SINGER

Afrika Bambaataa

1957 - Today

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Lance Taylor (born on April 17, 1957), also known as Afrika Bambaataa (), is an American DJ, rapper, and producer from the South Bronx, New York. He is notable for releasing a series of genre-defining electro tracks in the 1980s that influenced the development of Hip Hop culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Afrika Bambaataa has received more than 2,642,285 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Afrika Bambaataa is the 816th most popular singer (down from 696th in 2019), the 4,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,962nd in 2019) and the 219th most popular American Singer.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Afrika Bambaataas by language

Over the past year Afrika Bambaataa has had the most page views in the with 281,009 views, followed by Japanese (25,466), and German (24,142). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (335.64%), Ido (109.24%), and Southern Azerbaijani (86.12%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 816 out of 4,381. Before him are Lotte Lehmann, Patti LaBelle, Little Walter, Naná Vasconcelos, Basia, and Bora Đorđević. After him are Serge Lama, Anneke Grönloh, Luis Fonsi, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Blondel de Nesle, and Sandro de América.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 150. Before him are Isa Gambar, Tignous, Peter North, Seve Ballesteros, Éder Aleixo de Assis, and Tan Dun. After him are Andreï Makine, Šefik Džaferović, Tsai Ming-liang, John T. Dunlap, Kevin Rudd, and Tony Abbott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 4,339 out of 20,380. Before him are John Stagliano (1951), Movita Castaneda (1916), Dyan Cannon (1937), Richard M. Karp (1935), Margo Martindale (1951), and Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966). After him are Tim Matheson (1947), David Eddings (1931), Carl Panzram (1892), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), Julie Kavner (1950), and Virginia Mayo (1920).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Afrika Bambaataa ranks 219. Before him are Eric Carmen (1949), Julie London (1926), Minnie Riperton (1947), Gregg Allman (1947), Patti LaBelle (1944), and Little Walter (1930). After him are Mort Shuman (1938), Lobo (1943), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), B. J. Thomas (1942), Melanie Thornton (1967), and Cat Power (1972).

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