Igor Stravinsky

About Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was a towering figure in 20th-century music, whose radical innovations forever changed the landscape of composition. His career spanned several distinct periods, but he is most famous for his early ballets written for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, particularly *The Rite of Spring* (1913), whose premiere famously caused a near-riot due to its primitive energy and dissonant rhythms. Ranking at #237 on MIT’s Historical Popularity Index, Stravinsky is firmly situated among the most globally influential artists in modern history.

For a figure of this historical stature, Stravinsky’s modern internet attention presents a noticeable gap. He accumulated approximately 476K annualized Wikipedia views in 2025. To provide context, this is significantly less than figures with much lower historical importance in the same era, such as Agatha Christie (#346 importance, 2.0M views) or even the moderately influential Brigham Young (#947 importance, 2.7M views). Stravinsky’s attention level is roughly equal to his historical importance, suggesting neither significant current surge nor deep public oblivion, yet he is vastly overshadowed by contemporaries in entertainment and lesser-ranked historical figures.

His online engagement shows a slight cooling trend: the Year-over-Year change is down by -13.0%, and his Q1 to Q3 momentum stands flat at -0%, indicating that while his impact remains considerable, recent public curiosity has not been actively increasing.