Singer

Selena

Mexican-American singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion designer

1971 - 1995

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Selena

Her biography is available in 118 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 119 in 2024). Selena is the 135th most popular singer (up from 506th in 2024), the 962nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,856th in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

3.7M

Page Views

Past 12 months

70.32

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

23

Despite a life of just 23 years, Selena ranks #135 among all Singers in history.

118

Selena's biography appears in 118 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Singers.

Apr 16

Selena shares a April 16 birthday with Pope Benedict XVI, Charlie Chaplin, and Margrethe II of Denmark.

12×

Selena's Wikipedia page drew 3.7M views over the past year — 12× the average among Singers.

Page views of Selena by language

Among Singers

Among singers, Selena ranks 135 out of 4,381. Before her are Roy Orbison, Georges Moustaki, George Clinton, Laura Branigan, Bruce Dickinson, and Melanie. After her are Robin Gibb, Nina Hagen, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Rodgers, DMX, and Astrud Gilberto.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 129
Georges Moustaki
1934 - 2013
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 130
George Clinton
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 131
Laura Branigan
1952 - 2004
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 132
Bruce Dickinson
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 133
Melanie
1947 - 2024
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 134
Selena
1971 - 1995
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 135
Robin Gibb
1949 - 2012
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 136
Nina Hagen
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 137
Art Garfunkel
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 138
Jimmie Rodgers
1897 - 1933
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 139
DMX
1970 - 2021
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 140
Astrud Gilberto
1940 - 2023
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 141

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Selena ranks 9. Before her are Tupac Shakur, Pep Guardiola, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Jared Leto, Anna Netrebko, and Jada Pinkett Smith. After her are Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Andy Cole, Marco Rubio, Winona Ryder, Mark Wahlberg, and Jeremy Renner. Among people deceased in 1995, Selena ranks 32. Before her are U Nu, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Lana Turner, Souphanouvong, Donald Pleasence, and Georges J. F. Köhler. After her are Alec Douglas-Home, John B. Calhoun, Edda Mussolini, Edward Bernays, Hugo Pratt, and Fred Perry.

Others Born in 1971

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Tupac Shakur
SINGER
1971 - 1996
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 3
Pep Guardiola
COACH
1971 - Present
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 4
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
EXTREMIST
1971 - 2019
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 5
Jared Leto
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 6
Anna Netrebko
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 7
Jada Pinkett Smith
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 8
Selena
SINGER
1971 - 1995
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 9
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
COMPANION
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 10
Andy Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 11
Marco Rubio
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 12
Winona Ryder
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 13
Mark Wahlberg
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 14
Jeremy Renner
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 15