COMPOSER
Thomas Arne
1710 - 1778
Thomas Arne
Thomas Augustine Arne (; 12 March 1710 – 5 March 1778) was an English composer. He is best known for his patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!" and the song "A-Hunting We Will Go", the latter composed for a 1777 production of The Beggar's Opera, which has since become popular as a folk song and a nursery rhyme. Arne was a leading British theatre composer of the 18th century, working at the West End's Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Arne has received more than 313,746 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Arne is the 576th most popular composer (down from 499th in 2019), the 1,601st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,438th in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Composer.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
55.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
5.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Thomas Arne ranks 576 out of 1,451. Before him are Franz Doppler, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Fikret Amirov, Rikard Nordraak, Hermann Levi, and Gabriel Pierné. After him are Georg Joseph Vogler, Julius Benedict, Tielman Susato, Albert Ketèlbey, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, and Pasquale Anfossi.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Doppler
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 570
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 571
Fikret Amirov
1922 - 1984
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 572
Rikard Nordraak
1842 - 1866
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 573
Hermann Levi
1839 - 1900
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 574
Gabriel Pierné
1863 - 1937
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 575
Thomas Arne
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 576
Georg Joseph Vogler
1749 - 1814
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 577
Julius Benedict
1804 - 1885
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 578
Tielman Susato
1500 - 1570
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 579
Albert Ketèlbey
1875 - 1959
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 580
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
1711 - 1772
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 581
Pasquale Anfossi
1727 - 1797
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 582
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1710, Thomas Arne ranks 12. Before him are András Hadik, Thomas Reid, Thomas Simpson, Mohammed ben Abdallah, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, and Domenico Alberti. After him are Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle, William Cullen, Abraham Trembley, Paolo Renier, Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, and Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz. Among people deceased in 1778, Thomas Arne ranks 11. Before him are Laura Bassi, Anna Maria Mozart, James Hargreaves, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, and Étienne-Gabriel Morelly. After him are Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo, Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Francesca Cuzzoni, Charles De Geer, Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg, and Pedro Antonio de Cevallos.
Others Born in 1710
Go to all RankingsAndrás Hadik
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 6
Thomas Reid
PHILOSOPHER
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 7
Thomas Simpson
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 8
Mohammed ben Abdallah
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 9
Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo
DANCER
1710 - 1770
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 10
Domenico Alberti
MUSICIAN
1710 - 1746
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 11
Thomas Arne
COMPOSER
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 12
Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1751
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 13
William Cullen
PHYSICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 14
Abraham Trembley
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1784
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 15
Paolo Renier
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1789
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 16
Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1767
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 17
Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1777
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1778
Go to all RankingsLaura Bassi
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 5
Anna Maria Mozart
COMPOSER
1720 - 1778
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 6
James Hargreaves
INVENTOR
1720 - 1778
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 7
Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1778
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 8
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1778
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 9
Étienne-Gabriel Morelly
PHILOSOPHER
1717 - 1778
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 10
Thomas Arne
COMPOSER
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 11
Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo
POLITICIAN
1701 - 1778
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 12
Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1725 - 1778
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 13
Francesca Cuzzoni
SINGER
1696 - 1778
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 14
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 15
Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg
COMPANION
1717 - 1778
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 16
Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1778
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Arne ranks 1,601 out of 8,785. Before him are Orderic Vitalis (1075), Eliza Poe (1787), Harry Kane (1993), David Moyes (1963), George Stubbs (1724), and James Boswell (1740). After him are Aphra Behn (1640), Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Caxton (1422), Sidney Paget (1860), Havelock Ellis (1859), and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsOrderic Vitalis
WRITER
1075 - 1142
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 1,595
Eliza Poe
ACTOR
1787 - 1811
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 1,596
Harry Kane
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 1,597
David Moyes
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 1,598
George Stubbs
PAINTER
1724 - 1806
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 1,599
James Boswell
WRITER
1740 - 1795
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 1,600
Thomas Arne
COMPOSER
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 1,601
Aphra Behn
WRITER
1640 - 1689
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 1,602
Kenneth Grahame
WRITER
1859 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,603
William Caxton
WRITER
1422 - 1491
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,604
Sidney Paget
PAINTER
1860 - 1908
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,605
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1,606
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,607
Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom
Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Arne ranks 19. Before him are Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872), Ethel Smyth (1858), Frederick Delius (1862), William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), and Neville Marriner (1924). After him are Albert Ketèlbey (1875), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), Orlando Gibbons (1583), and William Boyce (1711).
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 - 1958
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 13
Ethel Smyth
1858 - 1944
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 14
Frederick Delius
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
William Walton
1902 - 1983
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 16
John Blow
1649 - 1708
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 17
Neville Marriner
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 18
Thomas Arne
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 19
Albert Ketèlbey
1875 - 1959
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 20
Pasquale Anfossi
1727 - 1797
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 21
Malcolm Arnold
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 22
Jeremiah Clarke
1674 - 1707
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 23
Orlando Gibbons
1583 - 1625
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 24
William Boyce
1711 - 1779
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 25