COMPOSER

Lukas Foss

1922 - 2009

Lukas Foss

Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-American composer, pianist, and conductor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lukas Foss is the 1,144th most popular composer (up from 1,271st in 2019), the 4,535th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,080th in 2019) and the 168th most popular German Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Lukas Foss ranks 1,144 out of 1,451. Before him are Yevhen Stankovych, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Manolis Kalomiris, Percy Grainger, Nikolaos Mantzaros, and Ludvig Norman. After him are Zygmunt Noskowski, Alf Clausen, Ján Cikker, Eddie Meduza, Kārlis Baumanis, and Hauschka.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Yevhen Stankovych
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 1,138
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,139
Manolis Kalomiris
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 1,140
Percy Grainger
1882 - 1961
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 1,141
Nikolaos Mantzaros
1795 - 1872
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 1,142
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Lukas Foss ranks 289. Before him are Gustaf Jansson, Giuseppe Casari, Solomana Kante, Aldo Ballarin, Vesna Parun, and René Bader. After him are José Craveirinha, Stig Sundqvist, Gordon Tullock, José Luis López Vázquez, Félix Loustau, and Dora Doll. Among people deceased in 2009, Lukas Foss ranks 237. Before him are Alexis Argüello, Helen Suzman, Veronika Dudarova, Pierre Chaunu, Harry Patch, and Teddy Mayer. After him are Shota Chochishvili, Anna Yegorova, Mamadou Dia, René Bliard, John Mayhew, and José Luis López Vázquez.

Others Born in 1922

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Gustaf Jansson
ATHLETE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 283
Giuseppe Casari
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2013
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 284
Solomana Kante
WRITER
1922 - 1987
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 285
Aldo Ballarin
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1949
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 286
Vesna Parun
WRITER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 287
René Bader
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 288
Lukas Foss
COMPOSER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 289
José Craveirinha
WRITER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 290
Stig Sundqvist
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 291
Gordon Tullock
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2014
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 292
José Luis López Vázquez
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 293
Félix Loustau
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 294
Dora Doll
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 295

Others Deceased in 2009

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Alexis Argüello
BOXER
1952 - 2009
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 231
Helen Suzman
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 232
Veronika Dudarova
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 233
Pierre Chaunu
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 234
Harry Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 2009
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 235
Teddy Mayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1935 - 2009
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 236
Lukas Foss
COMPOSER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 237
Shota Chochishvili
WRESTLER
1950 - 2009
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 238
Anna Yegorova
PILOT
1916 - 2009
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 239
Mamadou Dia
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2009
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 240
René Bliard
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 241
John Mayhew
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2009
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 242
José Luis López Vázquez
ACTOR
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 243

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lukas Foss ranks 4,538 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Heye (1869), Nur Fettahoğlu (1980), Bernd Patzke (1943), Helene Stöcker (1869), Markus Lüpertz (1941), and Christoph Höhne (1941). After him are Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg (1656), Helmut Dietl (1944), Princess Leopoldine of Baden (1837), Oliver Shanti (1948), Albrecht Thaer (1752), and Walter Brack (1880).

Others born in Germany

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Wilhelm Heye
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1947
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 4,532
Nur Fettahoğlu
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,533
Bernd Patzke
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,534
Helene Stöcker
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1943
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,535
Markus Lüpertz
PAINTER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,536
Christoph Höhne
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,537
Lukas Foss
COMPOSER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,538
Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1656 - 1686
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4,539
Helmut Dietl
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 4,540
Princess Leopoldine of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1903
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,541
Oliver Shanti
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,542
Albrecht Thaer
BIOLOGIST
1752 - 1828
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 4,543
Walter Brack
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1919
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4,544