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Diplo

1978 - Today

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Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD, with Sia and Labrinth; a member of electronic duo Jack Ü, with producer and DJ Skrillex; and a member of Silk City, with Mark Ronson. He founded the record company Mad Decent in 2006, as well as the non-profit organization Heaps Decent the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diplo has received more than 9,795,761 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Diplo is the 2,166th most popular musician (down from 1,864th in 2019), the 11,339th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,670th in 2019) and the 909th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Diplo ranks 2,166 out of 2,662. Before him are Cristina Branco, Maria Schneider, Kim Thayil, Salil Chowdhury, Maxim Fadeev, and Sverre Kjelsberg. After him are Alex Skolnick, Sean Kinney, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Gerald Wilson, Mick Harvey, and Jon Oliva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Diplo ranks 292. Before him are Mehdi Nafti, Marko Jarić, Philippe Christanval, Mattias Ekström, Emma Heming Willis, and Dedé. After him are Bertrand Gille, Nonso Anozie, Nicky Byrne, Misia, Yael Naim, and Alesha Dixon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diplo ranks 11,339 out of 18,182. Before him are Mike Epps (1970), Hope Emerson (1897), Gene Siskel (1946), Lucy Boynton (1994), Ray Price (1926), and Dwight Frye (1899). After him are Nellie Connally (1919), Lita (1975), Irene Worth (1916), John Seigenthaler (1927), Nathan Chen (1999), and Howell Cobb (1815).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Diplo ranks 909. Before him are DJ Shadow (1972), Uri Caine (1956), Tyler Joseph (1988), Johnny Van Zant (1960), Maria Schneider (1960), and Kim Thayil (1960). After him are Alex Skolnick (1968), Sean Kinney (1966), Gerald Wilson (1918), Jon Oliva (1959), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), and Synyster Gates (1981).

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