COMPOSER
Fikret Amirov
1922 - 1984

Fikret Amirov
Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov (November 22, 1922 – February 20, 1984) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fikret Amirov is the 482nd most popular composer (up from 572nd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Azerbaijani Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Fikret Amirov ranks 482 out of 1,451. Before him are Vítězslav Novák, Adolf von Henselt, Oscar Straus, Paolo Tosti, Vicente Martín y Soler, and Florent Schmitt. After him are Claudio Merulo, Théodore Dubois, Johann Crüger, André Messager, Danny Elfman, and Giuseppe Sarti.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVítězslav Novák
1870 - 1949
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 476
Adolf von Henselt
1814 - 1889
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 477
Oscar Straus
1870 - 1954
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 478
Paolo Tosti
1846 - 1916
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 479
Vicente Martín y Soler
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 480
Florent Schmitt
1870 - 1958
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 481
Fikret Amirov
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 482
Claudio Merulo
1533 - 1604
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 483
Théodore Dubois
1837 - 1924
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 484
Johann Crüger
1598 - 1662
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 485
André Messager
1853 - 1929
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 486
Danny Elfman
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 487
Giuseppe Sarti
1729 - 1802
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 488
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Fikret Amirov ranks 114. Before him are Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Yuri Lotman, Eleanor Parker, Abdul Razak Hussein, Salvatore Giuliano, and Charles Mingus. After him are Pierre Hadot, Miloš Jakeš, Ferenc Deák, Sōsuke Uno, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, and Jenny-Wanda Barkmann. Among people deceased in 1984, Fikret Amirov ranks 68. Before him are Count Basie, Mark W. Clark, Raoul Salan, Joseph Losey, George Gaylord Simpson, and Marcel Janco. After him are Martin Luther King Sr., He Zizhen, Eduardo De Filippo, Branko Ćopić, Ernesto Mascheroni, and José Mauro de Vasconcelos.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsStephen Kim Sou-hwan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 108
Yuri Lotman
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 109
Eleanor Parker
ACTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 110
Abdul Razak Hussein
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1976
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 111
Salvatore Giuliano
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 112
Charles Mingus
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 113
Fikret Amirov
COMPOSER
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 114
Pierre Hadot
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 115
Miloš Jakeš
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 116
Ferenc Deák
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 117
Sōsuke Uno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1998
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 118
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 119
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1946
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 120
Others Deceased in 1984
Go to all RankingsCount Basie
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1984
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 62
Mark W. Clark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 63
Raoul Salan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1984
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 64
Joseph Losey
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1984
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 65
George Gaylord Simpson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 66
Marcel Janco
ARTIST
1895 - 1984
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 67
Fikret Amirov
COMPOSER
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 68
Martin Luther King Sr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1984
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 69
He Zizhen
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1984
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 70
Eduardo De Filippo
ACTOR
1900 - 1984
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 71
Branko Ćopić
WRITER
1915 - 1984
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 72
Ernesto Mascheroni
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 73
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
WRITER
1920 - 1984
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 74
In Azerbaijan
Among people born in Azerbaijan, Fikret Amirov ranks 32 out of 232. Before him are Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh (1884), Zarifa Aliyeva (1923), Gavriil Ilizarov (1921), Fatali Khan Khoyski (1875), Shirali Muslimov (1805), and Tofiq Bahramov (1925). After him are Gara Garayev (1918), Mir Jafar Baghirov (1896), Zeynab Khanlarova (1936), Mirza Shafi Vazeh (1794), Vagit Alekperov (1950), and Mahsati (1089).
Others born in Azerbaijan
Go to all RankingsMammad Amin Rasulzadeh
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1955
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 26
Zarifa Aliyeva
COMPANION
1923 - 1985
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 27
Gavriil Ilizarov
PHYSICIAN
1921 - 1992
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 28
Fatali Khan Khoyski
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1920
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 29
Shirali Muslimov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1973
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 30
Tofiq Bahramov
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1993
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 31
Fikret Amirov
COMPOSER
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 32
Gara Garayev
COMPOSER
1918 - 1982
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 33
Mir Jafar Baghirov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 34
Zeynab Khanlarova
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 35
Mirza Shafi Vazeh
WRITER
1794 - 1852
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 36
Vagit Alekperov
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 37
Mahsati
WRITER
1089 - 1181
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 38
Among COMPOSERS In Azerbaijan
Among composers born in Azerbaijan, Fikret Amirov ranks 2. Before him are Uzeyir Hajibeyov (1885). After him are Gara Garayev (1918), Avet Terterian (1929), Arif Malikov (1933), Tofig Guliyev (1917), Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (1947), Elza Ibrahimova (1938), and Rauf Hajiyev (1922).
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
1885 - 1948
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 1
Fikret Amirov
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 2
Gara Garayev
1918 - 1982
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 3
Avet Terterian
1929 - 1994
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 4
Arif Malikov
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 5
Tofig Guliyev
1917 - 2000
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 6
Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 7
Elza Ibrahimova
1938 - 2012
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 8
Rauf Hajiyev
1922 - 1995
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 9