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William Alwyn

1905 - 1985

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William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was an English composer, conductor, and music teacher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Alwyn has received more than 642,827 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Alwyn is the 1,325th most popular composer (down from 1,169th in 2019), the 5,686th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,812th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, William Alwyn ranks 1,325 out of 1,216. Before him are Steve Roach, Marc Shaiman, Walter Murphy, Olga Neuwirth, Gian Francesco Malipiero, and Masashi Hamauzu. After him are Ludovic Bource, Justin Hurwitz, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Malcolm Williamson, Alan Bush, and Erik Mongrain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, William Alwyn ranks 359. Before him are Stanley Kunitz, Edwin H. Colbert, Bob Wills, Frank Faylen, Agnes de Mille, and Natalie Kingston. After him are Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Bosley Crowther, William Gargan, Ilka Chase, and Durga Khote. Among people deceased in 1985, William Alwyn ranks 256. Before him are Pelle Lindbergh, Frank Faylen, Gabriel Elorde, George Chandler, Potter Stewart, and Harry Hopman. After him are James Craig, Patricia Roberts Harris, Marion Byron, Eva Bowring, Marion Martin, and Grayson Hall.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Alwyn ranks 5,686 out of 7,765. Before him are Mike Dean (1968), Jason Cooper (1967), Amanda Donohoe (1962), Adam Johnson (1987), Paul Dummett (1991), and Dave McKean (1963). After him are Raymond Keene (1948), Dennis Poore (1916), Natasha Bedingfield (1981), Alexandra Bastedo (1946), Elyes Gabel (1983), and Clemence Dane (1888).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, William Alwyn ranks 89. Before him are Edmund Rubbra (1901), John Stainer (1840), Dave Stewart (1950), Ray Noble (1903), Anne Dudley (1956), and Oliver Knussen (1952). After him are Alan Bush (1900), Rupert Gregson-Williams (1966), Benjamin Wallfisch (1979), James MacMillan (1959), Steven Price (1977), and Sona Jobarteh (1983).

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