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Drake

1986 - Today

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Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper and singer. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, he has been credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip hop artists. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–08), Drake then started pursuing a recording career in 2006, releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Drake has received more than 3,056,582 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Drake is the 155th most popular singer (up from 194th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Canada (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Singer.

Drake is most famous for his music, which is a mix of rap and R&B.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Drake Makes $675K Bet on Alex Pereira to Win UFC 300 Fight vs. Jamahal Hill
If you're a sports fan who believes in the Drake curse, you will be expecting Jamahal Hill to win at UFC 300. The rap superstar placed a $675,000 wager on…
Adam Wells
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Rapradar.com
Drake “Push Ups”
It’s Drake verse everybody on his highly-anticipated diss record, “Push Ups”. On the four-minute record, the 6 God takes aim at his current foes including Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and Rick Ross. “Pipe squeak, pipe down / You ain’t in …
Paul “Big Homie” Duong
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Biztoc.com
Drake Apparently Responds to Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track With ‘Push Ups’
After Kendrick Lamar aimed at Drake and J. Cole on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” Drake has apparently fired back — although there’s been no official confirmation — with a diss track that surfaced on social media on Saturday (April 13). Early in the d…
variety.com
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Vulture
Drake Dismissed from Astroworld Tragedy Lawsuit
A judge has dismissed Drake from litigation over the Astroworld tragedy. He previously asked to be removed as a defendant in the case. Meanwhile, Apple’s motion to be dismissed from the lawsuit was denied.
Jennifer Zhan
Saturday, April 13, 2024

Page views of Drakes by language

Over the past year Drake has had the most page views in the with 367,156 views, followed by French (301,286), and German (216,350). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Northern Sami (576.72%), Simple English (282.89%), and Cantonese (200.39%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Drake ranks 155 out of 4,381. Before him are Barbara Strozzi, Ofra Haza, Shakira, Georges Brassens, Sofia Rotaru, and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. After him are İbrahim Tatlıses, Tori Amos, Tony Bennett, Celia Cruz, Mirella Freni, and Meat Loaf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Drake ranks 4. Before him are Richard Madden, Sergio Ramos, and Usain Bolt. After him are Rafael Nadal, Shia LaBeouf, Manuel Neuer, Lady Gaga, Olivier Giroud, Megan Fox, Amber Heard, and Edin Džeko.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Drake ranks 40 out of 1,622. Before him are Robert Mundell (1932), Dan Aykroyd (1952), René Angélil (1942), Arthur B. McDonald (1943), Bertram Brockhouse (1918), and Oswald Avery (1877). After him are Jim Peebles (1935), Howard Shore (1946), Henry Mintzberg (1939), John Kenneth Galbraith (1908), Mary Pickford (1892), and Joni Mitchell (1943).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Drake ranks 3. Before him are Celine Dion (1968), and Bryan Adams (1959). After him are Paul Anka (1941), Mylène Farmer (1961), Denny Doherty (1940), Justin Bieber (1994), Shania Twain (1965), Shawn Mendes (1998), Nelly Furtado (1978), Alanis Morissette (1974), and Michael Bublé (1975).

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