1759 - 1845
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, also known as William Bach (24 May 1759 – 25 December 1845) was the eldest son of Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach and the only grandson of Johann Sebastian Bach to gain fame as a composer. He was music director to Frederick William II of Prussia. He said, "Heredity can tend to run out of ideas." Ernst Bach received training in music from his uncle, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and from another uncle in England, Johann Christian Bach. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach has received more than 71,729 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach is the 495th most popular composer (down from 456th in 2019), the 1,894th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,721st in 2019) and the 75th most popular German Composer.
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Among composers, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 495 out of 1,216. Before him are Danny Elfman, Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Luis Bacalov, Karl Michael Ziehrer, Frederick Delius, and Alexandre Tansman. After him are Antonio de Cabezón, Albert Ketèlbey, Franz Doppler, Thomas Arne, Ferdinand Hérold, and Bruno Maderna.
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 489
1715 - 1777
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 490
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 491
1843 - 1922
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 492
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 493
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 494
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 495
1510 - 1566
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 496
1875 - 1959
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 497
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 498
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 499
1791 - 1833
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 500
1920 - 1973
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 501
Among people born in 1759, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 18. Before him are Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Friedrich August Wolf, Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg, and Jacques Cathelineau. After him are James Edward Smith, François Devienne, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Johann Christian Reil, Franz Krommer, and William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville. Among people deceased in 1845, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 11. Before him are Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Guadalupe Victoria, Jean Charles Athanase Peltier, Roustam Raza, Simon Mayr, and Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia. After him are Louis-Léopold Boilly, Isabella Colbran, Bernardino Rivadavia, Dominique, comte de Cassini, Nicolas Théodore de Saussure, and Henrik Wergeland.
1759 - 1838
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 12
1759 - 1824
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 13
1759 - 1824
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 14
1759 - 1840
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 15
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 16
1759 - 1793
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 17
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 18
1759 - 1828
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 19
1759 - 1803
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 20
1759 - 1805
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 21
1759 - 1813
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 22
1759 - 1831
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 23
1759 - 1834
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 24
1764 - 1845
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 5
1786 - 1845
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 6
1785 - 1845
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 7
1783 - 1845
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 8
1763 - 1845
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 9
1826 - 1845
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 10
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 11
1761 - 1845
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 12
1785 - 1845
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 13
1780 - 1845
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 14
1748 - 1845
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 15
1767 - 1845
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 16
1808 - 1845
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 17
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 1,894 out of 6,142. Before him are Toni Kroos (1990), Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (1682), Princess Marie Amelie of Baden (1817), Bernd Rosemeyer (1909), Ludwig Börne (1786), and Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875). After him are Karl von Piloty (1826), Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt (1831), Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773), Berthold, Duke of Merania (1153), Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), and Richard Z. Kruspe (1967).
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,888
1682 - 1755
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,889
1817 - 1888
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,890
1909 - 1938
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 1,891
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,892
1875 - 1957
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,893
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,894
1826 - 1886
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,895
1831 - 1904
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,896
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,897
1153 - 1204
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,898
1765 - 1812
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1,899
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 1,900
Among composers born in Germany, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach ranks 75. Before him are Johann Gottfried Walther (1684), Simon Mayr (1763), Johann Christoph Pepusch (1667), Peter Cornelius (1824), Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758), and Reinhard Keiser (1674). After him are Curt Sachs (1881), Max Richter (1966), Christoph Graupner (1683), Friedrich Wieck (1785), Gershon Kingsley (1922), and Johann Georg Pisendel (1687).
1684 - 1748
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 69
1763 - 1845
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 70
1667 - 1752
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 71
1824 - 1874
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 72
1758 - 1832
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 73
1674 - 1739
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 74
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 75
1881 - 1959
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 76
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 77
1683 - 1760
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 78
1785 - 1873
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 79
1922 - 2019
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 80
1687 - 1755
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 81