MUSICIAN

Jimmy Van Heusen

1913 - 1990

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James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Van Heusen has received more than 531,013 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jimmy Van Heusen is the 1,900th most popular musician (up from 1,963rd in 2019), the 9,674th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,187th in 2019) and the 738th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Van Heusen ranks 1,900 out of 3,175. Before him are Otis Blackwell, Eddie Hazel, Joe Lovano, Rick J. Jordan, Wes Borland, and Ed King. After him are Stanley Sadie, Albert Ammons, Jimmie Vaughan, Mr. Oizo, Chick Webb, and Brad Wilk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Jimmy Van Heusen ranks 349. Before him are William Inge, Luis Taruc, Bertalan Papp, Mildred Cohn, Gardnar Mulloy, and Humberto Mariles. After him are Jean Capelle, Arne Skouen, Lawrence H. Aller, Melvin Frank, Sammy Cahn, and Takashi Yokoyama. Among people deceased in 1990, Jimmy Van Heusen ranks 276. Before him are Marino Morettini, Xosé María Díaz Castro, Minoru Honda, Clara González, David Hampshire, and Bob Gerard. After him are Johnnie Ray, Spark Matsunaga, Ryan White, Susan Oliver, Pearl Bailey, and Mike Mazurki.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Van Heusen ranks 9,674 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Milken (1946), Art Babbitt (1907), George Finnegan (1881), George Hearst (1820), Joe Flanigan (1967), and Ed King (1949). After him are Albert Ammons (1907), Patsy Ruth Miller (1904), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Kathy Hochul (1958), Albert Pyun (1953), and George Montgomery (1916).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Van Heusen ranks 738. Before him are Suzanne Ciani (1946), Otis Blackwell (1931), Eddie Hazel (1950), Joe Lovano (1952), Wes Borland (1975), and Ed King (1949). After him are Albert Ammons (1907), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), Chick Webb (1905), Brad Wilk (1968), Cherie Currie (1959), and Gene Ammons (1925).

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