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Ole Bull

1810 - 1880

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Ole Bornemann Bull (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈù:lə ˈbʉlː]; 5 February 1810 – 17 August 1880) was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ole Bull is the 446th most popular musician (up from 494th in 2019), the 115th most popular biography from Norway (down from 114th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ole Bull ranks 446 out of 3,175. Before him are Guido Cantelli, Simon Le Bon, Floyd Westerman, Matt Bellamy, John Powell, and Theo Jörgensmann. After him are Robert Trujillo, Valery Gergiev, Krystian Zimerman, Ellie Goulding, Billy Gibbons, and Eliso Virsaladze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Ole Bull ranks 31. Before him are Elizabeth Gaskell, Francesco Maria Piave, Constant Troyon, Ferenc Erkel, Jules Perrot, and Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie. After him are Edward Blyth, George Robert Waterhouse, Pierre Edmond Boissier, Hans Christian Lumbye, Wilhelm Marstrand, and Wilhelm, Duke of Urach. Among people deceased in 1880, Ole Bull ranks 16. Before him are Ned Kelly, Anselm Feuerbach, James Craig Watson, Nell Arthur, Léon Cogniet, and Bettino Ricasoli. After him are Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, Sara Forbes Bonetta, Édouard Séguin, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, John Sutter, and Arnold Ruge.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ole Bull ranks 115 out of 1,039. Before him are Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Arne Garborg (1851), Arne Næss (1912), and Rikard Nordraak (1842). After him are Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973), Jonas Gahr Støre (1960), Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), Axel Paulsen (1855), Kristian Birkeland (1867), and Stein Rokkan (1921).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Ole Bull ranks 3. Before him are Jan Garbarek (1947), and Agathe Backer Grøndahl (1847). After him are Varg Vikernes (1973), Euronymous (1968), John Norum (1964), Magne Furuholmen (1962), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Aurora (1996), Olve Eikemo (1973), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), and Terje Rypdal (1947).

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