1928 - 1991
Serge Gainsbourg (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ ɡɛ̃zbuʁ] (listen); born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative and scandalous releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Serge Gainsbourg has received more than 3,877,529 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Serge Gainsbourg is the 27th most popular singer (up from 34th in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from France (up from 296th 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 27 out of 3,528. Before him are Farinelli, Mick Jagger, Barbra Streisand, Tupac Shakur, Johnny Cash, and Agnetha Fältskog. After him are Umm Kulthum, Cesária Évora, Brian Johnson, Whitney Houston, Barry White, and Nana Mouskouri.
1705 - 1782
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 21
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 22
1942 - Present
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 23
1971 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 24
1932 - 2003
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 25
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 26
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 27
1898 - 1975
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 28
1941 - 2011
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 29
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 30
1963 - 2012
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 31
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 32
1934 - Present
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 33
Among people born in 1928, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 12. Before him are Hosni Mubarak, Noam Chomsky, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, James Watson, and Chinghiz Aitmatov. After him are Philip K. Dick, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Osamu Tezuka, Jeanne Moreau, Rinus Michels, and Yves Klein. Among people deceased in 1991, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 6. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Dr. Seuss, Vasily Zaitsev, Olav V of Norway, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. After him are Miles Davis, Edwin McMillan, Yves Montand, Klaus Kinski, Jiang Qing, and Klaus Barbie.
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 6
1928 - Present
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 7
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 8
1928 - 2014
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 9
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 10
1928 - 2008
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 11
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 12
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 13
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 14
1928 - 1989
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 15
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 16
1928 - 2005
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 17
1928 - 1962
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 18
1946 - 1991
HPI: 87.01
Rank: 1
1904 - 1991
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 2
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 3
1903 - 1991
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 4
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 5
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 6
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 7
1907 - 1991
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 8
1921 - 1991
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 9
1926 - 1991
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 10
1914 - 1991
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 11
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 247 out of 6,011. Before him are Zinedine Zidane (1972), Jean Marais (1913), Margaret of Valois (1553), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), and Colette (1873). After him are Philip the Good (1396), Charles Gounod (1818), Pierre Corneille (1606), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), Charles I of Anjou (1226), and Vincent de Paul (1581).
1972 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 241
1913 - 1998
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 242
1553 - 1615
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 243
1799 - 1859
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 244
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 245
1873 - 1954
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 246
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 247
1396 - 1467
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 248
1818 - 1893
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 249
1606 - 1684
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 250
1611 - 1673
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 251
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 252
1581 - 1660
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 253
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), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Françoise Hardy (1944), Maria Malibran (1808), Caterina Valente (1931), and Georges Brassens (1921).
1915 - 1963
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 1
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 2
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 3
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 4
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 5
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 6
1947 - 2018
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 7
1974 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 11
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 12