COMPOSER
Karl Michael Ziehrer
1843 - 1922

Karl Michael Ziehrer
Carl Michael Ziehrer (more rarely spelled Karl Michael Ziehrer) (2 May 1843 – 14 November 1922) was an Austrian composer. In his lifetime, he was one of the fiercest rivals of the Strauss family; most notably Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Michael Ziehrer is the 788th most popular composer (down from 645th in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from Austria (down from 522nd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Austrian Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Karl Michael Ziehrer ranks 788 out of 1,451. Before him are Thomas Newman, Antonín Vranický, Stanley Myers, Hucbald, Gaspar Cassadó, and Gottfried von Einem. After him are Jan Václav Voříšek, Gaetano Pugnani, Rued Langgaard, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Johann Melchior Molter, and Vatroslav Lisinski.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Newman
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 782
Antonín Vranický
1761 - 1820
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 783
Stanley Myers
1930 - 1993
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 784
Hucbald
840 - 930
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 785
Gaspar Cassadó
1897 - 1966
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 786
Gottfried von Einem
1918 - 1996
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 787
Karl Michael Ziehrer
1843 - 1922
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 788
Jan Václav Voříšek
1791 - 1825
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 789
Gaetano Pugnani
1731 - 1798
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 790
Rued Langgaard
1893 - 1952
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 791
Jean-Henri d'Anglebert
1629 - 1691
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 792
Johann Melchior Molter
1696 - 1765
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 793
Vatroslav Lisinski
1819 - 1854
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 794
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1843, Karl Michael Ziehrer ranks 54. Before him are Bernhard Förster, Adolf Mayer, Johannes Schmidt, Christina Nilsson, Friedrich Robert Helmert, and Fyodor Stravinsky. After him are David Gill, Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine, Kliment Timiryazev, Emily Warren Roebling, Émile Levassor, and Ernest Mason Satow. Among people deceased in 1922, Karl Michael Ziehrer ranks 72. Before him are Michael Mayr, Ali Kemal, Arthur Griffith, Saint-George Ashe, Ricardo Flores Magón, and Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. After him are Christiaan de Wet, Heinrich Rubens, Kabayama Sukenori, Viktor Kingissepp, Henri Brocard, and Bahaeddin Şakir.
Others Born in 1843
Go to all RankingsBernhard Förster
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1889
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 48
Adolf Mayer
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1942
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 49
Johannes Schmidt
LINGUIST
1843 - 1901
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 50
Christina Nilsson
SINGER
1843 - 1921
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 51
Friedrich Robert Helmert
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1917
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 52
Fyodor Stravinsky
SINGER
1843 - 1902
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 53
Karl Michael Ziehrer
COMPOSER
1843 - 1922
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 54
David Gill
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 55
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1865
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 56
Kliment Timiryazev
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1920
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 57
Emily Warren Roebling
ENGINEER
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 58
Émile Levassor
ENGINEER
1843 - 1897
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 59
Ernest Mason Satow
DIPLOMAT
1843 - 1929
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsMichael Mayr
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1922
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 66
Ali Kemal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 67
Arthur Griffith
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1922
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 68
Saint-George Ashe
ATHLETE
1871 - 1922
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 69
Ricardo Flores Magón
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 70
Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1922
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 71
Karl Michael Ziehrer
COMPOSER
1843 - 1922
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 72
Christiaan de Wet
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1922
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 73
Heinrich Rubens
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1922
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 74
Kabayama Sukenori
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1922
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 75
Viktor Kingissepp
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1922
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 76
Henri Brocard
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1922
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 77
Bahaeddin Şakir
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 78
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Karl Michael Ziehrer ranks 618 out of 1,424. Before him are Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1769), Josef Klaus (1910), Herma Bauma (1915), Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1567), Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria (1868), and Hanns Hörbiger (1867). After him are Felix Mottl (1856), Ottokar III of Styria (1129), László Almásy (1895), Karl Markovics (1963), Walter Mischel (1930), and István Friedrich (1883).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsCarlo Gaetano Gaisruck
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1769 - 1846
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 612
Josef Klaus
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 613
Herma Bauma
ATHLETE
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 614
Archduchess Margaret of Austria
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1633
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 615
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1868 - 1935
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 616
Hanns Hörbiger
ENGINEER
1867 - 1931
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 617
Karl Michael Ziehrer
COMPOSER
1843 - 1922
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 618
Felix Mottl
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1911
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 619
Ottokar III of Styria
POLITICIAN
1129 - 1164
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 620
László Almásy
EXPLORER
1895 - 1951
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 621
Karl Markovics
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 622
Walter Mischel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 623
István Friedrich
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1951
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 624
Among COMPOSERS In Austria
Among composers born in Austria, Karl Michael Ziehrer ranks 48. Before him are Joseph Leopold Eybler (1765), Emil von Reznicek (1860), Ernest Gold (1921), Joseph Weigl (1766), Joseph Marx (1882), and Sigismund von Neukomm (1778). After him are Carl Millöcker (1842), Johann von Herbeck (1831), Friedrich Cerha (1926), Leopold Hofmann (1738), Ignaz Schuppanzigh (1776), and Egon Wellesz (1885).
Joseph Leopold Eybler
1765 - 1846
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 42
Emil von Reznicek
1860 - 1945
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 43
Ernest Gold
1921 - 1999
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 44
Joseph Weigl
1766 - 1846
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 45
Joseph Marx
1882 - 1964
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 46
Sigismund von Neukomm
1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 47
Karl Michael Ziehrer
1843 - 1922
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 48
Carl Millöcker
1842 - 1899
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 49
Johann von Herbeck
1831 - 1877
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 50
Friedrich Cerha
1926 - 2023
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 51
Leopold Hofmann
1738 - 1793
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 52
Ignaz Schuppanzigh
1776 - 1830
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 53
Egon Wellesz
1885 - 1974
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 54