COMPOSER

Gabriel Yared

1949 - Today

Gabriel Yared

Gabriel Yared (Arabic: غبريال يارد; born 7 October 1949) is a Lebanese-French composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Yared scored the French films Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later worked on English-language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score and a Grammy Award for his work on The English Patient (1996) and was nominated for both The Talented Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gabriel Yared is the 736th most popular composer (up from 754th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gabriel Yared ranks 736 out of 1,451. Before him are Ferdinand David, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Andreas Werckmeister, John Stanley, Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, and Emil von Reznicek. After him are Joseph Jongen, Sun Ra, Stephen Sondheim, Giacomo Antonio Perti, Edward MacDowell, and Ernest Gold.

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Ferdinand David
1810 - 1873
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 730
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
1690 - 1749
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 731
Andreas Werckmeister
1645 - 1706
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 732
John Stanley
1712 - 1786
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 733
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
1560 - 1627
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 734
Emil von Reznicek
1860 - 1945
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 735
Gabriel Yared
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 736
Joseph Jongen
1873 - 1953
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 737
Sun Ra
1914 - 1993
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 738
Stephen Sondheim
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 739
Giacomo Antonio Perti
1661 - 1756
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 740
Edward MacDowell
1860 - 1908
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 741
Ernest Gold
1921 - 1999
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 742

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Gabriel Yared ranks 238. Before him are James Michael Harvey, Nana Alexandria, Nadia Cassini, Jim Lea, Leslie Easterbrook, and Orani João Tempesta. After him are Francisco Robles Ortega, Elizabeth Warren, Francis Rossi, Mikhail Boyarsky, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, and Veronica Cartwright.

Others Born in 1949

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James Michael Harvey
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 232
Nana Alexandria
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 233
Nadia Cassini
ACTOR
1949 - 2025
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 234
Jim Lea
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 235
Leslie Easterbrook
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 236
Orani João Tempesta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 237
Gabriel Yared
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 238
Francisco Robles Ortega
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 239
Elizabeth Warren
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 240
Francis Rossi
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 241
Mikhail Boyarsky
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 242
Francisco Pascual Obama Asue
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 243
Veronica Cartwright
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 244