MUSICIAN
Sviatoslav Richter
1915 - 1997
Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (March 20 [O.S. March 7] 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet and Russian classical pianist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sviatoslav Richter has received more than 744,333 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Sviatoslav Richter is the 89th most popular musician (down from 82nd in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Musician.
Sviatoslav Richter is most famous for his interpretations of Beethoven's sonatas.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
66.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
8.10
Effective Languages (L*)
2.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Sviatoslav Richter ranks 89 out of 3,175. Before him are Carlos Santana, Sia, Cosima Wagner, Till Lindemann, Richard Wright, and Ziryab. After him are Glenn Gould, Paul Simon, Charlie Parker, David Oistrakh, Alice Cooper, and Dschinghis Khan.
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HPI: 67.26
Rank: 83
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HPI: 67.24
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HPI: 67.00
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Till Lindemann
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.95
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Richard Wright
1943 - 2008
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 87
Ziryab
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HPI: 66.83
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Sviatoslav Richter
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 89
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HPI: 66.77
Rank: 90
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HPI: 66.66
Rank: 91
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HPI: 66.61
Rank: 92
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HPI: 66.58
Rank: 93
Alice Cooper
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 94
Dschinghis Khan
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 95
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Sviatoslav Richter ranks 22. Before him are Paul Tibbets, Stanley Matthews, Joachim Peiper, Hu Yaobang, Jerome Bruner, and Aung San. After him are Fred Hoyle, Saul Bellow, Curd Jürgens, Charles H. Townes, Les Paul, and Robert Hofstadter. Among people deceased in 1997, Sviatoslav Richter ranks 19. Before him are Paulo Freire, Melvin Calvin, The Notorious B.I.G., Roy Lichtenstein, Bohumil Hrabal, and Chaim Herzog. After him are Hans Eysenck, William S. Burroughs, Fred Zinnemann, Isaiah Berlin, Allen Ginsberg, and Bảo Đại.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsPaul Tibbets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 2007
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 16
Stanley Matthews
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 2000
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 17
Joachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 18
Hu Yaobang
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1989
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 19
Jerome Bruner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2016
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 20
Aung San
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1947
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 21
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 22
Fred Hoyle
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 23
Saul Bellow
WRITER
1915 - 2005
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 24
Curd Jürgens
ACTOR
1915 - 1982
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 25
Charles H. Townes
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2015
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 26
Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 27
Robert Hofstadter
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1990
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsPaulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 13
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
The Notorious B.I.G.
SINGER
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 15
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 16
Bohumil Hrabal
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 17
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 18
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 19
Hans Eysenck
PSYCHOLOGIST
1916 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 20
William S. Burroughs
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 21
Fred Zinnemann
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 22
Isaiah Berlin
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 23
Allen Ginsberg
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 24
Bảo Đại
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 25
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Sviatoslav Richter ranks 69 out of 1,365. Before him are Lazar Kaganovich (1893), Nikolai Berdyaev (1874), Rodion Malinovsky (1898), Ilya Ehrenburg (1891), Stanislaw Ulam (1909), and Daniel of Galicia (1201). After him are David Oistrakh (1908), Sergey Bubka (1963), Isaac Babel (1894), Georges Charpak (1924), Sonia Delaunay (1885), and Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsLazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 63
Nikolai Berdyaev
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1948
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 64
Rodion Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 65
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 66
Stanislaw Ulam
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1984
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 67
Daniel of Galicia
POLITICIAN
1201 - 1264
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 68
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 69
David Oistrakh
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 70
Sergey Bubka
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 71
Isaac Babel
WRITER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 72
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 73
Sonia Delaunay
PAINTER
1885 - 1979
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 74
Anatoliy Solovianenko
SINGER
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 75
Among MUSICIANS In Ukraine
Among musicians born in Ukraine, Sviatoslav Richter ranks 2. Before him are Vladimir Horowitz (1903). After him are David Oistrakh (1908), Emil Gilels (1916), Isaac Stern (1920), Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Leonid Kogan (1924), Alexander Siloti (1863), Nikolai Kapustin (1937), Gregor Piatigorsky (1903), Igor Oistrakh (1931), and Felix Blumenfeld (1863).
Vladimir Horowitz
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 1
Sviatoslav Richter
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 2
David Oistrakh
1908 - 1974
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 3
Emil Gilels
1916 - 1985
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 4
Isaac Stern
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 5
Heinrich Neuhaus
1888 - 1964
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 6
Leonid Kogan
1924 - 1982
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 7
Alexander Siloti
1863 - 1945
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 8
Nikolai Kapustin
1937 - 2020
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 9
Gregor Piatigorsky
1903 - 1976
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 10
Igor Oistrakh
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 11
Felix Blumenfeld
1863 - 1931
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 12