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Jay-Z

1969 - Today

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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, businessman, and record executive. Rooted in East Coast hip-hop, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. Known for his complex lyrical ability—which often uses double entendres and word play—and braggadocio, his music is built upon a rags to riches narrative. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay-Z has received more than 29,411,400 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay-Z is the 640th most popular singer (down from 590th in 2019), the 3,440th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,411th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 29M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jay-Z ranks 640 out of 4,381. Before him are Christina Nilsson, Lisa Della Casa, Giuseppe Taddei, Ed Sheeran, Andy Gibb, and Graham Nash. After him are Daddy Yankee, Fiorenza Cossotto, Andrea True, Šaban Bajramović, Percy Sledge, and Mongo Santamaría.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jay-Z ranks 88. Before him are Jason Bateman, Erika Eleniak, Josh Holloway, Ice Cube, Bobby Brown, and Kathryn Morris. After him are Fernando Couto, Hugo Maradona, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Faustino Asprilla, Ilir Meta, and Dead.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay-Z ranks 3,440 out of 20,380. Before him are Cicely Tyson (1924), Tyga (1989), Bill Nelson (1942), Katherine Heigl (1978), James J. Gibson (1904), and Chaka Khan (1953). After him are Dolores Costello (1903), Henry Darger (1892), Bruce McGill (1950), Eric Roth (1945), Julie Harris (1925), and Richard Belzer (1944).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jay-Z ranks 178. Before him are Ice Cube (1969), Wilson Pickett (1941), Patti Page (1927), Pink (1979), Pharrell Williams (1973), and Bobby Brown (1969). After him are Andrea True (1943), Percy Sledge (1941), Big Mama Thornton (1926), Del Shannon (1934), Al Green (1946), and Barbara Hendricks (1948).

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