1895 - 1956
Walter Wilhelm Gieseking (5 November 1895 – 26 October 1956) was a French-born German pianist and composer. Gieseking was renowned for his subtle touch, pedaling, and dynamic control—particularly in the music of Debussy and Ravel; he made integral recordings of all their published works which were extant during his life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Gieseking has received more than 179,574 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Walter Gieseking is the 589th most popular musician (down from 496th in 2019), the 2,615th most popular biography from France (down from 2,247th in 2019) and the 27th most popular French Musician.
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Among musicians, Walter Gieseking ranks 589 out of 2,662. Before him are Paul Tortelier, Phil Lynott, Al Di Meola, Lee Morgan, Ma Rainey, and Carl Flesch. After him are Alan Wilder, Nikki Sixx, Curtis Mayfield, İdil Biret, Willy DeVille, and Josef Suk.
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 583
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 584
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 585
1938 - 1972
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 586
1886 - 1939
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 587
1873 - 1944
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 588
1895 - 1956
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 589
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 590
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 591
1942 - 1999
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 592
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 593
1950 - 2009
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 594
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 595
Among people born in 1895, Walter Gieseking ranks 113. Before him are Ernesto Lecuona, Liaquat Ali Khan, Lucian Blaga, Gregorio Pietro Agagianian, Bertil Lindblad, and Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan. After him are Josef Bürckel, Immanuel Velikovsky, Pan Yuliang, Paul Giesler, Jakov Gotovac, and Vsevolod Merkulov. Among people deceased in 1956, Walter Gieseking ranks 87. Before him are Felix Bernstein, George Sarton, Jean Metzinger, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Vladimir Obruchev, and Victor Young. After him are Charles Joughin, Meghnad Saha, Heinrich Barkhausen, André Marty, Carl Brockelmann, and Louis Rosier.
1895 - 1963
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 107
1895 - 1951
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 108
1895 - 1961
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 109
1895 - 1971
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 110
1895 - 1965
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 111
1895 - 1960
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 112
1895 - 1956
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 113
1895 - 1944
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 114
1895 - 1979
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 115
1895 - 1977
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 116
1895 - 1945
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 117
1895 - 1982
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 118
1895 - 1953
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 119
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 81
1884 - 1956
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 82
1883 - 1956
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 83
1868 - 1956
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 84
1863 - 1956
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 85
1900 - 1956
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 86
1895 - 1956
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 87
1878 - 1956
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 88
1893 - 1956
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 89
1881 - 1956
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 90
1886 - 1956
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 91
1868 - 1956
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 92
1905 - 1956
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 93
Among people born in France, Walter Gieseking ranks 2,615 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Fauchard (1679), Guy Ligier (1930), Paul Émile Chabas (1869), Jean-Féry Rebel (1666), Jean-Pierre Marielle (1932), and Catherine Hessling (1900). After him are Patrice Leconte (1947), Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), Drogo of Hauteville (1010), Isabelle Aubret (1938), Aleksandar Petrović (1929), and Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821).
1679 - 1761
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 2,609
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 2,610
1869 - 1937
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 2,611
1666 - 1747
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 2,612
1932 - 2019
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 2,613
1900 - 1979
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 2,614
1895 - 1956
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 2,615
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 2,616
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 2,617
1010 - 1051
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 2,618
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 2,619
1929 - 1994
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 2,620
1821 - 1901
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 2,621
Among musicians born in France, Walter Gieseking ranks 27. Before him are Yann Tiersen (1970), Ginette Neveu (1919), Jacques Loussier (1934), Michel Petrucciani (1962), Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), and Paul Tortelier (1914). After him are Claude Bolling (1930), Pierre Rode (1774), Robert Casadesus (1899), Bob Sinclar (1969), Christian Ferras (1933), and Jean-Luc Ponty (1942).
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 21
1919 - 1949
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 22
1934 - 2019
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 23
1962 - 1999
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 24
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 25
1914 - 1990
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 26
1895 - 1956
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 27
1930 - 2020
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 28
1774 - 1830
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 29
1899 - 1972
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 30
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 31
1933 - 1982
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 32
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 33