MUSICIAN

Sammy Cahn

1913 - 1993

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Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank Sinatra during the singer's tenure at Capitol Records, but also enjoyed hits with Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sammy Cahn has received more than 717,722 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sammy Cahn is the 1,927th most popular musician (down from 1,653rd in 2019), the 9,817th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,310th in 2019) and the 755th most popular American Musician.

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  • 720k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sammy Cahn ranks 1,927 out of 3,175. Before him are Harvey Mason, Guy Berryman, Adam Darski, Richard Ashcroft, Van Dyke Parks, and Jack Casady. After him are Robert Lockwood Jr., The Proclaimers, Leeroy Thornhill, Yuja Wang, Chris Dreja, and XXXTentacion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sammy Cahn ranks 354. Before him are Humberto Mariles, Jimmy Van Heusen, Jean Capelle, Arne Skouen, Lawrence H. Aller, and Melvin Frank. After him are Takashi Yokoyama, Theo Helfrich, Richard Tucker, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Tony Martin, and Erich Koschik. Among people deceased in 1993, Sammy Cahn ranks 263. Before him are Bengt Edlén, Heinrich Albertz, Vilmos Zombori, Jeanne Sauvé, Ray Gillen, and Janusz Sidło. After him are Harvey Kurtzman, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Kerry Von Erich, Rok Petrovič, Arthur Alexander, and Cyril Collard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sammy Cahn ranks 9,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Vincent Persichetti (1915), John Kasich (1952), Artis Gilmore (1949), Chris Klein (1979), Amy Sedaris (1961), and Jack Casady (1944). After him are Janet Rowley (1925), Janice E. Voss (1956), Carl Kaufmann (1936), Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835), Angie Harmon (1972), and Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sammy Cahn ranks 755. Before him are Jack White (1975), Tom Harrell (1946), Red Mitchell (1927), Harvey Mason (1947), Van Dyke Parks (1943), and Jack Casady (1944). After him are Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915), XXXTentacion (1998), Sylvia Robinson (1935), George Lynch (1954), Jimmy Heath (1926), and DJ Premier (1966).

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