COMPOSER

Trevor Jones

1949 - Today

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Trevor Alfred Charles Jones (born 23 March 1949) is a South African composer of film and television scores, who has worked primarily in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his scoring work during the 1980s and 1990s, where he worked on many acclaimed films including Excalibur, Runaway Train, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Mississippi Burning, The Last of the Mohicans, and In the Name of the Father. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Trevor Jones has received more than 22,153 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Trevor Jones is the 852nd most popular composer (up from 875th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 57th in 2019) and the most popular South African Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Trevor Jones ranks 852 out of 1,451. Before him are Heinrich Bach, Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský, Henri-Montan Berton, Meredith Monk, Marco da Gagliano, and Werner Egk. After him are Piero Piccioni, Nie Er, Turlough O'Carolan, Robert Volkmann, Alberto Iglesias, and Déodat de Séverac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Trevor Jones ranks 254. Before him are Conny Torstensson, Mustafa Denizli, Veronica Cartwright, Jim Carroll, Kiran Bedi, and Rob Cohen. After him are Alex Higgins, Mari Alkatiri, Jean Petit, Henning Jensen, Nancy Meyers, and Tony Cragg.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Trevor Jones ranks 59 out of 454. Before him are Christiaan de Wet (1854), Frances Ames (1920), Piet Joubert (1834), Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941), Bruce Grobbelaar (1957), and David Cooper (1931). After him are Reggie Walker (1889), Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Cyril Cusack (1910), Dave Matthews (1967), Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), and Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795).

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Among COMPOSERS In South Africa

Among composers born in South Africa, Trevor Jones ranks 1. After him are Enoch Sontonga (1873).

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