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William Christie

1944 - Today

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William Lincoln Christie (born December 19, 1944) is an American-born French conductor and harpsichordist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Christie has received more than 11,045 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William Christie is the 944th most popular composer (up from 1,066th in 2019), the 4,667th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,806th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, William Christie ranks 944 out of 1,451. Before him are Egberto Gismonti, Joseph Hellmesberger Sr., Yuri Antonov, Heinrich Albert, Bojan Adamič, and Errico Petrella. After him are Mikael Tariverdiev, Arnold Mendelssohn, Francesco Araja, Felice Anerio, Napoléon Henri Reber, and Chiquinha Gonzaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, William Christie ranks 359. Before him are Yusuf Estes, Muhammad az-Zanati, José Eulogio Gárate, Miruts Yifter, Carlos Pachamé, and Daniel Duval. After him are Jan de Vries, Kićo Slabinac, John Flanagan, Jean-Pierre Ricard, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, and Enrique Barón Crespo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Christie ranks 4,667 out of 20,380. Before him are Jorja Fox (1968), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), Donald Lippincott (1893), Sammy Hagar (1947), Milo Ventimiglia (1977), and Misha Collins (1974). After him are Rachel Ticotin (1958), Steve Kanaly (1946), W. C. Fields (1880), Lillian Hellman (1905), Winthrop Rockefeller (1912), and Scott Travis (1961).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, William Christie ranks 50. Before him are George Crumb (1929), Edward MacDowell (1860), Meredith Monk (1942), David Del Tredici (1937), Cathy Berberian (1925), and Elliott Carter (1908). After him are Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Walter Piston (1894), Harold Arlen (1905), Michael Giacchino (1967), Kevin MacLeod (1972), and Frederic Rzewski (1938).

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