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Beyoncé

1981 - Today

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and businesswoman. Regarded as the greatest musical artist of the 21st century by major publications and an influential cultural figure, Beyoncé has been credited with transforming the sound of popular music with her innovative projects and live performances. Rolling Stone named her the world's greatest living entertainer of the past decade and one of the greatest vocalists of all time in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beyoncé has received more than 55,936,343 page views. Her biography is available in 146 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 119 in 2019). Beyoncé is the 268th most popular singer (down from 236th in 2019), the 1,601st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,532nd in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 56M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 146

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 8.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Beyoncé ranks 268 out of 4,381. Before her are Kylie Minogue, Joan Sutherland, Anna German, Fancy, Frida Boccara, and Sezen Aksu. After her are Lucia Popp, Nicolai Gedda, Mariah Carey, C. C. Catch, Lola Flores, and Fabrizio De André.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Beyoncé ranks 11. Before her are Roger Federer, Fernando Alonso, Alicia Keys, Samuel Eto'o, Britney Spears, and David Villa. After her are Serena Williams, Jessica Alba, Rami Malek, Adriana Lima, Justin Timberlake, and Chris Evans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Beyoncé ranks 1,601 out of 20,380. Before her are Jeffrey DeMunn (1947), Conrad Hilton (1887), Julia Child (1912), Norman Reedus (1969), Michael Moore (1954), and James Ivory (1928). After her are Steve Ditko (1927), Karen Grassle (1942), Barbara Hershey (1948), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Bill Haley (1925), and James McKeen Cattell (1860).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Beyoncé ranks 85. Before her are DJ Khaled (1975), Bessie Smith (1894), Sam Cooke (1931), Debbie Harry (1945), Lil Wayne (1982), and Chris Cornell (1964). After her are Mariah Carey (1969), Busta Rhymes (1972), Stevie Nicks (1948), Janet Jackson (1966), Roberta Flack (1937), and Sonny Bono (1935).

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