Frédéric Chopin

About Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) remains one of history’s most highly-ranked figures, placed at #51 by MIT's Pantheon project due to his immense, lasting global cultural impact, primarily as a towering figure of the Romantic era in music. As a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, he almost exclusively composed for the piano, pioneering new technical and emotional depths in the genre with works like his nocturnes, mazurkas, and ballades, solidifying his stature across centuries and languages.

In the context of modern internet attention, Chopin's standing is nearly perfectly aligned with his historical importance. Receiving approximately 1.3 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025, his Attention Gap is about 1x, meaning the digital world is paying him about the amount of attention his historical rank would predict. This puts him in a stable position compared to figures like Alan Turing (#410 importance, 3.0M views), showing a relatively balanced contemporary recall for a composer of his standing.

However, this stability is tempered by recent trends. While his interest is up over the last year (+6.3% YoY), his short-term momentum shows a decline of 15% between Q1 and Q3 of 2025, suggesting that while his historical legacy is robust, capturing immediate online focus is becoming more challenging.