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Ira Gershwin

1896 - 1983

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Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "The Man I Love", and "Someone to Watch Over Me". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ira Gershwin has received more than 1,335,430 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ira Gershwin is the 758th most popular musician (down from 503rd in 2019), the 3,830th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,693rd in 2019) and the 237th most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ira Gershwin ranks 758 out of 3,175. Before him are Peter Machajdík, Frank Beard, Pink Anderson, Željko Joksimović, Alice, and Francisco Canaro. After him are Jimmy Smith, Arkady Luxemburg, Theo Jörgensmann, Sigiswald Kuijken, Enrique Fernández Arbós, and Dave Grohl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ira Gershwin ranks 137. Before him are Ieronim Uborevich, Josef Kammhuber, Philip Showalter Hench, Stanisława Leszczyńska, Maurice De Waele, and Prince Sigismund of Prussia. After him are Hubert Lanz, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Aimo Lahti, Lester Germer, Evgeny Schwartz, and Rafael Franco. Among people deceased in 1983, Ira Gershwin ranks 111. Before him are Zhang Daqian, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Manuel Ferreira, Louise Weiss, Johan Grøttumsbråten, and Paul de Man. After him are Earl Hines, Ada Blackjack, József Takács, Gunta Stölzl, Werner Egk, and Fritz Machlup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ira Gershwin ranks 3,830 out of 20,380. Before him are Donna Tartt (1963), Seth Carlo Chandler (1846), Michael Berryman (1948), Geraldine Farrar (1882), Gilbert Stuart (1755), and Tia Carrere (1967). After him are Michael Winslow (1958), Shannon Lee (1969), Gloria Foster (1933), Ray Dolby (1933), Jimmy Smith (1925), and Chester Barnard (1886).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ira Gershwin ranks 237. Before him are McCoy Tyner (1938), Eric Singer (1958), Wanda Jackson (1937), Jim Croce (1943), Frank Beard (1949), and Pink Anderson (1900). After him are Jimmy Smith (1925), Dave Grohl (1969), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Bob Seger (1945), Sam Phillips (1923), and Earl Hines (1903).

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