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Wallace Hartley

1878 - 1912

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Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wallace Hartley has received more than 643,728 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Wallace Hartley is the 429th most popular musician (down from 364th in 2019), the 1,415th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,254th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Musician.

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  • 640k

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  • 56.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wallace Hartley ranks 429 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Badura-Skoda, Steve Vai, Leopold Godowsky, Varg Vikernes, Kenny Loggins, and Philly Joe Jones. After him are Dan McCafferty, Manitas de Plata, Theodor Leschetizky, Nikolai Kapustin, Al Di Meola, and Marguerite Long.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Wallace Hartley ranks 62. Before him are Hans Ledwinka, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Alfréd Hajós, Jack Johnson, and Lionel Barrymore. After him are C. Rajagopalachari, Paul Troost, Stephen Timoshenko, Walter Heitz, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, and Horacio Quiroga. Among people deceased in 1912, Wallace Hartley ranks 41. Before him are Ion Luca Caragiale, Nicholas of Japan, Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, William Booth, W. T. Stead, and Duchess Amalie in Bavaria. After him are Voltairine de Cleyre, Julius Maggi, Jack Phillips, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Thomas Byles, and Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wallace Hartley ranks 1,415 out of 8,785. Before him are Christine McVie (1943), Constantine II of Scotland (801), Geezer Butler (1949), Duncan Haldane (1951), William Murdoch (1754), and Alice Bailey (1880). After him are Michael Redgrave (1908), Dan McCafferty (1946), Timothy Spall (1957), Richard Henderson (1945), John William Godward (1861), and Julia Ormond (1965).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Wallace Hartley ranks 83. Before him are Adrian Smith (1957), Ian Anderson (1947), Martin Gore (1961), Donovan (1946), Alan Walker (1997), and Geezer Butler (1949). After him are Dan McCafferty (1946), Andy Summers (1942), Robert Wyatt (1945), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), and Janick Gers (1957).

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