Komponist

Benjamin Britten

1913 - 1976

Benjamin Britten

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh OM CH (* 22. November 1913 in Lowestoft, Suffolk; † 4. Dezember 1976 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk), war ein britischer Komponist, Dirigent und Pianist. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Britten is the 132nd most popular komponist (down from 128th in 2024), the 427th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 341st in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Komponist.

Benjamin Britten is most famous for his opera Peter Grimes.

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Among Komponists

Among komponists, Benjamin Britten ranks 132 out of 1,451. Before him are Maurice Jarre, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Anton Rubinstein, Josef Strauss, and Krzysztof Penderecki. After him are Giovanni Gabrieli, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Daniel Auber, Fanny Mendelssohn, Édouard Lalo, and John Field.

Most Popular Komponists in Wikipedia

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Maurice Jarre
1924 - 2009
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 126
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
1778 - 1837
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 127
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 128
Anton Rubinstein
1829 - 1894
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 129
Josef Strauss
1827 - 1870
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 130
Krzysztof Penderecki
1933 - 2020
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 131
Benjamin Britten
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 132
Giovanni Gabrieli
1557 - 1612
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 133
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1887 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 134
Daniel Auber
1782 - 1871
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 135
Fanny Mendelssohn
1805 - 1847
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 136
Édouard Lalo
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 137
John Field
1782 - 1837
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 138

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Benjamin Britten ranks 23. Before him are Bảo Đại, Gustáv Husák, Ramón Mercader, Makarios III, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, and Stanford Moore. After him are Sabiha Gökçen, Bill Hewlett, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, Roger Garaudy, and Kenzō Tange. Among people deceased in 1976, Benjamin Britten ranks 22. Before him are Eyvind Johnson, Trofim Lysenko, Man Ray, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Henrik Dam, and Jacques Monod. After him are Lars Onsager, Joachim Peiper, Ulrike Meinhof, J. Paul Getty, Gustav Heinemann, and Raymond Queneau.

Others Born in 1913

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Bảo Đại
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1997
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 17
Gustáv Husák
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1991
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 18
Ramón Mercader
EXTREMIST
1913 - 1978
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 19
Makarios III
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 20
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 21
Stanford Moore
CHEMIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 22
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 23
Sabiha Gökçen
PILOT
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 24
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 25
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 26
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 27
Roger Garaudy
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 28
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 29

Others Deceased in 1976

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Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 16
Trofim Lysenko
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1976
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 17
Man Ray
PAINTER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 18
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1976
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 19
Henrik Dam
CHEMIST
1895 - 1976
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 20
Jacques Monod
CHEMIST
1910 - 1976
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 21
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 22
Lars Onsager
CHEMIST
1903 - 1976
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 23
Joachim Peiper
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1976
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 24
Ulrike Meinhof
EXTREMIST
1934 - 1976
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 25
J. Paul Getty
BUSINESSPERSON
1892 - 1976
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 26
Gustav Heinemann
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1976
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 27
Raymond Queneau
WRITER
1903 - 1976
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 28

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Britten ranks 427 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), Samuel Butler (1835), William Morris (1834), Alexander Selkirk (1676), Vanessa Redgrave (1937), and David Harvey (1935). After him are Timothy Dalton (1946), Ken Follett (1949), William Stuart-Houston (1911), John Couch Adams (1819), John Deacon (1951), and Roger Williams (1603).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Arthur, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1486 - 1502
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 421
Samuel Butler
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 422
William Morris
DESIGNER
1834 - 1896
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 423
Alexander Selkirk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1676 - 1721
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 424
Vanessa Redgrave
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 425
David Harvey
GEOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 426
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 427
Timothy Dalton
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 428
Ken Follett
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 429
William Stuart-Houston
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1987
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 430
John Couch Adams
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 431
John Deacon
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 432
Roger Williams
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1684
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 433