MUSICIAN
Alan Menken
1949 - Today
Alan Menken
Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American composer and conductor, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Skydance Animation. Menken's music for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and Pocahontas (1995) has each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores and songs for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Newsies (1992), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Home on the Range (2004), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010), and Disenchanted (2022), among others. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Menken has received more than 3,928,860 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Alan Menken is the 361st most popular musician (up from 373rd in 2019), the 2,006th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,070th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Musician.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
57.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
4.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Alan Menken ranks 361 out of 3,175. Before him are John Entwistle, Jack Bruce, Yngwie Malmsteen, Glenn Tipton, Maurice André, and Michel Polnareff. After him are Robert Trujillo, Woody Guthrie, Armin van Buuren, Radu Lupu, Denny Laine, and Andy Fletcher.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Entwistle
1944 - 2002
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 355
Jack Bruce
1943 - 2014
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 356
Yngwie Malmsteen
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 357
Glenn Tipton
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 358
Maurice André
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 359
Michel Polnareff
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 360
Alan Menken
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 361
Robert Trujillo
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 362
Woody Guthrie
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 363
Armin van Buuren
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 364
Radu Lupu
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 365
Denny Laine
1944 - 2023
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 366
Andy Fletcher
1961 - 2022
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 367
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Alan Menken ranks 119. Before him are Kgalema Motlanthe, Sergei Bagapsh, Walid Jumblatt, Armand Assante, John Toshack, and Hans-Hermann Hoppe. After him are Bengt Holmström, Manuel Marín, Michael W. Young, Klaus Fischer, Arif Alvi, and Ward Cunningham.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsKgalema Motlanthe
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 113
Sergei Bagapsh
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2011
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 114
Walid Jumblatt
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 115
Armand Assante
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 116
John Toshack
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 117
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 118
Alan Menken
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 119
Bengt Holmström
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 120
Manuel Marín
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2017
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 121
Michael W. Young
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 122
Klaus Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 123
Arif Alvi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 124
Ward Cunningham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 125
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Menken ranks 2,006 out of 20,380. Before him are William H. Seward (1801), James Heckman (1944), Jeff Koons (1955), Rhea Perlman (1948), Archie Hahn (1880), and Alice Walker (1944). After him are Marion Ramsey (1947), James Avery (1945), Vernon L. Smith (1927), Jennifer Garner (1972), Darren Aronofsky (1969), and Kim Peek (1951).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam H. Seward
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1872
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,000
James Heckman
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,001
Jeff Koons
ARTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,002
Rhea Perlman
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,003
Archie Hahn
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,004
Alice Walker
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 2,005
Alan Menken
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 2,006
Marion Ramsey
ACTOR
1947 - 2021
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 2,007
James Avery
ACTOR
1945 - 2013
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 2,008
Vernon L. Smith
ECONOMIST
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 2,009
Jennifer Garner
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 2,010
Darren Aronofsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 2,011
Kim Peek
CELEBRITY
1951 - 2009
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 2,012
Among MUSICIANS In United States
Among musicians born in United States, Alan Menken ranks 103. Before him are Bruno Mars (1985), Moby (1965), Bo Diddley (1928), Peggy Lee (1920), Isaac Hayes (1942), and David Crosby (1941). After him are Robert Trujillo (1964), Woody Guthrie (1912), Ry Cooder (1947), Liberace (1919), Wayne Shorter (1933), and Jermaine Jackson (1954).
Bruno Mars
1985 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 97
Moby
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 98
Bo Diddley
1928 - 2008
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 99
Peggy Lee
1920 - 2002
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 100
Isaac Hayes
1942 - 2008
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 101
David Crosby
1941 - 2023
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 102
Alan Menken
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 103
Robert Trujillo
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 104
Woody Guthrie
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 105
Ry Cooder
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 106
Liberace
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 107
Wayne Shorter
1933 - 2023
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 108
Jermaine Jackson
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 109