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Beyoncé

1981 - Today

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-YON-say; née Knowles; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beyoncé has received more than 37,872,188 page views. Her biography is available in 115 different languages on Wikipedia. Beyoncé is the 283rd most popular singer (down from 232nd in 2019), the 1,865th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,455th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular American Singer.

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  • 38M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 115

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Beyoncé ranks 283 out of 3,541. Before her are Kanye West, Christina Aguilera, Rod Evans, Selena Gomez, Corry Brokken, and Anastacia. After her are Selena, Dusty Springfield, Asmahan, Renata Scotto, Vicente Fernández, and Cab Calloway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Beyoncé ranks 10. Before her are Alicia Keys, Iker Casillas, Britney Spears, Fernando Alonso, Samuel Eto'o, and David Villa. After her are Jessica Alba, Rami Malek, Justin Timberlake, Xabi Alonso, Elijah Wood, and Chris Evans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beyoncé ranks 1,865 out of 15,968. Before her are Michael Bay (1965), Viola Davis (1965), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Edward B. Lewis (1918), and Richard Rodgers (1902). After her are Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), Selena (1971), Annie Leibovitz (1949), Edward C. Prescott (1940), Natalie Clifford Barney (1876), and Paul L. Modrich (1946).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Beyoncé ranks 93. Before her are Hank Williams (1923), DJ Khaled (1975), Kanye West (1977), Christina Aguilera (1980), Selena Gomez (1992), and Anastacia (1968). After her are Selena (1971), Cab Calloway (1907), Katy Perry (1984), Carl Perkins (1932), Andy Williams (1927), and Eric Adams (1952).

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