COMPOSER
Vladimir Cosma
1940 - Today
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma (born 13 April 1940) is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist, who has made his career in France and the United States. He was born into a family of musicians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Cosma has received more than 299,918 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Vladimir Cosma is the 352nd most popular composer (down from 346th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Romania (down from 86th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Romanian Composer.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
59.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.58
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Vladimir Cosma ranks 352 out of 1,451. Before him are Louis Marchand, Elmer Bernstein, Sergei Taneyev, Johann Kuhnau, Germaine Tailleferre, and Karl Richter. After him are Josef Rheinberger, Hugo Riemann, Ichirou Mizuki, Michel Richard Delalande, Jacobus Gallus, and Samuel Scheidt.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis Marchand
1669 - 1732
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 346
Elmer Bernstein
1922 - 2004
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 347
Sergei Taneyev
1856 - 1915
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 348
Johann Kuhnau
1660 - 1722
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 349
Germaine Tailleferre
1892 - 1983
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 350
Karl Richter
1926 - 1981
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 351
Vladimir Cosma
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 352
Josef Rheinberger
1839 - 1901
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 353
Hugo Riemann
1849 - 1919
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 354
Ichirou Mizuki
1948 - 2022
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 355
Michel Richard Delalande
1657 - 1726
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 356
Jacobus Gallus
1550 - 1591
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 357
Samuel Scheidt
1587 - 1654
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 358
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Vladimir Cosma ranks 107. Before him are Mate Boban, Frida Boccara, Arieh Warshel, Víctor Erice, Fabrizio De André, and Lothar de Maizière. After him are Alan Kay, Sadaharu Oh, Saul Kripke, Vicente Fernández, Masahiro Hamazaki, and Régis Debray.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsMate Boban
POLITICIAN
1940 - 1997
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 101
Frida Boccara
SINGER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 102
Arieh Warshel
CHEMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 103
Víctor Erice
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 104
Fabrizio De André
SINGER
1940 - 1999
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 105
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 106
Vladimir Cosma
COMPOSER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 107
Alan Kay
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 108
Sadaharu Oh
BASEBALL PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 109
Saul Kripke
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 110
Vicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 111
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 112
Régis Debray
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 113
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Vladimir Cosma ranks 92 out of 844. Before him are Horia Sima (1907), Ion Țiriac (1939), Endre Ady (1877), Angelica Rozeanu (1921), György Kurtág (1926), and Princess Ileana of Romania (1909). After him are Fritz Klein (1888), Károly Kerényi (1897), László Bölöni (1953), Rezső Kasztner (1906), Farkas Bolyai (1775), and Ben Ferencz (1920).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsHoria Sima
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 86
Ion Țiriac
TENNIS PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 87
Endre Ady
JOURNALIST
1877 - 1919
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 88
Angelica Rozeanu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 89
György Kurtág
COMPOSER
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 90
Princess Ileana of Romania
COMPANION
1909 - 1991
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 91
Vladimir Cosma
COMPOSER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 92
Fritz Klein
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 93
Károly Kerényi
WRITER
1897 - 1973
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 94
László Bölöni
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 95
Rezső Kasztner
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1957
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 96
Farkas Bolyai
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1856
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 97
Ben Ferencz
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2023
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 98
Among COMPOSERS In Romania
Among composers born in Romania, Vladimir Cosma ranks 7. Before him are Béla Bartók (1881), György Ligeti (1923), George Enescu (1881), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Ion Ivanovici (1845), and György Kurtág (1926). After him are Bálint Bakfark (1507), Péter Eötvös (1944), Sándor Veress (1907), and Sándor Végh (1912).
Béla Bartók
1881 - 1945
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 1
György Ligeti
1923 - 2006
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 2
George Enescu
1881 - 1955
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 3
Iannis Xenakis
1922 - 2001
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 4
Ion Ivanovici
1845 - 1902
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 5
György Kurtág
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 6
Vladimir Cosma
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 7
Bálint Bakfark
1507 - 1576
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 8
Péter Eötvös
1944 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 9
Sándor Veress
1907 - 1992
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 10
Sándor Végh
1912 - 1997
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 11