WRITER

Howard Ashman

1950 - 1991

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Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan Menken composed the music. Ashman has been credited as being a main driving force behind the Disney Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Ashman has received more than 2,021,690 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Howard Ashman is the 5,608th most popular writer (down from 5,323rd in 2019), the 8,458th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,557th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Beauty and the Beast
Musicals
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Motion picture music
1992
Aladdin
Motion picture music, Organ music
2019
Beauty and the Beast
Clarinet music
1992
Little Mermaid
Piano music, Songs
1992
Beauty and the Beast Songbook
Motion picture music
2017
Aladdin
Motion picture music, Organ music
2019
Beauty and the Beast Songbook
Motion picture music
2017
Beauty and the Beast
Motion picture music
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Musicals
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Clarinet music
1992
Little Mermaid
Piano music, Songs
1992

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Howard Ashman ranks 5,608 out of 7,302. Before him are Domiziana Giordano, Rıfat Ilgaz, Judith Krantz, Marie Kondo, William McGonagall, and Gyula Juhász. After him are Gunnel Vallquist, Sun Axelsson, Ferreira Gullar, Agnes von Krusenstjerna, August Spies, and Snorri Hjartarson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Howard Ashman ranks 466. Before him are Robert Brandom, Debra Hill, Marc Millecamps, Takao Kawaguchi, Erich Kühnhackl, and Tim Keller. After him are Molly Cheek, Dan Hartman, José Ángel Gurría, Xu Qiliang, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, and Joseph Ruben. Among people deceased in 1991, Howard Ashman ranks 221. Before him are Lars Hall, Zośka Vieras, Stan Mortensen, Steve Clark, Cliff Bastin, and Alberto Crespo. After him are Karel Burkert, André Dhôtel, Sylvio Hoffmann, Cesare Merzagora, Nikola Radović, and Tom Tryon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Ashman ranks 8,458 out of 20,380. Before him are Alex Raymond (1909), Tim Keller (1950), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), King Kong Bundy (1955), Julia Morgan (1872), and Jeremy Piven (1965). After him are Guru (1961), Ashley Greene (1987), Molly Cheek (1950), Marc Ribot (1954), Robert Weinberg (1942), and Bennett Miller (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Howard Ashman ranks 653. Before him are Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Whittaker Chambers (1901), L. J. Smith (1965), James C. Collins (1958), and Judith Krantz (1928). After him are Lin Carter (1930), David Benioff (1970), Max Eastman (1883), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Karin Slaughter (1971), and Zitkala-Sa (1876).

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