1931 - 2019
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 627,316 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Herman is the 1,283rd most popular composer (down from 1,135th in 2019), the 10,652nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,786th in 2019) and the 120th most popular American Composer.
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Among composers, Jerry Herman ranks 1,283 out of 1,216. Before him are John Stainer, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, Ludger Stühlmeyer, Angus MacLise, Dave Stewart, and Stephen Schwartz. After him are Harald Kloser, Yuzo Koshiro, Alexander Goehr, Vladimir Jurowski, Hans Abrahamsen, and Magnus Lindberg.
1840 - 1901
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 1,277
1884 - 1920
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 1,278
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 1,279
1938 - 1979
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 1,280
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,281
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,282
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 1,283
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 1,284
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 1,285
1932 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 1,286
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 1,287
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 1,288
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 1,289
Among people born in 1931, Jerry Herman ranks 484. Before him are Maxine Singer, Anne Heywood, Bruce Halford, Tadeusz Rut, Gianuario Carta, and Bruce C. Murray. After him are Bob Kenney, Clifford Jordan, Barbara Barrie, Cliff Hagan, Otis Blackwell, and Arthur Fry. Among people deceased in 2019, Jerry Herman ranks 467. Before him are Ken Matthews, Ted Lindsay, Marie Senghor Basse, Wallace Smith Broecker, Yasuhiro Takemoto, and Zaza Urushadze. After him are Olavi Mannonen, Žarko Varajić, Andrea Pollack, Lothar Kobluhn, Alexander Volkov, and Arun Jaitley.
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 478
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 479
1931 - 2001
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 480
1931 - 2002
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 481
1931 - 2017
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 482
1931 - 2013
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 483
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 484
1931 - 2014
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 485
1931 - 1993
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 486
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 487
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 488
1931 - 2002
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 489
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 490
1934 - 2019
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 461
1925 - 2019
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 462
1930 - 2019
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 463
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 464
1972 - 2019
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 465
1965 - 2019
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 466
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 467
1930 - 2019
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 468
1951 - 2019
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 469
1961 - 2019
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 470
1943 - 2019
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 471
1967 - 2019
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 472
1952 - 2019
HPI: 39.94
Rank: 473
Among people born in United States, Jerry Herman ranks 10,652 out of 18,182. Before him are Augusta Savage (1892), David M. Walker (1944), Karyn Parsons (1966), Jay Mohr (1970), Donna D'Errico (1968), and James Shaffer (1970). After him are William Beaudine (1892), Boots Randolph (1927), Robert Lighthizer (1947), Payne Stewart (1957), Peter Horton (1953), and Capri Anderson (1988).
1892 - 1962
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 10,646
1944 - 2001
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 10,647
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 10,648
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 10,649
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 10,650
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 10,651
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 10,652
1892 - 1970
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 10,653
1927 - 2007
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 10,654
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 10,655
1957 - 1999
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 10,656
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 10,657
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 10,658
Among composers born in United States, Jerry Herman ranks 120. Before him are Joel Goldsmith (1957), George Whitefield Chadwick (1854), William Bolcom (1938), Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884), Angus MacLise (1938), and Stephen Schwartz (1948). After him are David Del Tredici (1937), Robert Russell Bennett (1894), Charles Wuorinen (1938), Robert Ashley (1930), Bruce Broughton (1945), and Norman Dello Joio (1913).
1957 - 2012
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 114
1854 - 1931
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 115
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 116
1884 - 1920
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 117
1938 - 1979
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 118
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 119
1931 - 2019
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 120
1937 - 2023
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 121
1894 - 1981
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 122
1938 - 2020
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 123
1930 - 2014
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 124
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 125
1913 - 2008
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 126