Cher

About Cher

Cher, born Cherilyn Sarkisian in 1946, is a monumental figure in popular culture, ranking #352 in historical importance according to the HPI due to a decades-spanning career as a singer, actress, and cultural icon. Her influence spans music, film, and fashion, marking her as one of the most enduring female superstars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Despite this high historical ranking, Cher's Internet Attention in 2025 appears disproportionate to her historical weight, garnering 4.4 million Wikipedia pageviews. When contrasted with the more historically important Thales of Miletus (#152 importance, 349K views) or even Pope Pius XII (#214 importance, 1.1M views), Cher receives significantly more attention than these figures with higher HPI ranks. In fact, her attention is over-indexed by a factor of +11x relative to her historical importance score, suggesting a strong modern relevance.

This sustained, though potentially inflated, attention is slightly softening, as evidenced by the 7.1% year-over-year decrease in views and a -3% drop in momentum between Q1 and Q3 of 2025, indicating a minor contraction in current online interest.