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COMPOSER

Gus Kahn

1886 - 1941

Gus Kahn

Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including "Pretty Baby", "Ain't We Got Fun?", "Carolina in the Morning", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "My Buddy" "I'll See You in My Dreams", "It Had to Be You", "Yes Sir, That's My Baby", "Love Me or Leave Me", "Makin' Whoopee", "My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I'm Through with Love", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" and "You Stepped Out of a Dream". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gus Kahn has received more than 388,235 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gus Kahn is the 1,315th most popular composer, the 5,084th most popular biography from Germany and the 170th most popular German Composer.

Memorability Metrics

390k
Page Views (PV)
38.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
1.81
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Gus Kahn ranks 1,315 out of 1,216. Before him are Peter Sculthorpe, Bernie Worrell, Jeremy Soule, Kazumi Totaka, Jimmy McHugh, and Oliver Knussen. After him are Randall Thompson, Ezio Bosso, Arturo Rodas, Steve Roach, Marc Shaiman, and Walter Murphy.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Peter Sculthorpe
1929 - 2014
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 1,309
Bernie Worrell
1944 - 2016
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 1,310
Jeremy Soule
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 1,311
Kazumi Totaka
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 1,312
Jimmy McHugh
1894 - 1969
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 1,313
Oliver Knussen
1952 - 2018
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 1,314
Gus Kahn
1886 - 1941
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,315
Randall Thompson
1899 - 1984
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 1,316
Ezio Bosso
1971 - 2020
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 1,317
Arturo Rodas
1954 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 1,318
Steve Roach
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 1,319
Marc Shaiman
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 1,320
Walter Murphy
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 1,321

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Gus Kahn ranks 261. Before him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Rudolf Degermark, Charlie Ruggles, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, Reggie Pridmore, and Maggie Laubser. After him are Ronald Firbank and Virginia Pearson. Among people deceased in 1941, Gus Kahn ranks 183. Before him are Franz Bartl, Blind Boy Fuller, Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos, James Stephenson, Herbert Adamski, and William Gibbs McAdoo. After him are Peggy Shannon, Helen Morgan, and Charles Murray.

Others Born in 1886

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John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever
1886 - 1971
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 255
Rudolf Degermark
1886 - 1960
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 256
Charlie Ruggles
1886 - 1970
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 257
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
1886 - 1957
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 258
Reggie Pridmore
1886 - 1918
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 259
Maggie Laubser
1886 - 1973
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 260
Gus Kahn
1886 - 1941
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 261
Ronald Firbank
1886 - 1926
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 262
Virginia Pearson
1886 - 1958
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 263