Ferenc Farkas (1905), István Kertész (1929), and Frigyes Hidas (1928).

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