COMPOSER

Pēteris Vasks

1946 - Today

Pēteris Vasks

Pēteris Vasks (born 16 April 1946) is a Latvian composer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pēteris Vasks is the 463rd most popular composer (down from 448th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 30th in 2019) and the most popular Latvian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Pēteris Vasks ranks 463 out of 1,451. Before him are Alfred Einstein, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Heinrich Marschner, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Gabriel Pierné, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. After him are Ferenc Erkel, Jaufre Rudel, Paul Bowles, Joseph Martin Kraus, Friedrich von Flotow, and Antonio Maria Abbatini.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Alfred Einstein
1880 - 1952
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 457
Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy
1714 - 1790
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 458
Heinrich Marschner
1795 - 1861
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 459
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
1876 - 1948
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 460
Gabriel Pierné
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 461
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 462
Pēteris Vasks
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 463
Ferenc Erkel
1810 - 1893
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 464
Jaufre Rudel
1125 - 1148
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 465
Paul Bowles
1910 - 1999
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 466
Joseph Martin Kraus
1756 - 1792
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 467
Friedrich von Flotow
1812 - 1883
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 468
Antonio Maria Abbatini
1595 - 1677
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 469

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Pēteris Vasks ranks 177. Before him are Héctor Yazalde, Linda Ronstadt, Lars Vilks, Patrick Head, Francisco Varela, and Peter Green. After him are Dave Holland, Dan White, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Ichiro Hosotani, Alun Armstrong, and Malcolm McLaren.

Others Born in 1946

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Héctor Yazalde
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 171
Linda Ronstadt
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 172
Lars Vilks
SCULPTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 173
Patrick Head
ENGINEER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 174
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 175
Peter Green
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 176
Pēteris Vasks
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 177
Dave Holland
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 178
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 179
Giuseppe Sinopoli
CONDUCTOR
1946 - 2001
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 180
Ichiro Hosotani
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 181
Alun Armstrong
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 182
Malcolm McLaren
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 183

In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Pēteris Vasks ranks 32 out of 323. Before him are Jānis Čakste (1859), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Viktors Arājs (1910). After him are Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), Friedrich Zander (1887), Wolfgang Lüth (1913), Oswald Külpe (1862), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), and Wilhelm Kettler (1574).

Others born in Latvia

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Jānis Čakste
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1927
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 26
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1873
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 27
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
WRITER
1751 - 1792
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 28
Laimdota Straujuma
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 29
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1711
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 30
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 31
Pēteris Vasks
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 32
Abraham Isaac Kook
PHILOSOPHER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 33
Friedrich Zander
INVENTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 34
Wolfgang Lüth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1945
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 35
Oswald Külpe
PSYCHOLOGIST
1862 - 1915
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 36
Frederick Casimir Kettler
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1698
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 37
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 38