Composer
John Adams
1947 - today
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John Adams
His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. John Adams is the 545th most popular composer (down from 500th in 2024), the 2,856th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,329th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Composer.
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Among Composers
Among composers, John Adams ranks 545 out of 1,451. Before him are Henri Duparc, R. D. Burman, Johann Adam Hiller, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Hans Swarowsky, and Philippe Herreweghe. After him are Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Arno Babajanian, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Leo Brouwer, and Karel Svoboda.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Henri Duparc
1848 - 1933
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 539
R. D. Burman
1939 - 1994
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 540
Johann Adam Hiller
1728 - 1804
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 541
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
1759 - 1845
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 542
Hans Swarowsky
1899 - 1975
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 543
Philippe Herreweghe
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 544
John Adams
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 545
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
1895 - 1968
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 546
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger
1580 - 1651
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 547
Arno Babajanian
1921 - 1983
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 548
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
1620 - 1680
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 549
Leo Brouwer
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 550
Karel Svoboda
1938 - 2007
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 551
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, John Adams ranks 200. Before him are Oliver Dragojević, Christian Jacq, Bryan Brown, Aad de Mos, Lois Chiles, and Philippe Herreweghe. After him are Ben Cross, Greg Lake, Dawoud Rajiha, Don Henley, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and Ignazio La Russa.
Others Born in 1947
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Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 194
Christian Jacq
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 195
Bryan Brown
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 196
Aad de Mos
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 197
Lois Chiles
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 198
Philippe Herreweghe
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 199
John Adams
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 200
Ben Cross
ACTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 201
Greg Lake
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 202
Dawoud Rajiha
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 203
Don Henley
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 204
Porfirio Lobo Sosa
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 205
Ignazio La Russa
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 206
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Adams ranks 2,856 out of NaN. Before him are Ann Dunham (1942), Scooter Libby (1950), Pat Metheny (1954), Steve Morse (1954), Jack Shea (1910), and Tod Browning (1880). After him are Jeremy Strong (1978), Ray Conniff (1916), Josh Duhamel (1972), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), Don S. Davis (1942), and Nathan Homer Knorr (1905).
Others born in United States
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Ann Dunham
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1942 - 1995
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 2,850
Scooter Libby
LAWYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2,851
Pat Metheny
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2,852
Steve Morse
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2,853
Jack Shea
ATHLETE
1910 - 2002
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 2,854
Tod Browning
ACTOR
1880 - 1962
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 2,855
John Adams
COMPOSER
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 2,856
Jeremy Strong
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 2,857
Ray Conniff
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2002
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 2,858
Josh Duhamel
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 2,859
Anwar al-Awlaki
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2011
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2,860
Don S. Davis
ACTOR
1942 - 2008
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2,861
Nathan Homer Knorr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1977
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2,862
Among Composers In United States
Among composers born in United States, John Adams ranks 30. Before him are James Newton Howard (1951), George Antheil (1900), Bill Conti (1942), Leroy Anderson (1908), Terry Riley (1935), and Michael Kamen (1948). After him are Amy Beach (1867), Morton Feldman (1926), Ernest Guiraud (1837), James Scott (1885), Stephen Foster (1826), and Alex North (1910).
James Newton Howard
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 24
George Antheil
1900 - 1959
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 25
Bill Conti
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 26
Leroy Anderson
1908 - 1975
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 27
Terry Riley
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 28
Michael Kamen
1948 - 2003
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 29
John Adams
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 30
Amy Beach
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 31
Morton Feldman
1926 - 1987
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 32
Ernest Guiraud
1837 - 1892
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 33
James Scott
1885 - 1938
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 34
Stephen Foster
1826 - 1864
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 35
Alex North
1910 - 1991
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 36
