MUSICIAN
Vladimir Sofronitsky
1901 - 1961
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Vladimir Vladimirovich Sofronitsky (or Sofronitzky; Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Софрони́цкий, Vladimir Sofronitskij; May 8 [O.S. April 25] 1901 – August 29, 1961) was a Soviet-Russian classical pianist, best known as an interpreter of Alexander Scriabin and Frédéric Chopin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vladimir Sofronitsky has received more than 112,856 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Vladimir Sofronitsky is the 639th most popular musician (down from 620th in 2019), the 950th most popular biography from Russia (down from 912th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
54.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.89
Effective Languages (L*)
1.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Vladimir Sofronitsky ranks 639 out of 3,175. Before him are Carl Flesch, Mike Rutherford, Ron Carter, Joan Jett, Walter Gieseking, and Victor Young. After him are Ian Hill, Rachid Taha, Joe Pass, Steve Gadd, Moondog, and Mikhail Pletnev.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarl Flesch
1873 - 1944
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 633
Mike Rutherford
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 634
Ron Carter
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 635
Joan Jett
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 636
Walter Gieseking
1895 - 1956
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 637
Victor Young
1900 - 1956
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 638
Vladimir Sofronitsky
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 639
Ian Hill
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 640
Rachid Taha
1958 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 641
Joe Pass
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 642
Steve Gadd
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 643
Moondog
1916 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 644
Mikhail Pletnev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 645
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Vladimir Sofronitsky ranks 122. Before him are Hermann Priess, Karl-August Fagerholm, Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, Pavel Rotmistrov, Raúl Prebisch, and György Orth. After him are August Schmidhuber, Claude Autant-Lara, Ho Feng-Shan, Mikhail Romm, Salchak Toka, and Lee Hoi-chuen. Among people deceased in 1961, Vladimir Sofronitsky ranks 61. Before him are Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, Grandma Moses, Thomas Beecham, Vanessa Bell, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, and Charles D. B. King. After him are Domenico Tardini, Mihail Sadoveanu, Lucian Blaga, Andrzej Munk, Hubert Van Innis, and Anton Flettner.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsHermann Priess
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1985
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 116
Karl-August Fagerholm
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1984
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 117
Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 118
Pavel Rotmistrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1982
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 119
Raúl Prebisch
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1986
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 120
György Orth
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 121
Vladimir Sofronitsky
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 122
August Schmidhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1947
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 123
Claude Autant-Lara
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 2000
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 124
Ho Feng-Shan
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1997
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 125
Mikhail Romm
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1971
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 126
Salchak Toka
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 127
Lee Hoi-chuen
ACTOR
1901 - 1965
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsSeyyed Hossein Borujerdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 55
Grandma Moses
PAINTER
1860 - 1961
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 56
Thomas Beecham
CONDUCTOR
1879 - 1961
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 57
Vanessa Bell
PAINTER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 58
Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 59
Charles D. B. King
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1961
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 60
Vladimir Sofronitsky
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 61
Domenico Tardini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1961
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 62
Mihail Sadoveanu
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 63
Lucian Blaga
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1961
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 64
Andrzej Munk
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1961
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 65
Hubert Van Innis
ATHLETE
1866 - 1961
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 66
Anton Flettner
ENGINEER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 67
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Vladimir Sofronitsky ranks 950 out of 3,761. Before him are Anatoly Dobrynin (1919), Alexei Tupolev (1925), Dmitry of Tver (1299), Sergei Kruglov (1907), Boris Barnet (1902), and Yerofey Khabarov (1603). After him are Eudoxia Streshneva (1608), Konstantin Batyushkov (1787), Alexander Tcherepnin (1899), Franz Moritz von Lacy (1725), Boris Pilnyak (1894), and Friedrich von Lütke (1797).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAnatoly Dobrynin
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 944
Alexei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 945
Dmitry of Tver
POLITICIAN
1299 - 1326
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 946
Sergei Kruglov
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 947
Boris Barnet
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 1965
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 948
Yerofey Khabarov
EXPLORER
1603 - 1671
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 949
Vladimir Sofronitsky
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 950
Eudoxia Streshneva
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1645
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 951
Konstantin Batyushkov
WRITER
1787 - 1855
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 952
Alexander Tcherepnin
COMPOSER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 953
Franz Moritz von Lacy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1725 - 1801
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 954
Boris Pilnyak
WRITER
1894 - 1938
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 955
Friedrich von Lütke
WRITER
1797 - 1882
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 956
Among MUSICIANS In Russia
Among musicians born in Russia, Vladimir Sofronitsky ranks 11. Before him are Valery Gergiev (1953), Maria Yudina (1899), Lazar Berman (1930), Edgar Froese (1944), Evgeny Kissin (1971), and Maxim Shostakovich (1938). After him are Mikhail Pletnev (1957), Nikolai Zverev (1832), Lev Oborin (1907), Rudolf Barshai (1924), Nikolai Noskov (1956), and Boris Grebenshchikov (1953).
Valery Gergiev
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 5
Maria Yudina
1899 - 1970
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 6
Lazar Berman
1930 - 2005
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 7
Edgar Froese
1944 - 2015
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 8
Evgeny Kissin
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 9
Maxim Shostakovich
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 10
Vladimir Sofronitsky
1901 - 1961
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 11
Mikhail Pletnev
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 12
Nikolai Zverev
1832 - 1893
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 13
Lev Oborin
1907 - 1974
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 14
Rudolf Barshai
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 15
Nikolai Noskov
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 16
Boris Grebenshchikov
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 17