COMPOSER
Stephen Foster
1826 - 1864
Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Foster has received more than 2,168,102 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Foster is the 631st most popular composer (down from 538th in 2019), the 2,955th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,555th in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Composer.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
54.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
2.86
Effective Languages (L*)
4.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Stephen Foster ranks 631 out of 1,451. Before him are Adolf von Henselt, Andrea Falconieri, Claude Goudimel, Riccardo Zandonai, Max Richter, and Orlando Gibbons. After him are Diego Ortiz, Myroslav Skoryk, Domenico Dragonetti, Eduardo di Capua, Ernesto Lecuona, and Alfred Newman.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdolf von Henselt
1814 - 1889
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 625
Andrea Falconieri
1580 - 1656
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 626
Claude Goudimel
1514 - 1572
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 627
Riccardo Zandonai
1883 - 1944
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 628
Max Richter
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 629
Orlando Gibbons
1583 - 1625
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 630
Stephen Foster
1826 - 1864
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 631
Diego Ortiz
1510 - 1570
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 632
Myroslav Skoryk
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 633
Domenico Dragonetti
1763 - 1846
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 634
Eduardo di Capua
1865 - 1917
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 635
Ernesto Lecuona
1895 - 1963
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 636
Alfred Newman
1900 - 1970
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 637
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Stephen Foster ranks 25. Before him are Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Henri Mouhot, George Johnstone Stoney, Cetshwayo kaMpande, and Walter Bagehot. After him are Giuseppe Zanardelli, Gustave Moynier, William Waddington, Giovanni Battista Donati, Hormuzd Rassam, and Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1864, Stephen Foster ranks 24. Before him are Hong Tianguifu, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, Jean-Jacques Ampère, Aimable Pélissier, Antoinette de Mérode, and Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria. After him are David Roberts, Adam Wilhelm Moltke, Anton Schindler, Karl Ernst Claus, Jakob Lorber, and Christian Ludwig Brehm.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsGrand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1845
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 19
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1914
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 20
Henri Mouhot
EXPLORER
1826 - 1861
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 21
George Johnstone Stoney
PHYSICIST
1826 - 1911
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 22
Cetshwayo kaMpande
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 23
Walter Bagehot
WRITER
1826 - 1877
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 24
Stephen Foster
COMPOSER
1826 - 1864
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 25
Giuseppe Zanardelli
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1903
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 26
Gustave Moynier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 27
William Waddington
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1894
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 28
Giovanni Battista Donati
ASTRONOMER
1826 - 1873
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 29
Hormuzd Rassam
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 30
Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1908
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1864
Go to all RankingsHong Tianguifu
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1864
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 18
Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1864
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 19
Jean-Jacques Ampère
WRITER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 20
Aimable Pélissier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1794 - 1864
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 21
Antoinette de Mérode
NOBLEMAN
1828 - 1864
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 22
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1864
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 23
Stephen Foster
COMPOSER
1826 - 1864
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 24
David Roberts
PAINTER
1796 - 1864
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 25
Adam Wilhelm Moltke
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1864
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 26
Anton Schindler
COMPOSER
1795 - 1864
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 27
Karl Ernst Claus
CHEMIST
1796 - 1864
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 28
Jakob Lorber
PHILOSOPHER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 29
Christian Ludwig Brehm
BIOLOGIST
1787 - 1864
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 30
In United States
Among people born in United States, Stephen Foster ranks 2,955 out of 20,380. Before him are George W. De Long (1844), Lisa Edelstein (1966), Jane Kaczmarek (1955), Tom Holland (1943), Robert Stroud (1890), and Elbridge Gerry (1744). After him are Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Charles Tilly (1929), James Curtis Hepburn (1815), Benjamin Tucker (1854), Mildred Dresselhaus (1930), and Anne Meara (1929).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge W. De Long
EXPLORER
1844 - 1881
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,949
Lisa Edelstein
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,950
Jane Kaczmarek
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,951
Tom Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,952
Robert Stroud
EXTREMIST
1890 - 1963
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,953
Elbridge Gerry
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1814
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,954
Stephen Foster
COMPOSER
1826 - 1864
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,955
Jennifer Jason Leigh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,956
Charles Tilly
SOCIOLOGIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2,957
James Curtis Hepburn
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1911
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,958
Benjamin Tucker
ECONOMIST
1854 - 1939
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,959
Mildred Dresselhaus
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,960
Anne Meara
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 2,961
Among COMPOSERS In United States
Among composers born in United States, Stephen Foster ranks 34. Before him are Paul Bowles (1910), George Antheil (1900), Ernest Guiraud (1837), Stephen Sondheim (1930), Basil Poledouris (1945), and Morton Feldman (1926). After him are Alfred Newman (1900), Sun Ra (1914), Alex North (1910), Amy Beach (1867), Jerome Kern (1885), and Dave Grusin (1934).
Paul Bowles
1910 - 1999
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 28
George Antheil
1900 - 1959
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 29
Ernest Guiraud
1837 - 1892
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 30
Stephen Sondheim
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 31
Basil Poledouris
1945 - 2006
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 32
Morton Feldman
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 33
Stephen Foster
1826 - 1864
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 34
Alfred Newman
1900 - 1970
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 35
Sun Ra
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 36
Alex North
1910 - 1991
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 37
Amy Beach
1867 - 1944
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 38
Jerome Kern
1885 - 1945
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 39
Dave Grusin
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 40