COMPOSER
Jerry Herman
1931 - 2019
Jerry Herman
Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931 – December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist for a number of hit musicals, starting in the 1960s, that were characterized by an upbeat and optimistic outlook and what Herman called "the simple, hummable showtune". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Herman has received more than 666,792 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Jerry Herman is the 1,354th most popular composer (down from 1,281st in 2019), the 10,492nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,629th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Composer.
Memorability Metrics
670k
Page Views (PV)
43.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Jerry Herman ranks 1,354 out of 1,451. Before him are Qigang Chen, Robert Russell Bennett, George Butterworth, Roy Harris, Klaus Egge, and George Alexander Macfarren. After him are Lennox Berkeley, John Stainer, Humphrey Searle, Samuel Adler, Magnus Lindberg, and Shirley Walker.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsQigang Chen
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 1,348
Robert Russell Bennett
1894 - 1981
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,349
George Butterworth
1885 - 1916
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,350
Roy Harris
1898 - 1979
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 1,351
Klaus Egge
1906 - 1979
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 1,352
George Alexander Macfarren
1813 - 1887
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 1,353
Jerry Herman
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1,354
Lennox Berkeley
1903 - 1989
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 1,355
John Stainer
1840 - 1901
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 1,356
Humphrey Searle
1915 - 1982
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 1,357
Samuel Adler
1928 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 1,358
Magnus Lindberg
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 1,359
Shirley Walker
1945 - 2006
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 1,360
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Jerry Herman ranks 539. Before him are Kálmán Markovits, Yves Dreyfus, Gordon Pirie, Dean Smith, Georgi Vladimov, and Josephine Tewson. After him are Bernie Geoffrion, Boris Gurevich, Andrew Hill, Bruce C. Murray, Arthur Fry, and Felix Sobolev. Among people deceased in 2019, Jerry Herman ranks 483. Before him are Johannes Schaaf, Aleksandar Kostov, Stanton T. Friedman, Donald Kalpokas, Robert Walker, and Neville Lederle. After him are Napoleon Chagnon, Walter Munk, Vasil Metodiev, Peter McNamara, Antal Bolvári, and Jürgen Kissner.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsKálmán Markovits
ATHLETE
1931 - 2009
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 533
Yves Dreyfus
FENCER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 534
Gordon Pirie
ATHLETE
1931 - 1991
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 535
Dean Smith
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 536
Georgi Vladimov
WRITER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 537
Josephine Tewson
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 538
Jerry Herman
COMPOSER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 539
Bernie Geoffrion
HOCKEY PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 540
Boris Gurevich
WRESTLER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 541
Andrew Hill
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 542
Bruce C. Murray
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 543
Arthur Fry
INVENTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 544
Felix Sobolev
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 545
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsJohannes Schaaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 477
Aleksandar Kostov
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 478
Stanton T. Friedman
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 479
Donald Kalpokas
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 480
Robert Walker
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 481
Neville Lederle
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 482
Jerry Herman
COMPOSER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 483
Napoleon Chagnon
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 484
Walter Munk
PHYSICIST
1917 - 2019
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 485
Vasil Metodiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 486
Peter McNamara
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - 2019
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 487
Antal Bolvári
ATHLETE
1932 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 488
Jürgen Kissner
CYCLIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 489
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jerry Herman ranks 10,492 out of 20,380. Before him are Kelly Reichardt (1964), Ginni Rometty (1957), Don Keefer (1916), Scott S. Sheppard (1977), Dennis Muren (1946), and Dorothy Thompson (1893). After him are Joe Arpaio (1932), Kerr Smith (1972), T. J. Thyne (1975), Melanie Martinez (1995), Marguerite Clayton (1891), and Anthony Lake (1939).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKelly Reichardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 10,486
Ginni Rometty
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 10,487
Don Keefer
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 10,488
Scott S. Sheppard
ASTRONOMER
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 10,489
Dennis Muren
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 10,490
Dorothy Thompson
JOURNALIST
1893 - 1961
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 10,491
Jerry Herman
COMPOSER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 10,492
Joe Arpaio
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 10,493
Kerr Smith
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 10,494
T. J. Thyne
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 10,495
Melanie Martinez
SINGER
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 10,496
Marguerite Clayton
ACTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 10,497
Anthony Lake
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 10,498
Among COMPOSERS In United States
Among composers born in United States, Jerry Herman ranks 118. Before him are Mark Mancina (1957), Jerry Bock (1928), Eubie Blake (2), Lowell Mason (1792), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), and Roy Harris (1898). After him are Shirley Walker (1945), Stephen Schwartz (1948), Angus MacLise (1938), Lou Harrison (1917), Fred Ebb (1928), and Norman Dello Joio (1913).
Mark Mancina
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 112
Jerry Bock
1928 - 2010
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 113
Eubie Blake
2 - 1983
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 114
Lowell Mason
1792 - 1872
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 115
Robert Russell Bennett
1894 - 1981
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 116
Roy Harris
1898 - 1979
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 117
Jerry Herman
1931 - 2019
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 118
Shirley Walker
1945 - 2006
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 119
Stephen Schwartz
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 120
Angus MacLise
1938 - 1979
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 121
Lou Harrison
1917 - 2003
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 122
Fred Ebb
1928 - 2004
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 123
Norman Dello Joio
1913 - 2008
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 124