Composer

Michael William Balfe

1808 - 1870

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Michael William Balfe

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Michael William Balfe is the 1,208th most popular composer (down from 977th in 2024), the 238th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 151st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Composer.

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Among Composers

Among composers, Michael William Balfe ranks 1,208 out of 1,451. Before him are Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Dimitri Arakishvili, Leonel Power, Camille Erlanger, William Bolcom, and Eino Tamberg. After him are Dobri Hristov, Johann Nepomuk David, Joonas Kokkonen, Emilio Arrieta, Brad Fiedel, and Lepo Sumera.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,202
Dimitri Arakishvili
1873 - 1953
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,203
Leonel Power
1370 - 1445
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,204
Camille Erlanger
1863 - 1919
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,205
William Bolcom
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,206
Eino Tamberg
1930 - 2010
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,207
Michael William Balfe
1808 - 1870
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,208
Dobri Hristov
1875 - 1941
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,209
Johann Nepomuk David
1895 - 1977
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1,210
Joonas Kokkonen
1921 - 1996
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 1,211
Emilio Arrieta
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,212
Brad Fiedel
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,213
Lepo Sumera
1950 - 2000
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,214

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Michael William Balfe ranks 62. Before him are Constantin Negruzzi, John Hutton Balfour, Franz Theodor Kugler, Wilhelm Philippe Schimper, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, and Wendela Hebbe. After him are José Rufino Echenique, Hugh Falconer, Frederik Kaiser, Hamilton Fish, Philipp Christoph Zeller, and José María Urvina. Among people deceased in 1870, Michael William Balfe ranks 60. Before him are Franz Unger, Jules Pierre Rambur, Albrecht von Graefe, Charles Joseph Minard, Thomas Campbell Eyton, and Joséphine Fodor. After him are Pascual Madoz, John P. Kennedy, Umihana Čuvidina, David Octavius Hill, Radhanath Sikdar, and Emma Willard.

Others Born in 1808

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Constantin Negruzzi
WRITER
1808 - 1868
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 56
John Hutton Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1884
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 57
Franz Theodor Kugler
HISTORIAN
1808 - 1858
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 58
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1880
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 59
Manuel Isidoro Belzu
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1865
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 60
Wendela Hebbe
WRITER
1808 - 1899
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 61
Michael William Balfe
COMPOSER
1808 - 1870
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 62
José Rufino Echenique
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1887
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 63
Hugh Falconer
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1808 - 1865
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 64
Frederik Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1808 - 1872
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 65
Hamilton Fish
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1893
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 66
Philipp Christoph Zeller
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1883
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 67
José María Urvina
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1891
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 68

Others Deceased in 1870

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Franz Unger
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1870
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 54
Jules Pierre Rambur
BIOLOGIST
1801 - 1870
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 55
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 56
Charles Joseph Minard
ENGINEER
1781 - 1870
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 57
Thomas Campbell Eyton
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1870
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 58
Joséphine Fodor
SINGER
1789 - 1870
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 59
Michael William Balfe
COMPOSER
1808 - 1870
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 60
Pascual Madoz
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1870
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 61
John P. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1870
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 62
Umihana Čuvidina
WRITER
1794 - 1870
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 63
David Octavius Hill
PAINTER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 64
Radhanath Sikdar
MATHEMATICIAN
1813 - 1870
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 65
Emma Willard
WRITER
1787 - 1870
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 66

In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Michael William Balfe ranks 238 out of NaN. Before him are Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909), Ray McAnally (1926), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Hugh O'Flaherty (1898), and Richard Kirwan (1733). After him are Henry Kellett (1806), George Salmon (1819), Michael McElhatton (1963), Lena Rice (1866), Ronnie Drew (1934), and Joe Kelly (1913).

Others born in Ireland

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Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander
CHESS PLAYER
1909 - 1974
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 232
Ray McAnally
ACTOR
1926 - 1989
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 233
Garret FitzGerald
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2011
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 234
Margaret Mazzantini
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 235
Hugh O'Flaherty
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 1963
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 236
Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 237
Michael William Balfe
COMPOSER
1808 - 1870
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 238
Henry Kellett
EXPLORER
1806 - 1875
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 239
George Salmon
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 240
Michael McElhatton
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 241
Lena Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1866 - 1907
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 242
Ronnie Drew
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 243
Joe Kelly
RACING DRIVER
1913 - 1993
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 244