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Eazy-E

1964 - 1995

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Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap". Born and raised in Compton, California, Wright had several legal troubles before founding Ruthless in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eazy-E has received more than 34,739,549 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Eazy-E is the 400th most popular singer (down from 241st in 2019), the 2,274th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,577th in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Eazy-E ranks 400 out of 4,381. Before him are Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Teddy Scholten, Rosé, Isabella Colbran, and Joey Tempest. After him are Kanye West, La Toya Jackson, Dinah Washington, Alan Stivell, Kirsten Flagstad, and Miguel Bosé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Eazy-E ranks 68. Before him are Martin Weinek, Marisa Tomei, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Clive Owen, Magnús Scheving, and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. After him are Matt Dillon, Rick Riordan, Bridget Fonda, Maggie Cheung, Don Cheadle, and Dokka Umarov. Among people deceased in 1995, Eazy-E ranks 82. Before him are Gabriel Urgebadze, Joseph Needham, Franciszek Gajowniczek, Clair Cameron Patterson, Alexander Godunov, and Sicco Mansholt. After him are Annie Fischer, Nathan Rosen, Mia Martini, Sylvester Stadler, Peter van de Kamp, and Václav Neumann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eazy-E ranks 2,274 out of 20,380. Before him are John Conyers (1929), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Joseph Kittinger (1928), Albert R. Broccoli (1909), Tom Petty (1950), and John Bates Clark (1847). After him are Kamehameha II (1797), Jack Johnson (1878), Felicity Huffman (1962), Kanye West (1977), Alyssa Milano (1972), and La Toya Jackson (1956).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Eazy-E ranks 124. Before him are Jessye Norman (1945), Cissy Houston (1933), Selena Gomez (1992), Brenda Lee (1944), Carly Simon (1945), and Chris Brown (1989). After him are Kanye West (1977), La Toya Jackson (1956), Dinah Washington (1924), Justin Timberlake (1981), Randy Newman (1943), and Andy Williams (1927).

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