1856 - 1934
Willem Kes (Dordrecht, 16 February 1856 – München, 22 February 1934, was a Dutch conductor, composer, violist, and violinist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Kes has received more than 18,975 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Willem Kes is the 97th most popular conductor (down from 85th in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 621st in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Conductor.
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Among conductors, Willem Kes ranks 97 out of 97. Before him are Georg Schnéevoigt, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Milan Horvat, Daniele Gatti, Nikolai Golovanov, and Tomás Bretón. After him are Valery Khalilov, Dennis Russell Davies, Antonio Pappano, Kirill Petrenko, John Pritchard, and Andris Nelsons.
1872 - 1947
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 91
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 92
1919 - 2014
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 93
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 94
1891 - 1953
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 95
1850 - 1923
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 96
1856 - 1934
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 97
1952 - 2016
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 98
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 99
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 100
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 101
1921 - 1989
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 102
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 103
Among people born in 1856, Willem Kes ranks 94. Before him are Ernesto Schiaparelli, Louis Brandeis, Władysław Ślewiński, James Buchanan Duke, Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger, and Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau. After him are Ernst Brenner, Alfred Deakin, Alberto Palacio, Nigâr Hanım, Jens Christian Christensen, and Helene von Druskowitz. Among people deceased in 1934, Willem Kes ranks 112. Before him are Gustave Lanson, Oskar von Miller, Caleb Bradham, Fritz Graebner, Nathaniel Lord Britton, and Elizabeth Gertrude Britton. After him are Sergey Oldenburg, Eduard Bagritsky, Manuel Márquez Sterling, Theobald Smith, Lou Tellegen, and N. E. Brown.
1856 - 1928
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 88
1856 - 1941
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 89
1856 - 1918
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 90
1856 - 1925
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 91
1856 - 1936
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 92
1856 - 1931
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 93
1856 - 1934
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 94
1856 - 1911
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 95
1856 - 1919
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 96
1856 - 1939
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 97
1856 - 1918
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 98
1856 - 1930
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 99
1856 - 1918
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 100
1857 - 1934
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 106
1855 - 1934
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 107
1867 - 1934
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 108
1877 - 1934
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 109
1859 - 1934
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 110
1858 - 1934
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 111
1856 - 1934
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 112
1863 - 1934
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 113
1895 - 1934
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 114
1872 - 1934
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 115
1859 - 1934
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 116
1881 - 1934
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 117
1849 - 1934
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 118
Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Kes ranks 674 out of 1,427. Before him are Wim Jonk (1966), Jan Burgers (1895), Betty Stöve (1945), Leen Vente (1911), Richard Krajicek (1971), and Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686). After him are Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (1970), Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873), Alfred Schreuder (1972), Karen Mulder (1970), Balthasar van der Pol (1889), and Adri van Male (1910).
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 668
1895 - 1981
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 669
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 670
1911 - 1989
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 671
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 672
1686 - 1762
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 673
1856 - 1934
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 674
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 675
1873 - 1936
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 676
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 677
1970 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 678
1889 - 1959
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 679
1910 - 1990
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 680
Among conductors born in Netherlands, Willem Kes ranks 1. After him are Jaap van Zweden (1960).