Singer

Tupac Shakur

American rapper and songwriter from California

1971 - 1996

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Tupac Shakur

His biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2024). Tupac Shakur is the 28th most popular singer (down from 21st in 2024), the 172nd most popular biography from United States (down from 117th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Singer.

Tupac Shakur is most famous for being a rapper who was shot and killed in 1996.

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HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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#28 / 5,024

Tupac Shakur ranks #28 of 5,024 Singers worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.

109

Tupac Shakur's biography appears in 109 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Singers.

25

Despite a life of just 25 years, Tupac Shakur ranks #28 among all Singers in history.

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Among Singers

Among singers, Tupac Shakur ranks 28 out of 5,024. Before him are Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Demis Roussos, Enrico Caruso, Tina Turner, and Brian Johnson. After him are Debbie Harry, José Carreras, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Andrea Bocelli, and Mick Jagger.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Patti Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 22
Marianne Faithfull
1946 - 2025
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 23
Demis Roussos
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 24
Enrico Caruso
1873 - 1921
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 25
Tina Turner
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 26
Brian Johnson
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 27
Tupac Shakur
1971 - 1996
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 28
Debbie Harry
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 29
José Carreras
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 30
Whitney Houston
1963 - 2012
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 31
Mariah Carey
1969 - Present
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 32
Andrea Bocelli
1958 - Present
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 33
Mick Jagger
1943 - Present
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 34

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Tupac Shakur ranks 3. Before him are Elon Musk, and Justin Trudeau. After him are Pep Guardiola, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Jared Leto, Anna Netrebko, Jada Pinkett Smith, Selena, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Andy Cole, and Marco Rubio. Among people deceased in 1996, Tupac Shakur ranks 6. Before him are Baba Vanga, François Mitterrand, Marcello Mastroianni, Nevill Francis Mott, and Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After him are Tadeusz Reichstein, Thomas Kuhn, Carl Sagan, Gladwyn Jebb, Mohammad Najibullah, and Krzysztof Kieślowski.

Others Born in 1971

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Elon Musk
INVENTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 1
Justin Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 2
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