COMPOSER
Vincenzo Galilei
1520 - 1591
Vincenzo Galilei
Vincenzo Galilei (3 April 1520 – 2 July 1591) was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist. His children included the astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei and the lute virtuoso and composer Michelagnolo Galilei. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincenzo Galilei has received more than 239,297 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Vincenzo Galilei is the 156th most popular composer (down from 155th in 2019), the 752nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 739th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Italian Composer.
Galileo was most famous for his work with the telescope. He was the first person to use a telescope to study the stars and planets.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
70.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
10.24
Effective Languages (L*)
1.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Vincenzo Galilei ranks 156 out of 1,451. Before him are Adrian Willaert, Enrique Granados, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez, Michel Legrand, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. After him are Michael Haydn, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Ferruccio Busoni, Komitas, Siegfried Wagner, and Giovanni Paisiello.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdrian Willaert
1490 - 1562
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 150
Enrique Granados
1867 - 1916
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 151
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 152
Pierre Boulez
1925 - 2016
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 153
Michel Legrand
1932 - 2019
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 154
Ryuichi Sakamoto
1952 - 2023
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 155
Vincenzo Galilei
1520 - 1591
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 156
Michael Haydn
1737 - 1806
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 157
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze
1865 - 1950
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 158
Ferruccio Busoni
1866 - 1924
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 159
Komitas
1869 - 1935
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 160
Siegfried Wagner
1869 - 1930
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 161
Giovanni Paisiello
1740 - 1816
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1520, Vincenzo Galilei ranks 4. Before him are Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Pope Sixtus V, and Sigismund II Augustus. After him are Barbara Radziwiłł, Koca Sinan Pasha, Christophe Plantin, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Matthias Flacius, Alessandro Farnese, Thoinot Arbeau, and Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine. Among people deceased in 1591, Vincenzo Galilei ranks 5. Before him are Pope Innocent IX, Pope Gregory XIV, John of the Cross, and Aloysius Gonzaga. After him are Veronica Franco, Dmitry of Uglich, Sen no Rikyū, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Jacobus Gallus, Jost Amman, and Luis de León.
Others Born in 1520
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 1
Pope Sixtus V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1590
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 2
Sigismund II Augustus
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1572
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 3
Vincenzo Galilei
COMPOSER
1520 - 1591
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 4
Barbara Radziwiłł
COMPANION
1520 - 1551
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 5
Koca Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1596
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 6
Christophe Plantin
BUSINESSPERSON
1520 - 1589
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 7
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1598
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 8
Matthias Flacius
WRITER
1520 - 1575
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 9
Alessandro Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1589
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 10
Thoinot Arbeau
WRITER
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 11
Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine
NOBLEMAN
1520 - 1580
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1591
Go to all RankingsPope Innocent IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1519 - 1591
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 1
Pope Gregory XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1535 - 1591
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 2
John of the Cross
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1542 - 1591
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 3
Aloysius Gonzaga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1568 - 1591
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 4
Vincenzo Galilei
COMPOSER
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 5
Veronica Franco
WRITER
1546 - 1591
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 6
Dmitry of Uglich
NOBLEMAN
1582 - 1591
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 7
Sen no Rikyū
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1591
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 8
Christian I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 9
Jacobus Gallus
COMPOSER
1550 - 1591
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 10
Jost Amman
PAINTER
1539 - 1591
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 11
Luis de León
WRITER
1527 - 1591
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Vincenzo Galilei ranks 752 out of 5,161. Before him are Poliziano (1454), Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), Luca della Robbia (1399), Emilio Segrè (1905), and Atia (-85). After him are Domenico Modugno (1928), Lino Ventura (1919), Charles Edward Stuart (1720), Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753), Curzio Malaparte (1898), and Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPoliziano
WRITER
1454 - 1494
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 746
Giovanni Schiaparelli
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1910
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 747
Rosso Fiorentino
PAINTER
1494 - 1540
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 748
Luca della Robbia
SCULPTOR
1399 - 1482
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 749
Emilio Segrè
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 750
Atia
POLITICIAN
85 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 751
Vincenzo Galilei
COMPOSER
1520 - 1591
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 752
Domenico Modugno
SINGER
1928 - 1994
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 753
Lino Ventura
ACTOR
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 754
Charles Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1788
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 755
Marie Joséphine of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1753 - 1810
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 756
Curzio Malaparte
WRITER
1898 - 1957
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 757
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1792
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 758
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Vincenzo Galilei ranks 30. Before him are Gregorio Allegri (1582), Muzio Clementi (1752), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), and Ottorino Respighi (1879). After him are Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Vittorio Monti (1868), Pietro Locatelli (1695), Baldassare Galuppi (1706), and Amilcare Ponchielli (1834).
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 24
Muzio Clementi
1752 - 1832
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 25
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 26
Domenico Cimarosa
1749 - 1801
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 27
Giovanni Gabrieli
1557 - 1612
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 28
Ottorino Respighi
1879 - 1936
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 29
Vincenzo Galilei
1520 - 1591
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 30
Ferruccio Busoni
1866 - 1924
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 31
Giovanni Paisiello
1740 - 1816
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 32
Vittorio Monti
1868 - 1922
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 33
Pietro Locatelli
1695 - 1764
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 34
Baldassare Galuppi
1706 - 1785
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 35
Amilcare Ponchielli
1834 - 1886
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 36