1879 - 1961
Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 – 8 March 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras. He was also closely associated with the Liverpool Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Beecham has received more than 251,671 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Beecham is the 48th most popular conductor (down from 46th in 2019), the 1,992nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,925th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Conductor.
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Among conductors, Thomas Beecham ranks 48 out of 97. Before him are Yevgeny Svetlanov, Eliahu Inbal, Leif Segerstam, Yuri Temirkanov, Karel Ančerl, and José Antonio Abreu. After him are Kurt Sanderling, Lovro von Matačić, Michael Gielen, Riccardo Chailly, Felix Mottl, and Victor de Sabata.
1928 - 2002
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 42
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 43
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 44
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 45
1908 - 1973
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 46
1939 - 2018
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 47
1879 - 1961
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 48
1912 - 2011
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 49
1899 - 1985
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 50
1927 - 2019
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 51
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 52
1856 - 1911
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 53
1892 - 1967
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 54
Among people born in 1879, Thomas Beecham ranks 90. Before him are Vanessa Bell, Hu Hanmin, Marius Jacob, Josep Maria Jujol, Guido Fubini, and Sándor Garbai. After him are Maud Menten, Friedrich Christiansen, José Giral, Petar Živković, Dwight F. Davis, and Othon Friesz. Among people deceased in 1961, Thomas Beecham ranks 62. Before him are Bulbul, Vanessa Bell, Grandma Moses, Ty Cobb, Edith Wilson, and Otto Ruge. After him are Mihail Sadoveanu, Charles D. B. King, Elia Dalla Costa, Václav Talich, Anton Flettner, and H.D..
1879 - 1961
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 84
1879 - 1936
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 85
1879 - 1954
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 86
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 87
1879 - 1943
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 88
1879 - 1947
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 89
1879 - 1961
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 90
1879 - 1960
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 91
1879 - 1972
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 92
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 93
1879 - 1947
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 94
1879 - 1945
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 95
1879 - 1949
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 96
1897 - 1961
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 56
1879 - 1961
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 57
1860 - 1961
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 58
1886 - 1961
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 59
1872 - 1961
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 60
1882 - 1961
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 61
1879 - 1961
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 62
1880 - 1961
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 63
1875 - 1961
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 64
1872 - 1961
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 65
1883 - 1961
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 66
1885 - 1961
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 67
1886 - 1961
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 68
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Beecham ranks 1,992 out of 6,924. Before him are John Maynard Smith (1920), Peter Frampton (1950), Michael Apted (1941), Dua Lipa (1995), Æthelfrith (600), and John William Draper (1811). After him are Edith Pargeter (1913), James Legge (1815), William Smith (1813), Bill Foulkes (1932), Joseph Delaney (1945), and June Whitfield (1925).
1920 - 2004
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1,986
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 1,987
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,988
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,989
600 - 616
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 1,990
1811 - 1882
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,991
1879 - 1961
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,992
1913 - 1995
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 1,993
1815 - 1897
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,994
1813 - 1893
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,995
1932 - 2013
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,996
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 1,997
1925 - 2018
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1,998
Among conductors born in United Kingdom, Thomas Beecham ranks 6. Before him are Leopold Stokowski (1882), John Eliot Gardiner (1943), Simon Rattle (1955), Colin Davis (1927), and John Barbirolli (1899). After him are Jeffrey Tate (1943), Henry Wood (1869), Adrian Boult (1889), Malcolm Sargent (1895), Raymond Leppard (1927), and Antonio Pappano (1959).
1882 - 1977
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 2
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 3
1927 - 2013
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 4
1899 - 1970
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 5
1879 - 1961
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 6
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 7
1869 - 1944
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 8
1889 - 1983
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 9
1895 - 1967
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 10
1927 - 2019
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 12