SINGER

Big Pun

1971 - 2000

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Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery by fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe, and thereafter guest appeared on his 1995 album Jealous One's Envy. Big Pun signed with Fat Joe's label, Terror Squad Productions and Loud Records in 1997 to release his debut studio album, Capital Punishment (1998) the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big Pun has received more than 5,562,368 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Big Pun is the 1,548th most popular singer (up from 1,837th in 2019), the 8,055th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,975th in 2019) and the 377th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Big Puns by language

Over the past year Big Pun has had the most page views in the with 811,427 views, followed by Spanish (48,124), and French (42,664). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (390.06%), Hungarian (140.10%), and Esperanto (81.82%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Big Pun ranks 1,548 out of 4,381. Before him are Ani Lorak, Jaden Smith, Márta Sebestyén, Peaches, Seo Taiji, and Jacob Miller. After him are Thelma Houston, Hari Varešanović, Ireen Sheer, Patti Austin, Addys Mercedes, and Faith Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Big Pun ranks 217. Before him are Duncan Jones, Zoran Mamić, Dmytro Yarosh, Finidi George, Walton Goggins, and Bohuslav Sobotka. After him are Stefano Accorsi, David Walliams, Keegan-Michael Key, Claudia Gerini, Justin Lin, and Kaitlyn Ashley. Among people deceased in 2000, Big Pun ranks 256. Before him are Julius J. Epstein, Brandãozinho, Erich Borchmeyer, Vladimir Bagirov, George Koltanowski, and Gwen Verdon. After him are Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Masao Harada, Lewis Wilson, Joann Lõssov, Kazimierz Brandys, and Marie Windsor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big Pun ranks 8,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Ruscha (1937), Jeremiah S. Black (1810), Duane Jones (1937), Joseph P. Kerwin (1932), Rose Cleveland (1846), and William H. Crawford (1772). After him are Moira Kelly (1968), John Antoine Nau (1860), Thomas Ewing (1789), Arthur Freed (1894), Carleton S. Coon (1904), and John Varley (1947).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Big Pun ranks 377. Before him are Nick Carter (1980), Jeff Scott Soto (1965), Billie Eilish (2001), Edwin Starr (1942), Richard Hell (1949), and Jaden Smith (1998). After him are Thelma Houston (1946), Patti Austin (1950), Faith Hill (1967), Kesha (1987), Mac Miller (1992), and Frederica von Stade (1945).

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