1957 - Today
Tan Dun (Chinese: 谭盾; pinyin: Tán Dùn, Mandarin pronunciation: [tʰǎn tu̯ə̂n]; born 18 August 1957) is a Chinese-born American composer and conductor. A leading figure of contemporary classical music, he draws from a variety of Western and Chinese influences, a dichotomy which has shaped much of his life and music. Having collaborated with leading orchestras around the world, Tan is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Grawemeyer Award for his opera Marco Polo (1996) and both an Academy Award and Grammy Award for his film score in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tan Dun has received more than 354,959 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Tan Dun is the 952nd most popular composer (down from 894th in 2019), the 749th most popular biography from China (down from 676th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Composer.
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Among composers, Tan Dun ranks 952 out of 1,216. Before him are Simeon ten Holt, Percy Faith, Carlo Rustichelli, Akira Ifukube, Marvin Hamlisch, and Wilhelm Kienzl. After him are Édouard Deldevez, Marcos Portugal, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., Karen Khachaturian, Walter Braunfels, and Maximilian Steinberg.
1923 - 2012
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 946
1908 - 1976
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 947
1916 - 2004
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 948
1914 - 2006
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 949
1944 - 2012
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 950
1857 - 1941
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 951
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 952
1817 - 1897
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 953
1762 - 1830
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 954
1828 - 1893
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 955
1920 - 2011
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 956
1882 - 1954
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 957
1883 - 1946
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 958
Among people born in 1957, Tan Dun ranks 144. Before him are Laura Innes, Bruce Rauner, Tsai Ming-liang, Duško Ivanović, Kenji Kawai, and Mikhail Pletnev. After him are Tignous, Martin Donovan, Kumar Sanu, Nikos Galis, José Mário Vaz, and Ruy Ramos.
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 138
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 139
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 140
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 141
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 142
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 143
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 144
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 145
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 146
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 147
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 148
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 149
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 150
Among people born in China, Tan Dun ranks 749 out of 1,392. Before him are Lydia Shum (1945), Chögyam Trungpa (1939), Nie Rongzhen (1899), Tang Jingsong (1841), Fan Bingbing (1981), and Zhou Zuoren (1885). After him are Fang Lizhi (1936), Sanmao (1943), Han Zheng (1954), Qian Qichen (1928), Wang Jianlin (1954), and Harry Wu (1937).
1945 - 2008
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 743
1939 - 1987
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 744
1899 - 1992
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 745
1841 - 1903
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 746
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 747
1885 - 1967
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 748
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 749
1936 - 2012
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 750
1943 - 1991
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 751
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 752
1928 - 2017
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 753
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 754
1937 - 2016
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 755
Among composers born in China, Tan Dun ranks 3. Before him are Boris Blacher (1903) and Nie Er (1912).
1903 - 1975
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 1
1912 - 1935
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 2
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 3