MUSICIAN

Wage Rudolf Supratman

1903 - 1938

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Wage Rudolf Soepratman (Wage Soepratman in the old orthography, commonly known as W. R. Supratman; 9 March 1903 – 17 August 1938) was an Indonesian journalist and songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia, "Indonesia Raya". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wage Rudolf Supratman has received more than 219,160 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wage Rudolf Supratman is the 1,085th most popular musician (down from 1,077th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 45th in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 1,085 out of 3,175. Before him are David Sanborn, Grant Green, Dave Alexander, Paul Simonon, Ignaz von Seyfried, and Mike Mangini. After him are David Ellefson, Lauryn Hill, Michael Angelo Batio, Vitas, Matt Sorum, and Jack Sherman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 205. Before him are Theo Lingen, Mary Norton, Domingo Tarasconi, Morgan Taylor, Nils Ramm, and Nancy Carroll. After him are Graham Sutherland, Leo Huberman, Ronald Syme, René Wellek, Lev Dovator, and Pierre Veyron. Among people deceased in 1938, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 153. Before him are Teodor Axentowicz, Konstantin Kalinin, Aleksander Kakowski, Helena Westermarck, Ayna Sultanova, and Anatoly Pepelyayev. After him are Akmal Ikramov, Osman Aqçoqraqlı, Georg Schrimpf, Édouard-Alfred Martel, Osip Piatnitsky, and Yevgeny Polivanov.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 52 out of 158. Before him are Amir Sjarifuddin (1907), Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922), Amir Hamzah (1911), Arie de Jong (1865), Boediono (1943), and Chairil Anwar (1922). After him are Martha Christina Tiahahu (1800), Mohammad Natsir (1908), Dewi Sartika (1884), Jan Kok (1889), Sandra Reemer (1950), and Xaviera Hollander (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In Indonesia

Among musicians born in Indonesia, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 1. After him are Chrisye (1949), Rhoma Irama (1946), and Niki (1999).

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