COMPOSER
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
Wilhelm Stenhammar
Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Stenhammar has received more than 133,346 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wilhelm Stenhammar is the 571st most popular composer (down from 484th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 267th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Composer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
55.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
6.91
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Wilhelm Stenhammar ranks 571 out of 1,451. Before him are Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Pavel Haas, Ferdinando Paer, Tommaso Traetta, Neville Marriner, and Franz Doppler. After him are Fikret Amirov, Rikard Nordraak, Hermann Levi, Gabriel Pierné, Thomas Arne, and Georg Joseph Vogler.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorg Christoph Wagenseil
1715 - 1777
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 565
Pavel Haas
1899 - 1944
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 566
Ferdinando Paer
1771 - 1839
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 567
Tommaso Traetta
1727 - 1779
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 568
Neville Marriner
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 569
Franz Doppler
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 570
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 571
Fikret Amirov
1922 - 1984
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 572
Rikard Nordraak
1842 - 1866
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 573
Hermann Levi
1839 - 1900
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 574
Gabriel Pierné
1863 - 1937
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 575
Thomas Arne
1710 - 1778
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 576
Georg Joseph Vogler
1749 - 1814
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 577
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, Wilhelm Stenhammar ranks 51. Before him are Ovide Decroly, Mariano Fortuny, Cesare Mori, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Camille Huysmans, and Guillermo Kahlo. After him are Fritz Hofmann, Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, William Heard Kilpatrick, Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Hermann Abert, and Meletius IV of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1927, Wilhelm Stenhammar ranks 51. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, William, Prince of Hohenzollern, Ahad Ha'am, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Fyodor Sologub, and Jonas Basanavičius. After him are Fritz Hofmann, Lizzie Borden, Ottavio Bottecchia, Vasily Polenov, Hermann Abert, and Mikhail Artsybashev.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsOvide Decroly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1871 - 1932
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 45
Mariano Fortuny
DESIGNER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 46
Cesare Mori
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1942
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 47
Hanns Heinz Ewers
WRITER
1871 - 1943
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 48
Camille Huysmans
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1968
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 49
Guillermo Kahlo
PHOTOGRAPHER
1871 - 1941
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 50
Wilhelm Stenhammar
COMPOSER
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 51
Fritz Hofmann
ATHLETE
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 52
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1949
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 53
William Heard Kilpatrick
PHILOSOPHER
1871 - 1965
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 54
Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich
NOBLEMAN
1871 - 1937
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 55
Hermann Abert
HISTORIAN
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 56
Meletius IV of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1871 - 1935
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1927
Go to all RankingsPrincess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 45
William, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1927
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 46
Ahad Ha'am
WRITER
1856 - 1927
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 47
Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
ARTIST
1874 - 1927
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 48
Fyodor Sologub
WRITER
1863 - 1927
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 49
Jonas Basanavičius
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1927
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 50
Wilhelm Stenhammar
COMPOSER
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 51
Fritz Hofmann
ATHLETE
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 52
Lizzie Borden
CELEBRITY
1860 - 1927
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 53
Ottavio Bottecchia
CYCLIST
1894 - 1927
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 54
Vasily Polenov
PAINTER
1844 - 1927
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 55
Hermann Abert
HISTORIAN
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 56
Mikhail Artsybashev
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 57
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Wilhelm Stenhammar ranks 309 out of 1,879. Before him are Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767), Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390), Jo Bonnier (1930), Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654), Pernilla August (1958), and Rogvolod (901). After him are Gillis Grafström (1893), Håkan the Red (1040), Sven Nordqvist (1946), Krister Henriksson (1946), Otto Nordenskjöld (1869), and Lasse Berghagen (1945).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsAnders Gustaf Ekeberg
CHEMIST
1767 - 1813
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 303
Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1390 - 1436
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 304
Jo Bonnier
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1972
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 305
Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
ARCHITECT
1654 - 1728
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 306
Pernilla August
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 307
Rogvolod
POLITICIAN
901 - 978
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 308
Wilhelm Stenhammar
COMPOSER
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 309
Gillis Grafström
SKATER
1893 - 1938
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 310
Håkan the Red
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1079
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 311
Sven Nordqvist
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 312
Krister Henriksson
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 313
Otto Nordenskjöld
GEOGRAPHER
1869 - 1928
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 314
Lasse Berghagen
SINGER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 315
Among COMPOSERS In Sweden
Among composers born in Sweden, Wilhelm Stenhammar ranks 4. Before him are Dieterich Buxtehude (1637), Hugo Alfvén (1872), and Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807). After him are Kurt Atterberg (1887), Johan Helmich Roman (1694), Allan Pettersson (1911), Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867), Lars-Erik Larsson (1908), Ludvig Norman (1831), Ture Rangström (1884), and Einar Englund (1916).
Dieterich Buxtehude
1637 - 1707
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 1
Hugo Alfvén
1872 - 1960
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 2
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
1807 - 1844
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 4
Kurt Atterberg
1887 - 1974
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 5
Johan Helmich Roman
1694 - 1758
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 6
Allan Pettersson
1911 - 1980
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger
1867 - 1942
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 8
Lars-Erik Larsson
1908 - 1986
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 9
Ludvig Norman
1831 - 1885
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 10
Ture Rangström
1884 - 1947
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 11
Einar Englund
1916 - 1999
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 12