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William Schuman

1910 - 1992

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William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910 – February 15, 1992) was an American composer and arts administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Schuman has received more than 204,530 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Schuman is the 1,167th most popular composer (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 6,869th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,033rd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, William Schuman ranks 1,167 out of 1,451. Before him are Jean-Joseph Mouret, Jonathan Larson, Dario Marianelli, John Corigliano, Arthur Benjamin, and Conlon Nancarrow. After him are Francisco Mignone, Jeanne Demessieux, Alf Clausen, Kōsaku Yamada, Michel Colombier, and Valeri Brainin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, William Schuman ranks 273. Before him are Heitor Canalli, Adalberts Bubenko, Henry L. Giclas, Duncan McNaughton, Mamadou Dia, and Gennady Voronov. After him are Gunnar Fischer, Max Miedinger, Mary Lou Williams, Hilde Schrader, John Hammond, and Ludwig von Moos. Among people deceased in 1992, William Schuman ranks 200. Before him are Gino Rossetti, Vladas Mikėnas, Silviu Bindea, Bo Lindman, Suzanne Lilar, and Ferenc Karinthy. After him are Tibor Kemény, Allan Bloom, Neville Brand, Roque Olsen, Georges Beuchat, and Luigi Marchisio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Schuman ranks 6,869 out of 20,380. Before him are Bainbridge Colby (1869), Hope Davis (1964), Conlon Nancarrow (1912), William Colby (1920), Louis McLane (1786), and Phyllis Diller (1917). After him are Dove Cameron (1996), Mark Lanegan (1964), Keri Russell (1976), Miguel Sandoval (1951), Ken Jeong (1969), and Marshall Berman (1940).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, William Schuman ranks 72. Before him are Gunther Schuller (1925), Leigh Harline (1907), Paul Whiteman (1890), Jonathan Larson (1960), John Corigliano (1938), and Conlon Nancarrow (1912). After him are Alf Clausen (1941), Brad Fiedel (1951), Marco Beltrami (1966), Pauline Oliveros (1932), Mark Snow (1946), and Leonard Slatkin (1944).

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