MUSICIAN

Alan Jay Lerner

1918 - 1986

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Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre both for the stage and on film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Jay Lerner has received more than 776,719 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Alan Jay Lerner is the 1,839th most popular musician (down from 1,723rd in 2019), the 9,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,712th in 2019) and the 706th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 1,839 out of 3,175. Before him are Lynn Harrell, Robert Levin, Östen Warnerbring, Angerfist, Guy Chambers, and Hugh Hopper. After him are Doug Sampson, Shannon Leto, Richard Davis, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Damian Marley, and Matt Bellamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 275. Before him are Tony Rolt, Cachao, Dick Haymes, Barney Ewell, Rafael Iriondo, and Maurice Huet. After him are André Bjerke, Fay McKenzie, Gastone Darè, Margaret Osborne duPont, Eero Kolehmainen, and Ivo Radovniković. Among people deceased in 1986, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 263. Before him are James Fifer, Alfonso Thiele, Lya Lys, Sara Sadíqova, Vladimir I. Georgiev, and Una Merkel. After him are Sonny Terry, Heather Angel, Virginia Gregg, Policarpo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Béla Szepes, and Felipe Rosas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 9,326 out of 20,380. Before him are Taylor Sheridan (1970), Una Merkel (1903), Elizabeth Ryan (1892), Rosemary Casals (1948), Jonathan Kellerman (1949), and Brett Ratner (1969). After him are Porter Goss (1938), Conyers Herring (1914), Ed Gordon (1908), Brian Tyler (1972), Robert Pastorelli (1954), and William H. Webster (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alan Jay Lerner ranks 706. Before him are Scott Gorham (1951), George Adams (1940), Herbert Stothart (1885), Tadd Dameron (1917), Lynn Harrell (1944), and Robert Levin (1947). After him are Shannon Leto (1970), Richard Davis (1930), Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898), Josh Klinghoffer (1979), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), and Kim Kashkashian (1952).

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