SINGER

Guru

1961 - 2010

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Keith Edward Elam (July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010), better known by his stage name Guru (a backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), was an American rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Guru has received more than 2,872,071 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Guru is the 1,612th most popular singer (down from 1,500th in 2019), the 8,462nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,980th in 2019) and the 398th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Guru ranks 1,612 out of 4,381. Before him are Johnny Burnette, Elvir Laković Laka, Glenn Medeiros, Ricardo Arjona, Brilliant Dadashova, and Noemi. After him are Yutaka Ozaki, Jon Secada, Peter Sarstedt, Roza Rymbayeva, Conny Vandenbos, and Chad Kroeger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Guru ranks 330. Before him are Yoshimasa Hayashi, Douglas Coupland, Katrin Cartlidge, Anton Josipović, Camryn Manheim, and Patricia Urquiola. After him are Jon Secada, Mary Barra, József Szájer, Amina J. Mohammed, John Key, and Fabio Biondi. Among people deceased in 2010, Guru ranks 335. Before him are Marc Bazin, Teddy Pendergrass, Corey Allen, Hédi Annabi, Alexandru Neagu, and José Antonio Labordeta. After him are Paul Drayton, Jiří Havlis, Bobby Hebb, Thorvald Strömberg, Guy Lapébie, and Joseph Kruskal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Guru ranks 8,462 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Keller (1950), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), King Kong Bundy (1955), Julia Morgan (1872), Jeremy Piven (1965), and Howard Ashman (1950). After him are Ashley Greene (1987), Molly Cheek (1950), Marc Ribot (1954), Robert Weinberg (1942), Bennett Miller (1966), and Micky Dolenz (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Guru ranks 398. Before him are Frankie Lymon (1942), Barbara Bonney (1956), Johnny Rivers (1942), Method Man (1971), Johnny Burnette (1934), and Glenn Medeiros (1970). After him are Bobby Hebb (1938), Lisa Fischer (1958), Jack Harlow (1998), Marty Robbins (1925), Steve Harwell (1967), and Fat Joe (1970).

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