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Robert B. Sherman

1925 - 2012

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Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter, best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman. The Sherman brothers produced more motion picture song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Some of their songs were incorporated into live action and animation musical films including Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert B. Sherman has received more than 1,035,782 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert B. Sherman is the 6,115th most popular writer (down from 5,413th in 2019), the 10,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,861st in 2019) and the 767th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert B. Sherman ranks 6,115 out of 7,302. Before him are Marie Pujmanová, Ian McDonald, George B. Seitz, Andrzej Stasiuk, Margaret Oliphant, and Roma Ryan. After him are Julia Alvarez, Lady Charlotte Guest, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Elizabeth F. Ellet, Kathryn Stockett, and Rolf Jacobsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Robert B. Sherman ranks 473. Before him are Corinne Calvet, Howard Baker, Tage Henriksen, Toivo Hyytiäinen, Merv Griffin, and Eduardo Risso. After him are Gloria DeHaven, Medea Jugeli, Kim Stanley, Leongino Unzaim, Salil Chowdhury, and Jacques Grimonpon. Among people deceased in 2012, Robert B. Sherman ranks 429. Before him are Johnny Otis, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Adam Yauch, Leszek Drogosz, Leila Denmark, and Jacqueline Mazéas. After him are John Connelly, Nevin Çokay, Dirk Bach, Reginald Hill, Maja Bošković-Stulli, and Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert B. Sherman ranks 10,307 out of 20,380. Before him are Happy Chandler (1898), Leatrice Joy (1893), Jenny Slate (1982), Adina Porter (1971), Luther Adler (1903), and Zach Roerig (1985). After him are Joseph Pevney (1911), George McGinnis (1950), George M. Whitesides (1939), Mark Murphy (1932), Mary Lambert (1951), and Julia Alvarez (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert B. Sherman ranks 767. Before him are Katie Couric (1957), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Brad Falchuk (1971), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Dorothy Allison (1949), and George B. Seitz (1888). After him are Julia Alvarez (1950), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), Kathryn Stockett (1969), Louis Sachar (1954), and Michael Lewis (1960).

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