SINGER
Gerry Goffin
1939 - 2014
Gerry Goffin
Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No.1 hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Take Good Care of My Baby", "The Loco-Motion", and "Go Away Little Girl". It was later said of Goffin that his gift was "to find words that expressed what many young people were feeling but were unable to articulate." After he and King divorced, Goffin wrote with other composers, including Barry Goldberg and Michael Masser, with whom he wrote "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" and "Saving All My Love for You", also No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerry Goffin has received more than 2,721,156 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gerry Goffin is the 1,656th most popular singer (down from 1,501st in 2019), the 8,744th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,981st in 2019) and the 409th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
2.7M
Page Views (PV)
45.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
1.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Gerry Goffin ranks 1,656 out of 4,381. Before him are Andre Matos, Ferry Graf, Gerard Joling, Nathalie Stutzmann, Karita Mattila, and Corinne Hermès. After him are Toni Basil, Fabio Lione, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Anne-Karine Strøm, Jackie DeShannon, and Tony Cetinski.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndre Matos
1971 - 2019
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,650
Ferry Graf
1931 - 2017
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,651
Gerard Joling
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,652
Nathalie Stutzmann
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,653
Karita Mattila
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,654
Corinne Hermès
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,655
Gerry Goffin
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,656
Toni Basil
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,657
Fabio Lione
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 1,658
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 1,659
Anne-Karine Strøm
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 1,660
Jackie DeShannon
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 1,661
Tony Cetinski
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,662
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Gerry Goffin ranks 478. Before him are Larry Linville, Ernie Davis, Boris Tishchenko, Jan Mrvík, Ted Kaufman, and Erik Hansen. After him are R. C. Sproul, Al Unser, Jan-Just Bos, Alan Ayckbourn, Chris Craft, and Elizabeth Ashley. Among people deceased in 2014, Gerry Goffin ranks 412. Before him are Stanisław Barańczak, John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, Ian McLagan, Dmitri Anosov, Lucidio Sentimenti, and Erik Hansen. After him are Christopher Jones, Iveta Bartošová, Jacques Bergerac, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, John Dobson, and Javier Fragoso.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsLarry Linville
ACTOR
1939 - 2000
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 472
Ernie Davis
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1939 - 1963
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 473
Boris Tishchenko
COMPOSER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 474
Jan Mrvík
ATHLETE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 475
Ted Kaufman
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 476
Erik Hansen
ATHLETE
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 477
Gerry Goffin
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 478
R. C. Sproul
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 479
Al Unser
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 480
Jan-Just Bos
BIOLOGIST
1939 - 2003
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 481
Alan Ayckbourn
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 482
Chris Craft
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 483
Elizabeth Ashley
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 484
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsStanisław Barańczak
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 406
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 407
Ian McLagan
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2014
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 408
Dmitri Anosov
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - 2014
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 409
Lucidio Sentimenti
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 2014
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 410
Erik Hansen
ATHLETE
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 411
Gerry Goffin
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 412
Christopher Jones
ACTOR
1941 - 2014
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 413
Iveta Bartošová
SINGER
1966 - 2014
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 414
Jacques Bergerac
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 415
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
ACTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 416
John Dobson
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2014
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 417
Javier Fragoso
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 418
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gerry Goffin ranks 8,744 out of 20,380. Before him are Kent Beck (1961), Lloyd Fredendall (1883), Morten Lauridsen (1943), Steve Anderson (1906), G. Gordon Liddy (1930), and John F. Kelly (1950). After him are John Romero (1967), Craig Bierko (1964), Mike Dunleavy (1961), Earl Young (1941), David Frankel (1959), and Lucille La Verne (1872).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKent Beck
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,738
Lloyd Fredendall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1963
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,739
Morten Lauridsen
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,740
Steve Anderson
ATHLETE
1906 - 1988
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,741
G. Gordon Liddy
LAWYER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,742
John F. Kelly
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 8,743
Gerry Goffin
SINGER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,744
John Romero
GAME DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,745
Craig Bierko
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,746
Mike Dunleavy
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 8,747
Earl Young
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,748
David Frankel
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,749
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 8,750
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Gerry Goffin ranks 409. Before him are Steve Harwell (1967), Fat Joe (1970), Chris Barnes (1967), Joe Jonas (1989), Jenni Rivera (1969), and Roky Erickson (1947). After him are Toni Basil (1943), Jackie DeShannon (1941), Kelly Rowland (1981), Jo Stafford (1917), Norman Greenbaum (1942), and Loleatta Holloway (1946).
Steve Harwell
1967 - 2023
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 403
Fat Joe
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 404
Chris Barnes
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 405
Joe Jonas
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 406
Jenni Rivera
1969 - 2012
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 407
Roky Erickson
1947 - 2019
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 408
Gerry Goffin
1939 - 2014
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 409
Toni Basil
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 410
Jackie DeShannon
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 411
Kelly Rowland
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 412
Jo Stafford
1917 - 2008
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 413
Norman Greenbaum
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 414
Loleatta Holloway
1946 - 2011
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 415