1576 - 1623
Thomas Weelkes (baptised 25 October 1576 – 30 November 1623) was an English composer and organist. He became organist of Winchester College in 1598, moving to Chichester Cathedral. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Weelkes has received more than 138,483 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Weelkes is the 1,217th most popular composer (down from 1,090th in 2019), the 4,108th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,687th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular British Composer.
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Among composers, Thomas Weelkes ranks 1,217 out of 1,216. Before him are Dobri Hristov, George Alexander Macfarren, Marco Beltrami, Detto Mariano, Mariano Mores, and Tibor Serly. After him are John Kander, H. C. Robbins Landon, Rachel Portman, Harry Warren, John Debney, and Junichi Masuda.
1875 - 1941
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 1,211
1813 - 1887
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 1,212
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 1,213
1937 - 2020
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 1,214
1918 - 2016
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 1,215
1901 - 1978
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 1,216
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 1,217
1927 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 1,218
1926 - 2009
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 1,219
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 1,220
1893 - 1981
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 1,221
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 1,222
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 1,223
Among people born in 1576, Thomas Weelkes ranks 11. Before him are Francisco Herrera the Elder, Stefano Maderno, Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria, Jan Sarkander, Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and Gregorio Fernández. After him are William Ames and John Marston. Among people deceased in 1623, Thomas Weelkes ranks 17. Before him are Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Philippe de Mornay, Paolo Sarpi, Antonio Priuli, and William Camden.
1576 - 1656
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 5
1576 - 1636
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 6
1576 - 1599
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 7
1576 - 1620
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 8
1576 - 1621
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 9
1576 - 1636
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 10
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 11
1576 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 12
1576 - 1634
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 13
1555 - 1623
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 11
1561 - 1623
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 12
1549 - 1623
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 13
1552 - 1623
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 14
1548 - 1623
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 15
1551 - 1623
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 16
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 17
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Weelkes ranks 4,108 out of 7,765. Before him are James Gibbs (1682), Robert Jameson (1774), Tony Christie (1943), Oliver Leese (1894), May Sutton (1886), and Susie Wolff (1982). After him are Rebecca Hall (1982), Patricia Medina (1919), Amos Burn (1848), Sam Heughan (1980), Robert Wight (1796), and Mark Owen (1972).
1682 - 1754
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 4,102
1774 - 1854
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,103
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,104
1894 - 1978
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,105
1886 - 1975
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,106
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,107
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,108
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,109
1919 - 2012
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,110
1848 - 1925
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,111
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,112
1796 - 1872
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 4,113
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 4,114
Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Weelkes ranks 72. Before him are Henry Lawes (1595), Thomas Campion (1567), Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892), Nicholas Hooper (1952), Granville Bantock (1868), and George Alexander Macfarren (1813). After him are Rachel Portman (1960), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Jocelyn Pook (1960), John Wilbye (1574), Peter Warlock (1894), and Hamilton Harty (1879).
1595 - 1662
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 66
1567 - 1620
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 67
1892 - 1988
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 68
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 69
1868 - 1946
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 70
1813 - 1887
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 71
1576 - 1623
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 72
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 73
1875 - 1912
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 74
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 75
1574 - 1638
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 76
1894 - 1930
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 77
1879 - 1941
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 78