COMPOSER
Kārlis Baumanis
1835 - 1905
Kārlis Baumanis
Kārlis Baumanis (11 May 1835 – 10 January 1905), better known as Baumaņu Kārlis, was an ethnic Latvian composer in the Russian Empire. He is the author of the lyrics and music of Dievs, svētī Latviju! (“God bless Latvia!”), the national anthem of Latvia. Kārlis Baumanis was the first composer to use the word “Latvia” in the lyrics of a song, in the 19th century, when Latvia was still a part of the Russian Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kārlis Baumanis is the 1,149th most popular composer (down from 1,102nd in 2019). (down from 3,681st in 2019)
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Kārlis Baumanis ranks 1,149 out of 1,451. Before him are Ludvig Norman, Lukas Foss, Zygmunt Noskowski, Alf Clausen, Ján Cikker, and Eddie Meduza. After him are Hauschka, John Corigliano, Ernest Reyer, Havergal Brian, Wenzel Müller, and Hans Gál.
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Ludvig Norman
1831 - 1885
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,143
Lukas Foss
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,144
Zygmunt Noskowski
1846 - 1909
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,145
Alf Clausen
1941 - 2025
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,146
Ján Cikker
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,147
Eddie Meduza
1948 - 2002
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,148
Kārlis Baumanis
1835 - 1905
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,149
Hauschka
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,150
John Corigliano
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,151
Ernest Reyer
1823 - 1909
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,152
Havergal Brian
1876 - 1972
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,153
Wenzel Müller
1767 - 1835
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,154
Hans Gál
1890 - 1987
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,155
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Kārlis Baumanis ranks 71. Before him are Hashimoto Gahō, Désirée Artôt, Ramón Barros Luco, Benjamin Briggs, Tommaso Salvadori, and Archibald Geikie. After him are Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Osbert Salvin, Alexander Litovchenko, Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, Antanas Baranauskas, and Gregorio María Aguirre y García. Among people deceased in 1905, Kārlis Baumanis ranks 77. Before him are Hranush Arshagyan, Francesco Tamagno, Louis-Ernest Barrias, Ralph Copeland, Harold Mahony, and William Thomas Blanford. After him are Étienne Desmarteau, Francisco Silvela, Juan Lindolfo Cuestas, Theodoros Diligiannis, Gyula Szapáry, and Lev Lagorio.
Others Born in 1835
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Hashimoto Gahō
PAINTER
1835 - 1908
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 65
Désirée Artôt
SINGER
1835 - 1907
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 66
Ramón Barros Luco
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1919
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 67
Benjamin Briggs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1835 - 1872
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 68
Tommaso Salvadori
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1923
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 69
Archibald Geikie
GEOLOGIST
1835 - 1924
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 70
Kārlis Baumanis
COMPOSER
1835 - 1905
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 71
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
WRITER
1835 - 1915
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 72
Osbert Salvin
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1898
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 73
Alexander Litovchenko
PAINTER
1835 - 1890
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 74
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
CHEMIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 75
Antanas Baranauskas
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 76
Gregorio María Aguirre y García
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1913
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 1905
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Hranush Arshagyan
WRITER
1887 - 1905
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 71
Francesco Tamagno
SINGER
1850 - 1905
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 72
Louis-Ernest Barrias
SCULPTOR
1841 - 1905
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 73
Ralph Copeland
ASTRONOMER
1837 - 1905
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 74
Harold Mahony
TENNIS PLAYER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 75
William Thomas Blanford
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1905
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 76
Kārlis Baumanis
COMPOSER
1835 - 1905
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 77
Étienne Desmarteau
ATHLETE
1873 - 1905
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 78
Francisco Silvela
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1905
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 79
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 80
Theodoros Diligiannis
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1905
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 81
Gyula Szapáry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1905
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 82
Lev Lagorio
PAINTER
1827 - 1905
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 83
