COMPOSER

Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958

Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams ( RAYF vawn WIL-yəmz; 12 October 1872 – 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years. Strongly influenced by Tudor music and English folk-song, his output marked a decisive break in British music from its German-dominated style of the 19th century. Vaughan Williams was born to a well-to-do family with strong moral views and a progressive social outlook. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Vaughan Williams is the 350th most popular composer (up from 360th in 2019), the 1,168th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,070th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Composer.

Ralph Vaughan Williams is most famous for his compositions of the English Folk Song Suite and the Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams ranks 350 out of 1,451. Before him are Sergei Taneyev, Francesco Durante, Luigi Dallapiccola, Germaine Tailleferre, Riccardo Broschi, and Michel Richard Delalande. After him are Hugo Alfvén, Mieczysław Weinberg, Samuel Scheidt, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Rodolphe Kreutzer, and Willem Mengelberg.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Sergei Taneyev
1856 - 1915
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 344
Francesco Durante
1684 - 1755
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 345
Luigi Dallapiccola
1904 - 1975
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 346
Germaine Tailleferre
1892 - 1983
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 347
Riccardo Broschi
1698 - 1756
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 348
Michel Richard Delalande
1657 - 1726
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 349
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 350
Hugo Alfvén
1872 - 1960
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 351
Mieczysław Weinberg
1919 - 1996
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 352
Samuel Scheidt
1587 - 1654
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 353
Jan Ladislav Dussek
1760 - 1812
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 354
Rodolphe Kreutzer
1766 - 1831
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 355
Willem Mengelberg
1871 - 1951
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 356

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Ralph Vaughan Williams ranks 39. Before him are José Sanjurjo, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Habibullah Khan, Julius Fučík, Princess Clémentine of Belgium, and Édouard Herriot. After him are Hugo Alfvén, Mikhail Tsvet, Hidesaburō Ueno, Pío Baroja, Arsen Kotsoyev, and Otto Braun. Among people deceased in 1958, Ralph Vaughan Williams ranks 36. Before him are Ernst Heinkel, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Petru Groza, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Nuri al-Said, and Alfred Weber. After him are Pál Maléter, 'Abd al-Ilah, Henri Farman, Wilhelm Zaisser, Duncan Edwards, and Prince Oskar of Prussia.

Others Born in 1872

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José Sanjurjo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1936
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 33
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1962
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 34
Habibullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1919
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 35
Julius Fučík
COMPOSER
1872 - 1916
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 36
Princess Clémentine of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 37
Édouard Herriot
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 38
Ralph Vaughan Williams
COMPOSER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 39
Hugo Alfvén
COMPOSER
1872 - 1960
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 40
Mikhail Tsvet
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1919
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 41
Hidesaburō Ueno
ENGINEER
1872 - 1925
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 42
Pío Baroja
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 43
Arsen Kotsoyev
WRITER
1872 - 1944
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 44
Otto Braun
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1955
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 45

Others Deceased in 1958

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Ernst Heinkel
ENGINEER
1888 - 1958
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 30
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
DIPLOMAT
1864 - 1958
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 31
Petru Groza
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1958
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 32
Ole Kirk Christiansen
BUSINESSPERSON
1891 - 1958
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 33
Nuri al-Said
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 34
Alfred Weber
ECONOMIST
1868 - 1958
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 35
Ralph Vaughan Williams
COMPOSER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 36
Pál Maléter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1958
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 37
'Abd al-Ilah
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1958
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 38
Henri Farman
ENGINEER
1874 - 1958
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 39
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 40
Duncan Edwards
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1958
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 41
Prince Oskar of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 42

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ralph Vaughan Williams ranks 1,168 out of 8,785. Before him are John Franklin (1786), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), Petula Clark (1932), Arthur Hailey (1920), Phil Taylor (1954), and Marty Feldman (1934). After him are Guy Ritchie (1968), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Matt Busby (1909), Adam Ferguson (1723), Mary Somerville (1780), and Dylan Thomas (1914).

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John Franklin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1847
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,162
Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1428 - 1471
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,163
Petula Clark
SINGER
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,164
Arthur Hailey
WRITER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,165
Phil Taylor
MUSICIAN
1954 - 2015
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,166
Marty Feldman
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,167
Ralph Vaughan Williams
COMPOSER
1872 - 1958
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,168
Guy Ritchie
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,169
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1553
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,170
Matt Busby
COACH
1909 - 1994
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,171
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,172
Mary Somerville
ASTRONOMER
1780 - 1872
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,173
Dylan Thomas
WRITER
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,174