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Jay-Z

1969 - Today

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Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Known for his involvement in the success of other artists, he was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay-Z has received more than 26,697,786 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Jay-Z is the 592nd most popular singer (down from 578th in 2019), the 3,420th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,368th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Singer.

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  • 27M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 73

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jay-Z ranks 592 out of 3,528. Before him are Alice Babs, Claudio Villa, Heidi Brühl, Šaban Bajramović, Lola Novaković, and Helen Kane. After him are René Jacobs, Sayed Darwish, Júlia Várady, Graham Bonnet, Jeanette, and Christina Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Jay-Z ranks 81. Before him are Robert Sean Leonard, Triple H, Manu Bennett, Bobby Brown, Takeshi Obata, and Sean Combs. After him are Anne Heche, Bob Sinclar, Jason Clarke, Achinoam Nini, Candy Dulfer, and Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay-Z ranks 3,420 out of 18,182. Before him are Leon Panetta (1938), Mack Swain (1876), Evel Knievel (1938), Mancur Olson (1932), William Petersen (1953), and Sean Combs (1969). After him are Robert Penn Warren (1905), Amy Beach (1867), William Devane (1939), Randy Savage (1952), Frederick Wiseman (1930), and Ken Kercheval (1935).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jay-Z ranks 178. Before him are Marian Anderson (1897), La Toya Jackson (1956), Al Green (1946), Bobby Brown (1969), Rosemary Clooney (1928), and Helen Kane (1904). After him are Stephen Stills (1945), Chip Taylor (1940), George Clinton (1941), Akon (1973), Steve Perry (1949), and Nicole Scherzinger (1978).

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