1928 - 1991
Serge Gainsbourg (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ ɡɛ̃sbuʁ]; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, author, filmmaker and actor. Regarded as the most important figure in French pop whilst alive, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing its public opinion, as well as his diverse artistic output, which ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, funk, reggae, and electronica. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize, although his legacy has been firmly established and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.His lyrical works incorporated wordplay, with humorous, bizarre, provocative, sexual, satirical or subversive overtones, including sophisticated rhymes, mondegreen, onomatopoeia, spoonerism, dysphemism, paraprosdokian and pun. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Serge Gainsbourg has received more than 2,740,702 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Serge Gainsbourg is the 34th most popular singer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from France (down from 279th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Singer.
Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer-songwriter who is most famous for his songs "Je t'aime moi non plus" and "Love on the Beat."
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Among singers, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 34 out of 3,541. Before him are Mick Jagger, Umm Kulthum, Nana Mouskouri, Brian Johnson, Whitney Houston, and Aretha Franklin. After him are Barry White, Nico, Andrea Bocelli, Jacques Brel, Nina Simone, and Amanda Lear.
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 28
1898 - 1975
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 29
1934 - Present
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 30
1947 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 31
1963 - 2012
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 32
1942 - 2018
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 33
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 34
1944 - 2003
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 35
1938 - 1988
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 36
1958 - Present
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 37
1929 - 1978
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 38
1933 - 2003
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 39
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 40
Among people born in 1928, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 13. Before him are Noam Chomsky, Ariel Sharon, James Watson, Eduard Shevardnadze, Philip K. Dick, and Chinghiz Aitmatov. After him are Rinus Michels, Shirley Temple, Osamu Tezuka, Didi, Yves Klein, and Jeanne Moreau. Among people deceased in 1991, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 6. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Vasily Zaitsev, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Dr. Seuss, and Olav V of Norway. After him are Miles Davis, Yves Montand, Klaus Kinski, Klaus Barbie, Jiang Qing, and Graham Greene.
1928 - Present
HPI: 83.01
Rank: 7
1928 - 2014
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 8
1928 - Present
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 9
1928 - 2014
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 10
1928 - 1982
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 11
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 12
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 13
1928 - 2005
HPI: 77.66
Rank: 14
1928 - 2014
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 15
1928 - 1989
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 16
1928 - 2001
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 17
1928 - 1962
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 18
1928 - 2017
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 19
1946 - 1991
HPI: 88.21
Rank: 1
1915 - 1991
HPI: 79.95
Rank: 2
1902 - 1991
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 3
1904 - 1991
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 4
1903 - 1991
HPI: 78.40
Rank: 5
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 6
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 7
1921 - 1991
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 8
1926 - 1991
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 9
1913 - 1991
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 10
1914 - 1991
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 11
1904 - 1991
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 297 out of 5,234. Before him are Robert II of France (972), Nadar (1820), François Quesnay (1694), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908), and Jean Baudrillard (1929). After him are Francis de Sales (1567), Chlothar I (498), John the Fearless (1371), Germaine de Staël (1766), Simone Weil (1909), and Frédéric Mistral (1830).
972 - 1031
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 291
1820 - 1910
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 292
1694 - 1774
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 293
1619 - 1683
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 294
1908 - 1961
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 295
1929 - 2007
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 296
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 297
1567 - 1622
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 298
498 - 561
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 299
1371 - 1419
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 300
1766 - 1817
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 301
1909 - 1943
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 302
1830 - 1914
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 303
Among singers born in France, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 3. Before him are Édith Piaf (1915) and Charles Aznavour (1924). After him are Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), Johnny Hallyday (1943), France Gall (1947), Françoise Hardy (1944), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Maria Malibran (1808), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), and Charles Trenet (1913).
1915 - 1963
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 1
1924 - 2018
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 2
1928 - 1991
HPI: 77.78
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 4
1890 - 1935
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 5
1943 - 2017
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 6
1947 - 2018
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 8
1974 - Present
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 10
1927 - 2001
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 11
1913 - 2001
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 12