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Wim Mertens

1953 - Today

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Wim Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪˈmɛrtəns]; born 14 May 1953) is a Flemish Belgian composer, countertenor vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and musicologist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wim Mertens has received more than 183,302 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Wim Mertens is the 788th most popular composer (down from 693rd in 2019), the 422nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 336th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Belgian Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Wim Mertens ranks 788 out of 1,451. Before him are Claude Le Jeune, Erkki Melartin, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, Moritz Hauptmann, Sigismondo d'India, and Nicola Fago. After him are Thomas Newman, Koichi Sugiyama, Carlos Chávez, Johann Rosenmüller, Jan Václav Voříšek, and Lodovico Grossi da Viadana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Wim Mertens ranks 155. Before him are Leon Spinks, Robert Zoellick, Maryam Rajavi, Brigi Rafini, Attilio Bettega, and Colm Meaney. After him are Georgina Rizk, Lars Saabye Christensen, Tamir Pardo, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, Dieter Hoeneß, and Mitsuo Watanabe.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Wim Mertens ranks 422 out of 1,190. Before him are Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), Cornelis Schut (1597), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), Radja Nainggolan (1988), and Axel Witsel (1989). After him are Paul de Man (1919), Stan Ockers (1920), Maurice De Waele (1896), Sigiswald Kuijken (1944), Joseph Decaisne (1807), and Daniel Van Buyten (1978).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, Wim Mertens ranks 26. Before him are Guillaume Lekeu (1870), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Johannes Ciconia (1370), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Hucbald (840), and Joseph Jongen (1873). After him are Philippe de Monte (1521), Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823), Giaches de Wert (1535), Peter Benoit (1834), and Henri Pousseur (1929).

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