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Coolio

1963 - 2022

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper and chef. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip hop by bringing it to a wider audience. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Coolio has received more than 9,687,060 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Coolio is the 450th most popular singer (up from 551st in 2019), the 2,721st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,230th in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Singer.

Coolio is most famous for his career as an American rapper and actor. He is best known for his hit songs "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage", which were popular in the 1990s.

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  • 9.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Coolio ranks 450 out of 3,528. Before him are King Diamond, Gazebo, Mei Lanfang, Francis Rossi, Marta Kubišová, and Nellie Melba. After him are Shania Twain, Leila Mourad, Miguel Bosé, Bobby Darin, Siw Malmkvist, and Juan Gabriel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Coolio ranks 83. Before him are Junji Ito, Roberto Donadoni, David Yates, Hakeem Olajuwon, Mikkey Dee, and Kai Hansen. After him are Mike Pompeo, May-Britt Moser, David Moyes, Tom Cavanagh, Eric McCormack, and Dean Norris. Among people deceased in 2022, Coolio ranks 132. Before him are Gal Costa, Ronnie Spector, Pierre Soulages, Jürgen Grabowski, Alain Tanner, and Mario Terán. After him are Douglas Trumbull, Sally Kellerman, Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Dan Graham, Carmen Herrera, and Radu Lupu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Coolio ranks 2,721 out of 18,182. Before him are Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Bruce Campbell (1958), Djuna Barnes (1892), David Packard (1912), and Zoë Wanamaker (1949). After him are Maurice Sendak (1928), Bill Viola (1951), Archie Shepp (1937), Thomas F. Wilson (1959), Anne Schedeen (1949), and Wilma Rudolph (1940).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Coolio ranks 139. Before him are Janet Jackson (1966), Cissy Houston (1933), Andy Williams (1927), Barry Manilow (1943), Ronnie Spector (1943), and Carly Simon (1945). After him are Bobby Darin (1936), Ice Cube (1969), Trini Lopez (1937), Michael Bolton (1953), KRS-One (1965), and Pink (1979).

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