COMPOSER
Giovanni Paisiello
1740 - 1816

Giovanni Paisiello
Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello; 9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816) was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart and Rossini. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Paisiello is the 142nd most popular composer (up from 162nd in 2019), the 701st most popular biography from Italy (up from 774th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Composer.
Giovanni Paisiello is most famous for composing the opera "The Barber of Seville."
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Giovanni Paisiello ranks 142 out of 1,451. Before him are Fanny Mendelssohn, Édouard Lalo, John Field, Franz von Suppé, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Pérotin. After him are Nicola Porpora, André Grétry, Johannes Ockeghem, Gregorio Allegri, Alfred Newman, and Darius Milhaud.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFanny 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
Franz von Suppé
1819 - 1895
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 139
Sofia Gubaidulina
1931 - 2025
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 140
Pérotin
1160 - 1230
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 141
Giovanni Paisiello
1740 - 1816
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 142
Nicola Porpora
1686 - 1768
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 143
André Grétry
1741 - 1813
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 144
Johannes Ockeghem
1410 - 1497
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 145
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 146
Alfred Newman
1900 - 1970
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 147
Darius Milhaud
1892 - 1974
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 148
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1740, Giovanni Paisiello ranks 4. Before him are Marquis de Sade, Ivan VI of Russia, and Isabelle de Charrière. After him are Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Jeanne Baret, Johann van Beethoven, Carl Michael Bellman, Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein, Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay, and Louis-Sébastien Mercier. Among people deceased in 1816, Giovanni Paisiello ranks 2. Before him is Maria I of Portugal. After him are Pierre Augereau, Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Frederick I of Württemberg, Francisco de Miranda, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Gavrila Derzhavin, Adam Ferguson, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Roger Ducos.
Others Born in 1740
Go to all RankingsMarquis de Sade
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 1
Ivan VI of Russia
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1764
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 2
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 3
Giovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 4
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 5
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
MOUNTAINEER
1740 - 1799
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 6
Jeanne Baret
EXPLORER
1740 - 1807
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 7
Johann van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1740 - 1792
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 8
Carl Michael Bellman
MUSICIAN
1740 - 1795
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 9
Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein
CHEMIST
1740 - 1825
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 10
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1789
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 11
Louis-Sébastien Mercier
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1816
Go to all RankingsMaria I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1816
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 1
Giovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 2
Pierre Augereau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1757 - 1816
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 3
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1816
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 4
Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1816
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 5
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 6
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 8
Gavrila Derzhavin
WRITER
1743 - 1816
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 9
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1816
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 11
Roger Ducos
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1816
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 12
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Paisiello ranks 701 out of 5,161. Before him are Rodolfo Graziani (1882), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Bernardo Bellotto (1721), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), and Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778). After him are Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Marozia (890), and Libius Severus (420).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsRodolfo Graziani
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1955
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 695
Alexander of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1893
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 696
Eros Ramazzotti
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 697
Bernardo Bellotto
PAINTER
1721 - 1780
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 698
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
HISTORIAN
19 BC - 31
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 699
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
EXPLORER
1778 - 1823
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 700
Giovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 701
Constance, Queen of Sicily
COMPANION
1154 - 1198
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 702
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
NOBLEMAN
1360 - 1429
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 703
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
NOBLEMAN
1590 - 1621
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 704
Kurt Schuschnigg
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 705
Marozia
POLITICIAN
890 - 937
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 706
Libius Severus
POLITICIAN
420 - 465
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 707
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Giovanni Paisiello ranks 28. Before him are Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Muzio Clementi (1752), Carlo Gesualdo (1566), Giulio Caccini (1551), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), and Giovanni Gabrieli (1557). After him are Nicola Porpora (1686), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Ottorino Respighi (1879), Gian Carlo Menotti (1911), Luciano Berio (1925), and Giuseppe Torelli (1658).
Domenico Cimarosa
1749 - 1801
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 22
Muzio Clementi
1752 - 1832
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 23
Carlo Gesualdo
1566 - 1613
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 24
Giulio Caccini
1551 - 1618
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 25
Girolamo Frescobaldi
1583 - 1643
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 26
Giovanni Gabrieli
1557 - 1612
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 27
Giovanni Paisiello
1740 - 1816
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 28
Nicola Porpora
1686 - 1768
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 29
Gregorio Allegri
1582 - 1652
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 30
Ottorino Respighi
1879 - 1936
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 31
Gian Carlo Menotti
1911 - 2007
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 32
Luciano Berio
1925 - 2003
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 33
Giuseppe Torelli
1658 - 1709
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 34