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Wage Rudolf Supratman

1903 - 1938

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Wage Rudolf Soepratman (Wage Soepratman in the old orthography, commonly known as W. R. Supratman; 9 March 1903 – 17 August 1938) was an Indonesian journalist and songwriter who wrote both the lyrics and melody of the national anthem of Indonesia, "Indonesia Raya". He is an Indonesian national hero. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wage Rudolf Supratman is the 1,287th most popular musician (down from 1,086th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular Indonesian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 1,287 out of 3,175Before him are Noodles, John Mellencamp, Vladimir Spivakov, Geoff Emerick, Big Joe Turner, and Alexander Gradsky. After him are Frankie Laine, Lennie Tristano, Hank Mobley, Barney Kessel, Mark Isham, and Emanuel Ax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 231Before him are Gioacchino Colombo, Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia, Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto, Pierre Veyron, Lev Dovator, and Juan Aguilera. After him are Jean Cavaillès, Dumitru Stăniloae, Camilla Horn, Theo Lingen, Olav Sunde, and Ronald Syme. Among people deceased in 1938, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 170Before him are Lajos Tihanyi, Anatoly Pepelyayev, José Luis Tejada Sorzano, Al Ernest Garcia, Gustav Heinrich Johann Apollon Tammann, and Max Wien. After him are Konstantin Kalinin, Miguel Fleta, Mikayil Mushfig, Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas, Karl Madsen, and John Jacob Abel.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 56 out of 158Before him are Amir Hamzah (1911), Mohammad Natsir (1908), Hamengkubuwono IX (1912), Abdul Muis (1883), Willem Jacob Luyten (1899), and D. N. Aidit (1923). After him are Boediono (1943), Chrisye (1949), Sudirman (1916), Dewi Sartika (1884), Nh. Dini (1936), and Rhoma Irama (1946).

Among MUSICIANS In Indonesia

Among musicians born in Indonesia, Wage Rudolf Supratman ranks 1After him are Chrisye (1949), Rhoma Irama (1946), and Niki (1999).