COMPOSER
Isabella Leonarda
1620 - 1704

Isabella Leonarda
Isabella Leonarda (6 September 1620 – 25 February 1704) was an Italian composer from Novara. At the age of 16, she entered the Collegio di Sant'Orsola, an Ursuline convent, where she stayed for the remainder of her life. Leonarda is most renowned for the numerous compositions that she wrote during her time at the convent, making her one of the most productive female composers of her time. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isabella Leonarda is the 627th most popular composer (down from 600th in 2019), the 2,272nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,191st in 2019) and the 110th most popular Italian Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Isabella Leonarda ranks 627 out of 1,451. Before her are Luis de Milán, Bálint Bakfark, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Giuseppe Sammartini, and Antonio Sacchini. After her are Johann Caspar Kerll, Franz Waxman, Stephen Foster, Jean-Féry Rebel, Ludwig Senfl, and Felip Pedrell.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuis de Milán
1500 - 1561
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 621
Bálint Bakfark
1507 - 1576
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 622
Johann Ludwig Krebs
1713 - 1780
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 623
Wilhelm Stenhammar
1871 - 1927
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 624
Giuseppe Sammartini
1695 - 1750
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 625
Antonio Sacchini
1730 - 1786
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 626
Isabella Leonarda
1620 - 1704
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 627
Johann Caspar Kerll
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 628
Franz Waxman
1906 - 1967
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 629
Stephen Foster
1826 - 1864
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 630
Jean-Féry Rebel
1666 - 1747
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 631
Ludwig Senfl
1486 - 1542
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 632
Felip Pedrell
1841 - 1922
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 633
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1620, Isabella Leonarda ranks 13. Before her are Jean Picard, Miklós Zrínyi, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Nicholas Mercator, and John Graunt. After her are Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, Abraham van Beijeren, Masaniello, François Bernier, John Evelyn, and Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Among people deceased in 1704, Isabella Leonarda ranks 11. Before her are Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Georg Muffat, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, Jean-Baptiste Denys, and Charles Plumier. After her are Selim I Giray, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Louis Bourdaloue, Menno van Coehoorn, and Francesco Provenzale.
Others Born in 1620
Go to all RankingsJean Picard
ASTRONOMER
1620 - 1682
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 7
Miklós Zrínyi
WRITER
1620 - 1664
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 8
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1642
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 9
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
COMPOSER
1620 - 1680
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 10
Nicholas Mercator
MATHEMATICIAN
1620 - 1687
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 11
John Graunt
MATHEMATICIAN
1620 - 1674
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 12
Isabella Leonarda
COMPOSER
1620 - 1704
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 13
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
NOBLEMAN
1620 - 1692
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 14
Abraham van Beijeren
PAINTER
1620 - 1690
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 15
Masaniello
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1647
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 16
François Bernier
PHILOSOPHER
1620 - 1688
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 17
John Evelyn
WRITER
1620 - 1706
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 18
Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1667
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1704
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
MUSICIAN
1644 - 1704
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 5
Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1704
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 6
Georg Muffat
COMPOSER
1653 - 1704
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 7
Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1704
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Denys
PHYSICIAN
1643 - 1704
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 9
Charles Plumier
BIOLOGIST
1646 - 1704
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Isabella Leonarda
COMPOSER
1620 - 1704
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 11
Selim I Giray
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1704
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 12
John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1704
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 13
Rudolph Augustus, Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1704
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 14
Louis Bourdaloue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1632 - 1704
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 15
Menno van Coehoorn
ENGINEER
1641 - 1704
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 16
Francesco Provenzale
COMPOSER
1632 - 1704
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 17
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Isabella Leonarda ranks 2,272 out of 5,161. Before her are Édouard Herzen (1877), Giuseppe Sammartini (1695), Théodolinde de Beauharnais (1814), Giuseppe Betori (1947), Duris of Samos (-340), and Antonio Sacchini (1730). After her are Hippocrates of Gela (-600), Corax of Syracuse (-500), Aulus Atilius Calatinus (-250), Amadeus I, Count of Savoy (1016), Alessandro Salvio (1570), and Luigi Bertolini (1904).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsÉdouard Herzen
CHEMIST
1877 - 1936
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 2,266
Giuseppe Sammartini
COMPOSER
1695 - 1750
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 2,267
Théodolinde de Beauharnais
NOBLEMAN
1814 - 1857
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,268
Giuseppe Betori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,269
Duris of Samos
WRITER
340 BC - Present
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,270
Antonio Sacchini
COMPOSER
1730 - 1786
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,271
Isabella Leonarda
COMPOSER
1620 - 1704
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 2,272
Hippocrates of Gela
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 491 BC
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 2,273
Corax of Syracuse
WRITER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,274
Aulus Atilius Calatinus
POLITICIAN
250 BC - 216 BC
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 2,275
Amadeus I, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1051
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,276
Alessandro Salvio
CHESS PLAYER
1570 - 1640
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,277
Luigi Bertolini
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1977
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 2,278
Among COMPOSERS In Italy
Among composers born in Italy, Isabella Leonarda ranks 110. Before her are Pietro Nardini (1722), Eduardo di Capua (1865), Riccardo Drigo (1846), Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli (1752), Giuseppe Sammartini (1695), and Antonio Sacchini (1730). After her are Ludwig Thuille (1861), Marc'Antonio Ingegneri (1535), Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880), Andrea Falconieri (1580), Francesco Canova da Milano (1497), and Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632).
Pietro Nardini
1722 - 1793
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 104
Eduardo di Capua
1865 - 1917
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 105
Riccardo Drigo
1846 - 1930
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 106
Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli
1752 - 1837
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 107
Giuseppe Sammartini
1695 - 1750
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 108
Antonio Sacchini
1730 - 1786
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 109
Isabella Leonarda
1620 - 1704
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 110
Ludwig Thuille
1861 - 1907
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 111
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri
1535 - 1592
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 112
Ildebrando Pizzetti
1880 - 1968
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 113
Andrea Falconieri
1580 - 1656
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 114
Francesco Canova da Milano
1497 - 1543
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 115
Giovanni Battista Vitali
1632 - 1692
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 116