CONDUCTOR

Franz Welser-Möst

1960 - Today

Franz Welser-Möst

Franz Leopold Maria Möst (born 16 August 1960), known professionally as Franz Welser-Möst, is an Austrian conductor. He is currently music director of the Cleveland Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Welser-Möst is the 62nd most popular conductor (up from 64th in 2019), the 654th most popular biography from Austria (up from 677th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Franz Welser-Möst ranks 62 out of 128. Before him are Gary Bertini, Iván Fischer, Willem Kes, Semyon Bychkov, Leo Borchard, and Marek Janowski. After him are Kent Nagano, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Robert Kajanus, Jiří Bělohlávek, Adrian Boult, and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia

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Gary Bertini
1927 - 2005
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 56
Iván Fischer
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 57
Willem Kes
1856 - 1934
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 58
Semyon Bychkov
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 59
Leo Borchard
1899 - 1945
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 60
Marek Janowski
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 61
Franz Welser-Möst
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 62
Kent Nagano
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 63
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
1923 - 2017
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 64
Robert Kajanus
1856 - 1933
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 65
Jiří Bělohlávek
1946 - 2017
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 66
Adrian Boult
1889 - 1983
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 67
Esa-Pekka Salonen
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 68

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Franz Welser-Möst ranks 151. Before him are Marcel Koller, Kate Brown, Mark Rylance, John Taylor, Damon Wayans, and Tommy Thayer. After him are Mart Laar, Jürgen Schult, Richard Linklater, Merlene Ottey, Wayne Rainey, and Micheál Martin.

Others Born in 1960

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Marcel Koller
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 145
Kate Brown
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 146
Mark Rylance
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 147
John Taylor
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 148
Damon Wayans
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 149
Tommy Thayer
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 150
Franz Welser-Möst
CONDUCTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 151
Mart Laar
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 152
Jürgen Schult
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 153
Richard Linklater
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 154
Merlene Ottey
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 155
Wayne Rainey
RACING DRIVER
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 156
Micheál Martin
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 157

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Welser-Möst ranks 654 out of 1,424. Before him are Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899), Erich Fried (1921), Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein (1759), Otto Erich Deutsch (1883), Karl Buresch (1878), and Frederick I, Duke of Austria (1175). After him are Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1813), Hermann Maier (1972), Barbara Frischmuth (1941), Bénédict Morel (1809), Harald Ertl (1948), and Helene Engelmann (1898).

Others born in Austria

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Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1956
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 648
Erich Fried
WRITER
1921 - 1988
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 649
Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein
EXPLORER
1759 - 1823
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 650
Otto Erich Deutsch
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 651
Karl Buresch
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 652
Frederick I, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1198
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 653
Franz Welser-Möst
CONDUCTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 654
Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
NOBLEMAN
1813 - 1881
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 655
Hermann Maier
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 656
Barbara Frischmuth
WRITER
1941 - 2025
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 657
Bénédict Morel
PHYSICIAN
1809 - 1873
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 658
Harald Ertl
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1982
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 659
Helene Engelmann
SKATER
1898 - 1985
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 660