COMPOSER
Johann Friedrich Agricola
1720 - 1774

Johann Friedrich Agricola
Johann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Flavio Anicio Olibrio. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Friedrich Agricola is the 642nd most popular composer (up from 661st in 2019), the 2,586th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,634th in 2019) and the 99th most popular German Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 642 out of 1,451. Before him are Wolfgang Schmieder, John Taverner, Georgy Sviridov, Pierre Henry, Malcolm Arnold, and Arthur Sullivan. After him are Antoine Forqueray, Hermann Levi, Veljo Tormis, Oskar Nedbal, Ludwig Thuille, and Ernesto Lecuona.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Schmieder
1901 - 1990
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 636
John Taverner
1490 - 1545
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 637
Georgy Sviridov
1915 - 1998
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 638
Pierre Henry
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 639
Malcolm Arnold
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 640
Arthur Sullivan
1842 - 1900
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 641
Johann Friedrich Agricola
1720 - 1774
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 642
Antoine Forqueray
1671 - 1745
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 643
Hermann Levi
1839 - 1900
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 644
Veljo Tormis
1930 - 2017
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 645
Oskar Nedbal
1874 - 1930
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 646
Ludwig Thuille
1861 - 1907
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 647
Ernesto Lecuona
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 648
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1720, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 20. Before him are Heraclius II of Georgia, William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Balaji Baji Rao, Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Johann Schobert, and Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini. After him are Maximilian Hell, Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Charles De Geer, Justus Möser, Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville, and Gilbert White. Among people deceased in 1774, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 15. Before him are Jacques-François Blondel, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Oliver Goldsmith, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Florian Leopold Gassmann, and Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin. After him are Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Anna Morandi Manzolini, Johan Peter Falk, Otto von Münchhausen, Henry Baker, and William Hewson.
Others Born in 1720
Go to all RankingsHeraclius II of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1798
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 14
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 15
Balaji Baji Rao
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1761
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 16
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1785
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 17
Johann Schobert
COMPOSER
1720 - 1767
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 18
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini
COMPOSER
1720 - 1795
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 19
Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 20
Maximilian Hell
ASTRONOMER
1720 - 1792
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 21
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1788
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 22
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 23
Justus Möser
PHILOSOPHER
1720 - 1794
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 24
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 25
Gilbert White
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1774
Go to all RankingsJacques-François Blondel
ARCHITECT
1705 - 1774
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 9
Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1774
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 10
Oliver Goldsmith
WRITER
1728 - 1774
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 11
Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet
POLITICIAN
1715 - 1774
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 12
Florian Leopold Gassmann
COMPOSER
1729 - 1774
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 13
Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin
PHYSICIAN
1744 - 1774
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 14
Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 15
Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1774
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 16
Anna Morandi Manzolini
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1774
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 17
Johan Peter Falk
BIOLOGIST
1732 - 1774
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 18
Otto von Münchhausen
BIOLOGIST
1716 - 1774
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 19
Henry Baker
BIOLOGIST
1698 - 1774
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 20
William Hewson
PHYSICIAN
1739 - 1774
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 21
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 2,587 out of 7,253. Before him are John II, Count Palatine of Simmern (1492), Karl Ernst (1904), Bernhard Förster (1843), Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria (1937), Georg Eberhard Rumphius (1627), and Karl Gutzkow (1811). After him are William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (1647), Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (1872), Karl Koch (1809), Louis of Nassau (1538), Lujo Brentano (1844), and William III, Duke of Bavaria (1375).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJohn II, Count Palatine of Simmern
NOBLEMAN
1492 - 1557
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2,581
Karl Ernst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1934
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2,582
Bernhard Förster
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1889
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2,583
Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2,584
Georg Eberhard Rumphius
BIOLOGIST
1627 - 1702
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,585
Karl Gutzkow
WRITER
1811 - 1878
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,586
Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,587
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1647 - 1677
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,588
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1954
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,589
Karl Koch
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1879
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,590
Louis of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1538 - 1574
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,591
Lujo Brentano
ECONOMIST
1844 - 1931
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,592
William III, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1375 - 1435
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,593
Among COMPOSERS In Germany
Among composers born in Germany, Johann Friedrich Agricola ranks 99. Before him are Johann Andreas Stein (1728), Helmut Lachenmann (1935), Franz Abt (1819), Gershon Kingsley (1922), Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713), and Johann Caspar Kerll (1627). After him are Hermann Levi (1839), Herms Niel (1888), Anton Walter (1752), Georg Joseph Vogler (1749), Curt Sachs (1881), and Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow (1663).
Johann Andreas Stein
1728 - 1792
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 93
Helmut Lachenmann
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 94
Franz Abt
1819 - 1885
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 95
Gershon Kingsley
1922 - 2019
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 96
Johann Ludwig Krebs
1713 - 1780
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 97
Johann Caspar Kerll
1627 - 1693
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 98
Johann Friedrich Agricola
1720 - 1774
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 99
Hermann Levi
1839 - 1900
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 100
Herms Niel
1888 - 1954
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 101
Anton Walter
1752 - 1826
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 102
Georg Joseph Vogler
1749 - 1814
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 103
Curt Sachs
1881 - 1959
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 104
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
1663 - 1712
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 105