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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 2,671,929 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Guru is the 1,506th most popular singer (down from 1,330th in 2019), the 7,995th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,288th in 2019) and the 396th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Guru ranks 1,506 out of 3,528. Before him are Shirley Manson, Vashti Bunyan, Frederica von Stade, Jo Stafford, Netta Barzilai, and Kid Rock. After him are Gerry Goffin, Alton Ellis, Zeca Pagodinho, Tony Christie, Joy Fleming, and Tim "Ripper" Owens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Guru ranks 294. Before him are Sally Yeh, Ann Coulter, Gilda, John Key, Yannick Dalmas, and Simone Young. After him are Martín Lasarte, Wally Pfister, Dan Marino, Karin Enke, Jesper Olsen, and Noriyuki Abe. Among people deceased in 2010, Guru ranks 305. Before him are Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Corey Haim, Raúl Belén, Ferdinand Oyono, Earl Wild, and Thorvald Strömberg. After him are Loris Kessel, Eva Ibbotson, Peter Orlovsky, Imre Polyák, Luigi Padovese, and José Antonio Labordeta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Guru ranks 7,995 out of 18,182. Before him are Ted McGinley (1958), Isaac Kashdan (1905), Bill Richardson (1947), Jackie McLean (1931), Kid Rock (1971), and Walter Alvarez (1940). After him are Gerry Goffin (1939), Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), John Lipsky (1947), Ina Claire (1893), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (1973), and George Russell (1923).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Guru ranks 396. Before him are Randy Jones (1952), Charles Brown (1922), Lil Nas X (1999), Frederica von Stade (1945), Jo Stafford (1917), and Kid Rock (1971). After him are Gerry Goffin (1939), Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Flo Rida (1979), Jeremy Camp (1978), Lisa Fischer (1958), and David Miller (1973).

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