1953 - Today
Wim Mertens (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪˈmɛrtə(n)s]; 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 171,963 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wim Mertens is the 694th most popular composer (up from 757th in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 380th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Belgian Composer.
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Among composers, Wim Mertens ranks 694 out of 1,216. Before him are Nikolai Tcherepnin, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, Rued Langgaard, Christian Cannabich, and Mélanie Bonis. After him are Krzysztof Komeda, Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, Antoine Forqueray, František Brixi, Franz Lachner, and Veljo Tormis.
1873 - 1945
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 688
1876 - 1909
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 689
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 690
1893 - 1952
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 691
1731 - 1798
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 692
1858 - 1937
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 693
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 694
1931 - 1969
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 695
1805 - 1900
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 696
1671 - 1745
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 697
1732 - 1771
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 698
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 699
1930 - 2017
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 700
Among people born in 1953, Wim Mertens ranks 117. Before him are Michael J. Sandel, Massimo Troisi, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Chaka Khan, Steve Bannon, and Teresa Orlowski. After him are Masami Kurumada, William Petersen, Tito Jackson, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Stephen Paddock, and Sophie Calle.
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 111
1953 - 1994
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 112
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 113
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 114
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 115
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 116
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 117
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 118
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 119
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 120
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 121
1953 - 2017
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 122
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 123
Among people born in Belgium, Wim Mertens ranks 336 out of 1,019. Before him are Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500), Arnulf, Count of Holland (951), Firmin Lambot (1886), Prince Laurent of Belgium (1963), Stradanus (1523), and FM-2030 (1930). After him are Hélène Dutrieu (1877), Sigebert of Gembloux (1030), Jacques Tits (1930), François de Cuvilliés (1695), René Jacobs (1946), and Perkin Warbeck (1474).
1500 - 1566
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 330
951 - 993
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 331
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 332
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 333
1523 - 1605
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 334
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 335
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 336
1877 - 1961
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 337
1030 - 1112
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 338
1930 - 2021
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 339
1695 - 1768
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 340
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 341
1474 - 1499
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 342
Among composers born in Belgium, Wim Mertens ranks 25. Before him are Johannes Ciconia (1370), Philippe Herreweghe (1947), Guillaume Lekeu (1870), Jean Absil (1893), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), and Philippe de Monte (1521). After him are Joseph Jongen (1873), Giaches de Wert (1535), Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823), Peter Benoit (1834), and Henri Pousseur (1929).
1370 - 1412
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 19
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 20
1870 - 1894
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 21
1893 - 1974
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 22
1784 - 1871
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 23
1521 - 1603
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 24
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 25
1873 - 1953
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 26
1535 - 1596
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 27
1823 - 1881
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 28
1834 - 1901
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 29
1929 - 2009
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 30