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Tom Lehrer

1928 - Today

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Thomas Andrew Lehrer (; born April 9, 1928) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, who later taught mathematics and musical theater. He recorded pithy and humorous songs that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. His songs often parodied popular musical forms, though they usually had original melodies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Lehrer has received more than 3,670,086 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Tom Lehrer is the 1,408th most popular singer (down from 1,162nd in 2019), the 7,470th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,374th in 2019) and the 370th most popular American Singer.

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  • 3.7M

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  • 45.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tom Lehrer ranks 1,408 out of 3,528. Before him are Calvin Harris, Lauri Ylönen, Lisa Ono, Vic Damone, Long John Baldry, and Kelly Rowland. After him are Kesha, Jovanotti, Neal Morse, Lounès Matoub, Tricky, and Radojka Šverko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Tom Lehrer ranks 397. Before him are Fritz Herkenrath, Albert Salmi, Jean Dotto, Joe Morello, Vic Damone, and Mustapha Zitouni. After him are Stanley Mandelstam, Emilio Caprile, Alfred Hrdlicka, Lucyna Winnicka, Kate Wilhelm, and François Remetter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Lehrer ranks 7,470 out of 18,182. Before him are Megyn Kelly (1970), Devon Aoki (1982), Teri Weigel (1962), Christy Canyon (1966), Brad Fiedel (1951), and Art Larsen (1925). After him are Kesha (1987), Benjamin Banneker (1731), Alice Davenport (1864), Harry Myers (1882), Maude Fealy (1883), and Bob Bradley (1958).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tom Lehrer ranks 370. Before him are Norman Greenbaum (1942), Richard Hell (1949), Jenni Rivera (1969), Johnny Burnette (1934), Vic Damone (1928), and Kelly Rowland (1981). After him are Kesha (1987), Neal Morse (1960), Taboo (1975), Diane Warren (1956), Lil Pump (2000), and Ben Harper (1969).

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