SINGER

DMX

1970 - 2021

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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper and actor. The recipient of various accolades, he won an American Music Award and a Billboard Music Award, and was nominated for six Grammy Awards. Regarded as an influential figure in late 1990s and early 2000s hip hop, his music is characterized by his "aggressive" rapping style, with lyrical content varying from hardcore themes to prayers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of DMX has received more than 5,592,643 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. DMX is the 560th most popular singer (down from 550th in 2019), the 3,129th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,167th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, DMX ranks 560 out of 4,381. Before him are Czesław Niemen, Nino Ferrer, Stephen Stills, Evert Taube, Adelina Patti, and John Wetton. After him are Alexis Korner, Achinoam Nini, Sibel Can, Tito Schipa, Dado Topić, and Paul Robeson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, DMX ranks 53. Before him are Paulo Sousa, M. Night Shyamalan, Izabella Scorupco, Patrick M'Boma, Djalminha, and Alen Bokšić. After him are Sibel Can, Ronald de Boer, Amaury Nolasco, Igor Strelkov, Saad Hariri, and Sadiq Khan. Among people deceased in 2021, DMX ranks 171. Before him are Ronald Inglehart, Jozef Vengloš, Bob Dole, Andrey Myagkov, Yuan Longping, and János Kornai. After him are Michael Apted, Pilar Bardem, Volodymyr Holubnychy, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Tomoyasu Asaoka, and Donald Arnold.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, DMX ranks 3,129 out of 20,380. Before him are Sandra Dee (1942), Mary-Louise Parker (1964), Karch Kiraly (1960), Maggie Gyllenhaal (1977), Richard Thorpe (1896), and Philip Baker Hall (1931). After him are Lauren Hutton (1943), Abel Ferrara (1951), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Richard Wright (1908), John Marshall (1755), and Coretta Scott King (1927).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, DMX ranks 160. Before him are Howlin' Wolf (1910), Akon (1973), Bobby Kimball (1947), Tiny Tim (1932), Chubby Checker (1941), and Stephen Stills (1945). After him are Paul Robeson (1898), Marlena Shaw (1939), Jennifer Rush (1960), Rebbie Jackson (1950), Emmylou Harris (1947), and Helen Kane (1904).

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