1979 - 2001
Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aaliyah has received more than 33,468,606 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Aaliyah is the 684th most popular singer (up from 725th in 2019), the 3,899th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,095th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Aaliyah ranks 684 out of 3,528. Before her are José Alfredo Jiménez, Shakin' Stevens, Seiko Matsuda, Piero Cappuccilli, H.P. Baxxter, and Lilli Lehmann. After her are Sergio Endrigo, Jim Steinman, Afric Simone, Patachou, Sheila, and Peggy March.
1926 - 1973
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 678
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 679
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 680
1929 - 2005
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 681
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 682
1848 - 1929
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 683
1979 - 2001
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 684
1933 - 2005
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 685
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 686
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 687
1918 - 2015
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 688
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 689
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 690
Among people born in 1979, Aaliyah ranks 42. Before her are Kelly Brook, Kevin Hart, Jennifer Morrison, Roberta Metsola, Adrian Mutu, and Tawakkol Karman. After her are Vidya Balan, Miklós Fehér, Ivica Olić, Morena Baccarin, Kristanna Loken, and Vitas. Among people deceased in 2001, Aaliyah ranks 119. Before her are Kathleen Freeman, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Henri Alekan, Ilie Verdeț, and Leila Pahlavi. After her are Malcom McLean, Grigory Chukhray, Helge Ingstad, John C. Lilly, Chuck Schuldiner, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 36
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 37
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 38
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 39
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 40
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 41
1979 - 2001
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 42
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 43
1979 - 2004
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 44
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 45
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 46
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 47
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 48
1919 - 2001
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 113
1919 - 2001
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 114
1910 - 2001
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 115
1909 - 2001
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 116
1925 - 2001
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 117
1970 - 2001
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 118
1979 - 2001
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 119
1913 - 2001
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 120
1921 - 2001
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 121
1899 - 2001
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 122
1915 - 2001
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 123
1967 - 2001
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 124
1906 - 2001
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 125
Among people born in United States, Aaliyah ranks 3,899 out of 18,182. Before her are Victoria Woodhull (1838), Brock Lesnar (1977), Catherine Keener (1959), Robert Darnton (1939), Marion Davies (1897), and Alice Brady (1892). After her are Taj Mahal (1942), Walter Hunt (1796), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Ralph Linton (1893), and Betty Mahmoody (1945).
1838 - 1927
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,893
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,894
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,895
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,896
1897 - 1961
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,897
1892 - 1939
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,898
1979 - 2001
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,899
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,900
1796 - 1859
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,901
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3,902
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3,903
1893 - 1953
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3,904
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3,905
Among singers born in United States, Aaliyah ranks 193. Before her are Big Mama Thornton (1926), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Vince Neil (1961), Paula Abdul (1962), Leontyne Price (1927), and Lobo (1943). After her are Jim Steinman (1947), Peggy March (1948), Toby Keith (1961), B. J. Thomas (1942), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), and Andrea True (1943).
1926 - 1984
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 187
1944 - 2016
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 188
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 189
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 190
1927 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 191
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 192
1979 - 2001
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 193
1947 - 2021
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 194
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 195
1961 - 2024
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 196
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 197
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 198
1943 - 2011
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 199