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Britney Spears

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Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s, for which she is referred to as the "Princess of Pop". After appearing in stage productions and television series, Spears signed with Jive Records in 1997 at age 15. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Britney Spears has received more than 28,028,821 page views. Her biography is available in 111 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 110 in 2019). Britney Spears is the 193rd most popular singer (down from 173rd in 2019), the 1,217th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,106th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Singer.

Britney Spears is most famous for her singing career, which she started in the 1990s. She was the first female artist to have seven consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 111

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Britney Spears ranks 193 out of 3,541. Before her are Mario Lanza, Ken Shimura, Etta James, Chris Norman, Mercédès Jellinek, and Kyu Sakamoto. After her are Sam Cooke, Petula Clark, Dr. Dre, Joan Sutherland, Trini Lopez, and İbrahim Tatlıses.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Britney Spears ranks 6. Before her are Zlatan Ibrahimović, Roger Federer, Natalie Portman, Alicia Keys, and Iker Casillas. After her are Fernando Alonso, Samuel Eto'o, David Villa, Beyoncé, Jessica Alba, and Rami Malek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Britney Spears ranks 1,217 out of 15,968. Before her are Dalton Trumbo (1905), Frank B. Kellogg (1856), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Lita Grey (1908), Bob Newhart (1929), and Pat Nixon (1912). After her are Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), Cesar Romero (1907), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Condoleezza Rice (1954), Virginia Apgar (1909), and Sam Cooke (1931).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Britney Spears ranks 61. Before her are Al Jarreau (1940), Laura Branigan (1952), Bill Withers (1938), Tori Amos (1963), Mario Lanza (1921), and Etta James (1938). After her are Sam Cooke (1931), Dr. Dre (1965), Trini Lopez (1937), Courtney Love (1964), Dionne Warwick (1940), and Neil Diamond (1941).

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