MUSICIAN
Josef Hofmann
1876 - 1957

Josef Hofmann
Josef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876 – February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Hofmann is the 498th most popular musician (down from 437th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from Poland (down from 421st in 2019) and the 11th most popular Polish Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Josef Hofmann ranks 498 out of 3,175. Before him are Ray Conniff, Armin van Buuren, Michel Polnareff, Joey DeMaio, Sonny Boy Williamson I, and Greg Lake. After him are Dave Hill, Don Henley, Annie Fischer, Wojciech Żywny, Eugene Ormandy, and Matt Cameron.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRay Conniff
1916 - 2002
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 492
Armin van Buuren
1976 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 493
Michel Polnareff
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 494
Joey DeMaio
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 495
Sonny Boy Williamson I
1914 - 1948
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 496
Greg Lake
1947 - 2016
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 497
Josef Hofmann
1876 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 498
Dave Hill
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 499
Don Henley
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 500
Annie Fischer
1914 - 1995
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 501
Wojciech Żywny
1756 - 1842
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 502
Eugene Ormandy
1899 - 1985
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 503
Matt Cameron
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Josef Hofmann ranks 75. Before him are Senjūrō Hayashi, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, Elmer Drew Merrill, Viktor Kaplan, Julio González, and Roman Malinovsky. After him are William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Franz Schlegelberger, Henri Winkelman, Friedrich Traun, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and Ivane Javakhishvili. Among people deceased in 1957, Josef Hofmann ranks 81. Before him are Josef Lada, Shūmei Ōkawa, Álvaro Gestido, Rudolf Schmidt, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Pedro Infante. After him are Washington Luís, Zhou Xuan, Rezső Kasztner, Paul Walden, Carlos Castillo Armas, and Elizabeth Hesselblad.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsSenjūrō Hayashi
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 69
Eugène-Henri Gravelotte
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1939
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 70
Elmer Drew Merrill
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 71
Viktor Kaplan
ENGINEER
1876 - 1934
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 72
Julio González
PAINTER
1876 - 1942
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 73
Roman Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1918
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 74
Josef Hofmann
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 75
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1923
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 76
Franz Schlegelberger
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1970
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 77
Henri Winkelman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1952
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 78
Friedrich Traun
ATHLETE
1876 - 1908
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 79
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
WRITER
1876 - 1938
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 80
Ivane Javakhishvili
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1940
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 81
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsJosef Lada
WRITER
1887 - 1957
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 75
Shūmei Ōkawa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1957
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 76
Álvaro Gestido
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1957
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 77
Rudolf Schmidt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1957
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 78
Dorothy L. Sayers
WRITER
1893 - 1957
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 79
Pedro Infante
ACTOR
1917 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 80
Josef Hofmann
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 81
Washington Luís
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1957
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 82
Zhou Xuan
ACTOR
1920 - 1957
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 83
Rezső Kasztner
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1957
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 84
Paul Walden
CHEMIST
1863 - 1957
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 85
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 86
Elizabeth Hesselblad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1957
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 87
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Josef Hofmann ranks 426 out of 1,694. Before him are Friedrich Ernst Dorn (1848), Johann Adam Hiller (1728), Jan Jesenius (1566), Zbigniew Religa (1938), Daniel Chodowiecki (1726), and Hans Bellmer (1902). After him are Sendivogius (1566), Janusz Korwin-Mikke (1942), Hermann von Eichhorn (1848), Karl Gützlaff (1803), Hugo Haase (1863), and Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz (1860).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Ernst Dorn
PHYSICIST
1848 - 1916
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 420
Johann Adam Hiller
COMPOSER
1728 - 1804
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 421
Jan Jesenius
PHYSICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 422
Zbigniew Religa
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 423
Daniel Chodowiecki
PAINTER
1726 - 1801
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 424
Hans Bellmer
PAINTER
1902 - 1975
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 425
Josef Hofmann
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 426
Sendivogius
CHEMIST
1566 - 1636
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 427
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 428
Hermann von Eichhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1918
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 429
Karl Gützlaff
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1851
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 430
Hugo Haase
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1919
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 431
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1917
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 432
Among MUSICIANS In Poland
Among musicians born in Poland, Josef Hofmann ranks 11. Before him are Henryk Szeryng (1918), Artur Schnabel (1882), Krystian Zimerman (1956), Carl Tausig (1841), Theodor Leschetizky (1830), and Julie Guicciardi (1782). After him are Christoph Eschenbach (1940), Bronisław Huberman (1882), Xaver Scharwenka (1850), Julian Fontana (1810), Mordechai Gebirtig (1877), and Johann Gottfried Piefke (1815).
Henryk Szeryng
1918 - 1988
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 5
Artur Schnabel
1882 - 1951
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 6
Krystian Zimerman
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 7
Carl Tausig
1841 - 1871
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 8
Theodor Leschetizky
1830 - 1915
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 9
Julie Guicciardi
1782 - 1856
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 10
Josef Hofmann
1876 - 1957
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 11
Christoph Eschenbach
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 12
Bronisław Huberman
1882 - 1947
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 13
Xaver Scharwenka
1850 - 1924
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 14
Julian Fontana
1810 - 1869
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 15
Mordechai Gebirtig
1877 - 1942
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 16
Johann Gottfried Piefke
1815 - 1884
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 17