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John Bull

1562 - 1628

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John Bull (1562/63 – 12/13 March 1628) was an English composer, organist, virginalist and organ builder. He was a renowned keyboard performer of the virginalist school and most of his compositions were written for this medium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Bull is the 599th most popular composer (up from 723rd in 2019), the 1,902nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,019th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Bull ranks 599 out of 1,451. Before him are Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Claude Goudimel, Antonia Brico, Ivan Zajc, François Devienne, and Johann Schobert. After him are Johann Andreas Stein, Helmut Lachenmann, Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Ernest Guiraud, Hans Christian Lumbye, and Pietro Nardini.

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Among people born in 1562, John Bull ranks 11. Before him are Xu Guangqi, Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, Pietro Bernini, Cornelis van Haarlem, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Ercole, Lord of Monaco. After him are John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Ottavio Rinuccini, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Bento de Góis, Adam van Noort, and Isabella Andreini. Among people deceased in 1628, John Bull ranks 8. Before him are Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, François de Malherbe, Palma il Giovane, John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg, Rudolph Goclenius, and Magdalene of Bavaria. After him are Francesc Ribalta, Jens Munk, and Nicolas Trigault.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bull ranks 1,902 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Beecham (1879), Dunstan (909), Sean Harris (1966), Paul Graham (1964), Peter Taylor (1928), and Gordon Ramsay (1966). After him are Ian Kershaw (1943), Dorothy Round (1909), Jack Hawkins (1910), Thomas Simpson (1710), Louis Harold Gray (1905), and David Bailey (1938).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, John Bull ranks 26. Before him are Orlando Gibbons (1583), David Rose (1910), Frederick Delius (1862), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), William Boyce (1711), and Pasquale Anfossi (1727). After him are John Taverner (1490), Malcolm Arnold (1921), Arthur Sullivan (1842), Jeremiah Clarke (1674), John Stanley (1712), and Thomas Morley (1557).

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