1909 - 1976
John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.He is best known as a Tin Pan Alley lyricist, but he also composed music, and was a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as songs written by others from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s. Mercer's songs were among the most successful hits of the time, including "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", "Autumn Leaves", and "Hooray for Hollywood". He wrote the lyrics to more than 1,500 songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Mercer has received more than 1,768,893 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Johnny Mercer is the 1,300th most popular musician (down from 1,210th in 2019), the 6,437th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,981st in 2019) and the 487th most popular American Musician.
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Among musicians, Johnny Mercer ranks 1,300 out of 2,662. Before him are Clifford Curzon, Phạm Duy, D. J. Fontana, Mary Wilson, Alan White, and Liam Howlett. After him are John Mayhew, Roy Thomas Baker, Anahit Tsitsikian, Lester Bowie, Pat Torpey, and Michael Giles.
1907 - 1982
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,294
1921 - 2013
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 1,295
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,296
1944 - 2021
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,297
1949 - 2022
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 1,298
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 1,299
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 1,300
1947 - 2009
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 1,301
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 1,302
1926 - 1999
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 1,303
1941 - 1999
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 1,304
1953 - 2018
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 1,305
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 1,306
Among people born in 1909, Johnny Mercer ranks 249. Before him are Bill Carr, Balamani Amma, Sven Jonasson, Mike Todd, Ramón Villeda Morales, and Arthur Jonath. After him are Chester Himes, Shōhei Ōoka, Eudora Welty, Uku Masing, Neal E. Miller, and Elis Wiklund. Among people deceased in 1976, Johnny Mercer ranks 171. Before him are Zofia Stryjeńska, John C. Slater, Jens Bjørneboe, Edith Evans, Markus Reiner, and Ritwik Ghatak. After him are Julius Döpfner, Alfred Landé, E. H. Shepard, Leopold Hofmann, Horacio Muñoz, and Busby Berkeley.
1909 - 1966
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 243
1909 - 2004
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 244
1909 - 1984
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 245
1909 - 1958
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 246
1909 - 1971
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 247
1909 - 1963
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 248
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 249
1909 - 1984
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 250
1909 - 1988
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 251
1909 - 2001
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 252
1909 - 1985
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 253
1909 - 2002
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 254
1909 - 1982
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 255
1891 - 1976
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 165
1900 - 1976
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 166
1920 - 1976
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 167
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 168
1886 - 1976
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 169
1925 - 1976
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 170
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 171
1913 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 172
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 173
1879 - 1976
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 174
1905 - 1976
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 175
1896 - 1976
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 176
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 177
Among people born in United States, Johnny Mercer ranks 6,437 out of 18,182. Before him are Marc Cherry (1962), Tony Zale (1913), Walton Goggins (1971), Ransom E. Olds (1864), Ted DiBiase (1954), and Robert Harron (1893). After him are Joe Ranft (1960), Will Geer (1902), Nancy Wilson (1937), Glenn Branca (1948), Norman Mineta (1931), and Daniel Mann (1912).
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,431
1913 - 1997
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,432
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,433
1864 - 1950
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,434
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,435
1893 - 1920
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 6,436
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 6,437
1960 - 2005
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 6,438
1902 - 1978
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 6,439
1937 - 2018
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 6,440
1948 - 2018
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 6,441
1931 - 2022
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 6,442
1912 - 1991
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 6,443
Among musicians born in United States, Johnny Mercer ranks 487. Before him are Benjamin Orr (1947), Paul Gray (1972), Brad Delson (1977), Michael Sembello (1954), D. J. Fontana (1931), and Mary Wilson (1944). After him are Lester Bowie (1941), Pat Torpey (1953), Mike Patton (1968), Kenny Drew (1928), John Hammond (1910), and Brian Setzer (1959).
1947 - 2000
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 481
1972 - 2010
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 482
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 483
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 484
1931 - 2018
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 485
1944 - 2021
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 486
1909 - 1976
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 487
1941 - 1999
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 488
1953 - 2018
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 489
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 490
1928 - 1993
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 491
1910 - 1987
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 492
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 493