COMPOSER
Karel Svoboda
1938 - 2007

Karel Svoboda
Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 – 28 January 2007) was a Czech composer of popular music. He wrote music for many TV series in the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karel Svoboda is the 551st most popular composer (down from 487th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 227th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Czech Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Karel Svoboda ranks 551 out of 1,451. Before him are John Adams, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, Arno Babajanian, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, and Leo Brouwer. After him are Johann Strauss III, Péter Eötvös, Giacinto Scelsi, Luigi Rossi, Johann David Heinichen, and Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn 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
Johann Strauss III
1866 - 1939
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 552
Péter Eötvös
1944 - 2024
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 553
Giacinto Scelsi
1905 - 1988
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 554
Luigi Rossi
1597 - 1653
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 555
Johann David Heinichen
1683 - 1729
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 556
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
1918 - 1970
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 557
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Karel Svoboda ranks 151. Before him are Willy Claes, Aslan Abashidze, Rocco Granata, Zbigniew Religa, Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, and Oscar Robertson. After him are Bill Withers, David Baltimore, Vasyl Stus, Patrick Bauchau, Violetta Villas, and Anne Perry. Among people deceased in 2007, Karel Svoboda ranks 113. Before him are Ian Stevenson, François-Xavier Ortoli, Teddy Kollek, Michel Lotito, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Scott. After him are Maurice Papon, Mika Špiljak, Steve Fossett, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Ulrich Mühe, and Colin McRae.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsWilly Claes
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 145
Aslan Abashidze
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 146
Rocco Granata
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 147
Zbigniew Religa
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 148
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1996
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 149
Oscar Robertson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 150
Karel Svoboda
COMPOSER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 151
Bill Withers
SINGER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 152
David Baltimore
BIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 153
Vasyl Stus
WRITER
1938 - 1985
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 154
Patrick Bauchau
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 155
Violetta Villas
SINGER
1938 - 2011
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 156
Anne Perry
WRITER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsIan Stevenson
PHILOSOPHER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 107
François-Xavier Ortoli
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 108
Teddy Kollek
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2007
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 109
Michel Lotito
CELEBRITY
1950 - 2007
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 110
Wally Schirra
ASTRONAUT
1923 - 2007
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 111
Gordon Scott
ACTOR
1926 - 2007
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 112
Karel Svoboda
COMPOSER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 113
Maurice Papon
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2007
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 114
Mika Špiljak
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 115
Steve Fossett
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - 2007
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 116
Jean-Pierre Vernant
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 117
Ulrich Mühe
ACTOR
1953 - 2007
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 118
Colin McRae
RACING DRIVER
1968 - 2007
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 119
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Karel Svoboda ranks 256 out of 1,200. Before him are Petr Ginz (1928), Johannes Widmann (1460), Vilém Mathesius (1882), Antonín Mrkos (1918), Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia (1075), and Jan Fischer (1951). After him are Margrave Andrew of Burgau (1558), Josef Kadraba (1933), Wojciech Żywny (1756), Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1842), Franz Bardon (1909), and Erhard Raus (1889).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsPetr Ginz
WRITER
1928 - 1944
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 250
Johannes Widmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1460 - 1505
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 251
Vilém Mathesius
LINGUIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 252
Antonín Mrkos
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 253
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1075 - 1140
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 254
Jan Fischer
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 255
Karel Svoboda
COMPOSER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 256
Margrave Andrew of Burgau
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1600
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 257
Josef Kadraba
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 258
Wojciech Żywny
MUSICIAN
1756 - 1842
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 259
Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
NOBLEMAN
1842 - 1907
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 260
Franz Bardon
OCCULTIST
1909 - 1958
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 261
Erhard Raus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1956
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 262
Among COMPOSERS In Czechia
Among composers born in Czechia, Karel Svoboda ranks 24. Before him are Ignaz Moscheles (1794), Zdeněk Fibich (1850), Leopold Koželuch (1747), Vítězslav Novák (1870), Franz Xaver Richter (1709), and Erwin Schulhoff (1894). After him are Florian Leopold Gassmann (1729), Pavel Haas (1899), Alois Hába (1893), František Brixi (1732), Oskar Nedbal (1874), and Paul Wranitzky (1756).
Ignaz Moscheles
1794 - 1870
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 18
Zdeněk Fibich
1850 - 1900
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 19
Leopold Koželuch
1747 - 1818
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Vítězslav Novák
1870 - 1949
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 21
Franz Xaver Richter
1709 - 1789
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 22
Erwin Schulhoff
1894 - 1942
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 23
Karel Svoboda
1938 - 2007
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 24
Florian Leopold Gassmann
1729 - 1774
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 25
Pavel Haas
1899 - 1944
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 26
Alois Hába
1893 - 1973
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 27
František Brixi
1732 - 1771
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 28
Oskar Nedbal
1874 - 1930
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 29
Paul Wranitzky
1756 - 1808
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 30