COMPOSER
Oskar Kolberg
1814 - 1890

Oskar Kolberg
Henryk Oskar Kolberg (22 February 1814 – 3 June 1890) was a Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer active in Partitioned Poland. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Kolberg is the 1,230th most popular composer (down from 1,178th in 2019), the 1,061st most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,017th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Polish Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Oskar Kolberg ranks 1,230 out of 1,451. Before him are Luís de Freitas Branco, Frank Churchill, David Diamond, Tadeusz Baird, Andrei Eshpai, and Knudåge Riisager. After him are Michel Colombier, Craig Armstrong, Sanja Ilić, Tofig Guliyev, Granville Bantock, and Alfrēds Kalniņš.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuís de Freitas Branco
1890 - 1955
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,224
Frank Churchill
1901 - 1942
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,225
David Diamond
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,226
Tadeusz Baird
1928 - 1981
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,227
Andrei Eshpai
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,228
Knudåge Riisager
1897 - 1974
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,229
Oskar Kolberg
1814 - 1890
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,230
Michel Colombier
1939 - 2004
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,231
Craig Armstrong
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1,232
Sanja Ilić
1951 - 2021
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 1,233
Tofig Guliyev
1917 - 2000
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 1,234
Granville Bantock
1868 - 1946
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 1,235
Alfrēds Kalniņš
1879 - 1951
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 1,236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Oskar Kolberg ranks 69. Before him are Joseph Hooker, James Paget, Jānis Cimze, Zsigmond Kemény, Dimitrios Valvis, and Nicolaas Beets. After him are Juan Rafael Mora Porras, Samuel J. Tilden, Franz von Dingelstedt, George-Étienne Cartier, Lorenzo Snow, and Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Among people deceased in 1890, Oskar Kolberg ranks 62. Before him are Otto August Rosenberger, Johanne Luise Heiberg, Apollonie Sabatier, Joseph Hergenröther, Alexander Litovchenko, and Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt. After him are George Crook, Mihkel Veske, John Francis Davis, Catherine Booth, Émile Léonard Mathieu, and Carl Jacob Löwig.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsJoseph Hooker
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1879
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 63
James Paget
PHYSICIAN
1814 - 1899
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 64
Jānis Cimze
MUSICIAN
1814 - 1881
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 65
Zsigmond Kemény
WRITER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 66
Dimitrios Valvis
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1892
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 67
Nicolaas Beets
WRITER
1814 - 1903
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 68
Oskar Kolberg
COMPOSER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 69
Juan Rafael Mora Porras
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1860
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 70
Samuel J. Tilden
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1886
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 71
Franz von Dingelstedt
WRITER
1814 - 1881
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 72
George-Étienne Cartier
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1873
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 73
Lorenzo Snow
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1901
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 74
Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1906
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1890
Go to all RankingsOtto August Rosenberger
ASTRONOMER
1800 - 1890
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 56
Johanne Luise Heiberg
ACTOR
1812 - 1890
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 57
Apollonie Sabatier
CELEBRITY
1822 - 1890
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 58
Joseph Hergenröther
HISTORIAN
1824 - 1890
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 59
Alexander Litovchenko
PAINTER
1835 - 1890
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 60
Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1890
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 61
Oskar Kolberg
COMPOSER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 62
George Crook
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1828 - 1890
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 63
Mihkel Veske
WRITER
1843 - 1890
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 64
John Francis Davis
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1890
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 65
Catherine Booth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1829 - 1890
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 66
Émile Léonard Mathieu
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1890
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 67
Carl Jacob Löwig
CHEMIST
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 68
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Oskar Kolberg ranks 1,061 out of 1,694. Before him are August Emil Fieldorf (1895), Ingrid van Bergen (1931), Bronisław Kaper (1902), Jadwiga Barańska (1935), Urszula Dudziak (1943), and Anna Świrszczyńska (1909). After him are Wacław Potocki (1621), Heinrich Laube (1806), Kazimierz Prószyński (1875), Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (1929), Piotr Zieliński (1994), and Alina Janowska (1923).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAugust Emil Fieldorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1953
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,055
Ingrid van Bergen
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,056
Bronisław Kaper
MUSICIAN
1902 - 1983
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,057
Jadwiga Barańska
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,058
Urszula Dudziak
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,059
Anna Świrszczyńska
WRITER
1909 - 1984
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,060
Oskar Kolberg
COMPOSER
1814 - 1890
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,061
Wacław Potocki
WRITER
1621 - 1696
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,062
Heinrich Laube
WRITER
1806 - 1884
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1,063
Kazimierz Prószyński
INVENTOR
1875 - 1945
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 1,064
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
ATHLETE
1929 - 2003
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 1,065
Piotr Zieliński
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 1,066
Alina Janowska
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 1,067
Among COMPOSERS In Poland
Among composers born in Poland, Oskar Kolberg ranks 36. Before him are Mykhailo Verbytskyi (1815), Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953), Karol Kurpiński (1785), Zygmunt Noskowski (1846), Ludomir Różycki (1883), and Tadeusz Baird (1928). After him are Józef Kozłowski (1757), Władysław Żeleński (1837), Abel Korzeniowski (1972), and Agata Zubel (1978).
Mykhailo Verbytskyi
1815 - 1870
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 30
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
1953 - 2024
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 31
Karol Kurpiński
1785 - 1857
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 32
Zygmunt Noskowski
1846 - 1909
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 33
Ludomir Różycki
1883 - 1953
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 34
Tadeusz Baird
1928 - 1981
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 35
Oskar Kolberg
1814 - 1890
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 36
Józef Kozłowski
1757 - 1831
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 37
Władysław Żeleński
1837 - 1921
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 38
Abel Korzeniowski
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 39
Agata Zubel
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 40