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Wacław of Szamotuły
1520 - 1560

Wacław of Szamotuły
Wacław z Szamotuł (Szamotuły, near Poznań, c. 1520 – c. 1560, Pińczów), also called Wacław Szamotulski and (in Latin) Venceslaus Samotulinus, was a Polish composer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wacław of Szamotuły is the 1,002nd most popular composer (up from 1,118th in 2019), the 835th most popular biography from Poland (up from 948th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Polish Composer.
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Wacław of Szamotuły ranks 1,002 out of 1,451. Before him are Arthur Benjamin, Attilio Ariosti, Harrison Birtwistle, Zacharia Paliashvili, Matthew Locke, and William Christie. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, Trevor Jones, Vasily Safonov, Mykhailo Verbytskyi, Artur Kapp, and Jón Leifs.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArthur Benjamin
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 996
Attilio Ariosti
1666 - 1729
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 997
Harrison Birtwistle
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 998
Zacharia Paliashvili
1871 - 1933
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 999
Matthew Locke
1621 - 1677
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 1,000
William Christie
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 1,001
Wacław of Szamotuły
1520 - 1560
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 1,002
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg
1718 - 1795
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 1,003
Trevor Jones
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 1,004
Vasily Safonov
1852 - 1918
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 1,005
Mykhailo Verbytskyi
1815 - 1870
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 1,006
Artur Kapp
1878 - 1952
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1,007
Jón Leifs
1899 - 1968
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 1,008
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1520, Wacław of Szamotuły ranks 25. Before him are Moses Isserles, Isabella di Morra, Estácio de Sá, Giovanni Animuccia, Adam Bohorič, and Girolamo Cassar. After him are Jorge de Montemor, Gaspar Becerra, and Hans Eworth. Among people deceased in 1560, Wacław of Szamotuły ranks 19. Before him are Jean du Bellay, Jan Mandijn, Philip I, Duke of Pomerania, Jan Łaski, Nicolas Gombert, and Amy Robsart.
Others Born in 1520
Go to all RankingsMoses Isserles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1520 - 1572
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 19
Isabella di Morra
WRITER
1520 - 1546
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 20
Estácio de Sá
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1520 - 1567
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 21
Giovanni Animuccia
COMPOSER
1520 - 1571
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 22
Adam Bohorič
WRITER
1520 - 1598
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 23
Girolamo Cassar
ARCHITECT
1520 - 1592
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 24
Wacław of Szamotuły
COMPOSER
1520 - 1560
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 25
Jorge de Montemor
WRITER
1520 - 1561
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 26
Gaspar Becerra
PAINTER
1520 - 1568
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 27
Hans Eworth
PAINTER
1520 - 1574
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1560
Go to all RankingsJean du Bellay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1492 - 1560
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 13
Jan Mandijn
PAINTER
1500 - 1560
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 14
Philip I, Duke of Pomerania
NOBLEMAN
1515 - 1560
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
Jan Łaski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1560
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 16
Nicolas Gombert
COMPOSER
1495 - 1560
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 17
Amy Robsart
NOBLEMAN
1532 - 1560
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 18
Wacław of Szamotuły
COMPOSER
1520 - 1560
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 19
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Wacław of Szamotuły ranks 835 out of 1,694. Before him are Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (1835), Stanislaus Papczyński (1631), Anna Wierzbicka (1938), Paweł Strzelecki (1797), Jakub Błaszczykowski (1985), and Ulli Lommel (1944). After him are Heinz Hopf (1894), Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1778), Tadeusz Konwicki (1926), Mykhailo Verbytskyi (1815), Willy Fritsch (1901), and Małgorzata Braunek (1947).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsDuchess Agnes of Württemberg
WRITER
1835 - 1886
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 829
Stanislaus Papczyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1701
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 830
Anna Wierzbicka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 831
Paweł Strzelecki
EXPLORER
1797 - 1873
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 832
Jakub Błaszczykowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 833
Ulli Lommel
ACTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 834
Wacław of Szamotuły
COMPOSER
1520 - 1560
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 835
Heinz Hopf
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1971
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 836
Henry, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1847
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 837
Tadeusz Konwicki
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 838
Mykhailo Verbytskyi
COMPOSER
1815 - 1870
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 839
Willy Fritsch
ACTOR
1901 - 1973
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 840
Małgorzata Braunek
ACTOR
1947 - 2014
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 841
Among COMPOSERS In Poland
Among composers born in Poland, Wacław of Szamotuły ranks 29. Before him are Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727), Josef Tal (1910), Krzysztof Komeda (1931), Carl Schuricht (1880), Salomon Jadassohn (1831), and Arnold Mendelssohn (1855). After him are Mykhailo Verbytskyi (1815), Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (1953), Karol Kurpiński (1785), Zygmunt Noskowski (1846), Ludomir Różycki (1883), and Tadeusz Baird (1928).
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
1727 - 1756
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 23
Josef Tal
1910 - 2008
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 24
Krzysztof Komeda
1931 - 1969
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 25
Carl Schuricht
1880 - 1967
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 26
Salomon Jadassohn
1831 - 1902
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 27
Arnold Mendelssohn
1855 - 1933
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 28
Wacław of Szamotuły
1520 - 1560
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 29
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