COMPOSER
Stephen Sondheim
1930 - 2021
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborators Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes that ranged beyond the genre's traditional subjects, while addressing darker elements of the human experience. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Sondheim has received more than 9,282,340 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Stephen Sondheim is the 550th most popular composer (down from 377th in 2019), the 2,551st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,809th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Composer.
Memorability Metrics
9.3M
Page Views (PV)
56.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
2.43
Effective Languages (L*)
5.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Stephen Sondheim ranks 550 out of 1,451. Before him are Johannes Ciconia, Hans Krása, Luis Bacalov, Frederick Delius, Jean-François Le Sueur, and Hermann Abendroth. After him are Johann Crüger, William Walton, Bálint Bakfark, Pierre Henry, Henri Duparc, and Stevan Mokranjac.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohannes Ciconia
1370 - 1412
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 544
Hans Krása
1899 - 1944
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 545
Luis Bacalov
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 546
Frederick Delius
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 547
Jean-François Le Sueur
1760 - 1837
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 548
Hermann Abendroth
1883 - 1956
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 549
Stephen Sondheim
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 550
Johann Crüger
1598 - 1662
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 551
William Walton
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 552
Bálint Bakfark
1507 - 1576
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 553
Pierre Henry
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 554
Henri Duparc
1848 - 1933
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 555
Stevan Mokranjac
1856 - 1914
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 556
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Stephen Sondheim ranks 145. Before him are Dündar Ali Osman, Guy Ligier, James Baker, Eugenio Castellotti, Bernard Collomb, and Tanya Savicheva. After him are Philippe Leroy, Stephen Smale, Tony Lip, Tom Wolfe, Choe Thae-bok, and Manuel Marulanda. Among people deceased in 2021, Stephen Sondheim ranks 143. Before him are Nino Castelnuovo, Yegor Ligachyov, George Segal, Sheldon Adelson, Jovan Divjak, and Dusty Hill. After him are Robert Downey Sr., Vladimir Shatalov, Ned Beatty, Borisav Jović, Kåre Willoch, and George Shultz.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsDündar Ali Osman
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 139
Guy Ligier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 140
James Baker
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 141
Eugenio Castellotti
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1957
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 142
Bernard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 143
Tanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 144
Stephen Sondheim
COMPOSER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 145
Philippe Leroy
ACTOR
1930 - 2024
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 146
Stephen Smale
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 147
Tony Lip
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 148
Tom Wolfe
WRITER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 149
Choe Thae-bok
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2024
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 150
Manuel Marulanda
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2008
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsNino Castelnuovo
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 137
Yegor Ligachyov
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2021
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 138
George Segal
ACTOR
1934 - 2021
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 139
Sheldon Adelson
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 140
Jovan Divjak
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 141
Dusty Hill
SINGER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 142
Stephen Sondheim
COMPOSER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 143
Robert Downey Sr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 144
Vladimir Shatalov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 145
Ned Beatty
ACTOR
1937 - 2021
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 146
Borisav Jović
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 147
Kåre Willoch
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 148
George Shultz
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2021
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 149
In United States
Among people born in United States, Stephen Sondheim ranks 2,551 out of 20,380. Before him are Sean Young (1959), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Richard Brautigan (1935), James L. Brooks (1940), Gloria Grahame (1923), and Edward Herrmann (1943). After him are James Remar (1953), Robert Downey Sr. (1936), John Sculley (1939), Archie Moore (1916), Donna Murphy (1959), and Sarah Wayne Callies (1977).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSean Young
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,545
Delphine LaLaurie
EXTREMIST
1787 - 1849
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2,546
Richard Brautigan
WRITER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2,547
James L. Brooks
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2,548
Gloria Grahame
ACTOR
1923 - 1981
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2,549
Edward Herrmann
ACTOR
1943 - 2014
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,550
Stephen Sondheim
COMPOSER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,551
James Remar
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,552
Robert Downey Sr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,553
John Sculley
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,554
Archie Moore
BOXER
1916 - 1998
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,555
Donna Murphy
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 2,556
Sarah Wayne Callies
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2,557
Among COMPOSERS In United States
Among composers born in United States, Stephen Sondheim ranks 31. Before him are Carmine Coppola (1910), Danny Elfman (1953), Michael Kamen (1948), Paul Bowles (1910), George Antheil (1900), and Ernest Guiraud (1837). After him are Basil Poledouris (1945), Morton Feldman (1926), Stephen Foster (1826), Alfred Newman (1900), Sun Ra (1914), and Alex North (1910).
Carmine Coppola
1910 - 1991
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 25
Danny Elfman
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 26
Michael Kamen
1948 - 2003
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 27
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