COMPOSER

Thomas Campion

1567 - 1620

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Thomas Campion (sometimes spelled Campian; 12 February 1567 – 1 March 1620) was an English composer, poet, and physician. He was born in London, educated at Cambridge, studied law in Gray's inn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Campion has received more than 220,163 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Thomas Campion is the 1,314th most popular composer (down from 1,203rd in 2019), the 4,691st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,016th in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Thomas Campion ranks 1,314 out of 1,451. Before him are Harry Warren, Jocelyn Pook, Peter Warlock, Javier Navarrete, Brian Tyler, and John Wilbye. After him are Ned Rorem, Joel Goldsmith, Thomas Adès, Kurt Thomas, Laxmikant–Pyarelal, and Thanos Mikroutsikos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1567, Thomas Campion ranks 21. Before him are John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Arima Harunobu, Christoph Demantius, Richard Burbage, François d'Aguilon, and Thomas Nashe.  Among people deceased in 1620, Thomas Campion ranks 13. Before him are Louise de Coligny, Carlo Saraceni, Jan Sarkander, William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, and Firishta.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Campion ranks 4,691 out of 8,785. Before him are George Henry Lewes (1817), Doug Sampson (1957), Nigel Marven (1960), Anthony Shaffer (1926), John Wilbye (1574), and John James Shepherd (1884). After him are A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Gina McKee (1964), Charles Bradlaugh (1833), Tom Clarke (1858), Charles Walter De Vis (1829), and Hugh Gaitskell (1906).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Campion ranks 78. Before him are Thomas Tomkins (1572), George Fenton (1950), David Arnold (1962), Jocelyn Pook (1960), Peter Warlock (1894), and John Wilbye (1574). After him are Thomas Adès (1971), Henry Lawes (1595), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), John Stanley (1712), Dave Stewart (1950), and David Rose (1910).

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