MUSICIAN

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 Labrinth and Sia; 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 10,609,877 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Diplo is the 2,304th most popular musician (down from 2,158th in 2019), the 12,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,313th in 2019) and the 935th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Diplo ranks 2,304 out of 3,175. Before him are Macy Gray, Mick Harvey, Steve Khan, Tina Brooks, Natalie Merchant, and Julian Lloyd Webber. After him are Roger Sanchez, David Silveria, Alex Honnold, John Kiffmeyer, Alexander Hacke, and Ian MacKaye.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Diplo ranks 329. Before him are Stefanie Sun, Louise Brown, Sébastien Grosjean, Li Weifeng, Jeremy Camp, and Amanda Schull. After him are Goran Gavrančić, Ognjen Koroman, Mehdi Nafti, Rie Rasmussen, Tinga, and Bertrand Gille.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diplo ranks 12,307 out of 20,380. Before him are Arabian Prince (1965), Noel Neill (1920), Road Warrior Hawk (1957), Norman Podhoretz (1930), Ernest Moniz (1944), and Richard Cushing (1895). After him are Scott Wolf (1968), Norman Taber (1891), Joseph Lamb (1887), Cain Velasquez (1982), Del Harris (1937), and Roger Sanchez (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Diplo ranks 935. Before him are Mike Bordin (1962), Stuart Hamm (1960), Macy Gray (1967), Steve Khan (1947), Tina Brooks (1932), and Natalie Merchant (1963). After him are Roger Sanchez (1967), David Silveria (1972), Alex Honnold (1985), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Ian MacKaye (1962), and Jimmy Chamberlin (1964).

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