1969 - Today
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z), is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, businessman, media proprietor, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time.Born and raised in New York City, Jay-Z first began his musical career after founding the record label Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995, and subsequently released his debut studio album Reasonable Doubt in 1996. The album was released to widespread critical success, and solidified his standing in the music industry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay-Z has received more than 15,070,076 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Jay-Z is the 579th most popular singer (up from 587th in 2019), the 3,369th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,290th in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Jay-Z ranks 579 out of 3,541. Before him are Ed Sheeran, Del Shannon, Michael Kiske, Peter Frampton, Bobby Vinton, and Sergio Endrigo. After him are Barbara Hendricks, Dua Lipa, Dana International, Anita Mui, Loredana Bertè, and Joseph Schmidt.
1991 - Present
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 573
1934 - 1990
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 574
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 575
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 576
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 577
1933 - 2005
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 578
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 579
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 580
1995 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 581
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 582
1963 - 2003
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 583
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 584
1904 - 1942
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 585
Among people born in 1969, Jay-Z ranks 71. Before him are Oleg Salenko, Josh Holloway, Julie Delpy, Bob Sinclar, Ice Cube, and Christian Slater. After him are Dana International, Vítor Baía, Jason Clarke, Hong Myung-bo, Thomas Vinterberg, and Marjane Satrapi.
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 65
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 67
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 68
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 69
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 70
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 71
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 72
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 73
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 74
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 75
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 76
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 77
Among people born in United States, Jay-Z ranks 3,369 out of 15,968. Before him are Jeffrey Tambor (1944), Bobby Vinton (1935), Fred Brooks (1931), Philo Farnsworth (1906), Joe Viterelli (1937), and Kamehameha IV (1834). After him are Ron Rifkin (1939), Barbara Hendricks (1948), Nolan Bushnell (1943), Ralph Craig (1889), John Marshall (1755), and Anna Coleman Ladd (1878).
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 3,363
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 3,364
1931 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 3,365
1906 - 1971
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,366
1937 - 2004
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,367
1834 - 1863
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,368
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,369
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,370
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,371
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3,372
1889 - 1972
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 3,373
1755 - 1835
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 3,374
1878 - 1939
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 3,375
Among singers born in United States, Jay-Z ranks 175. Before him are Ice Cube (1969), David Lee Roth (1954), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Del Shannon (1934), and Bobby Vinton (1935). After him are Barbara Hendricks (1948), Sheryl Crow (1962), Chip Taylor (1940), Christopher Cross (1951), Al Green (1946), and Patti Page (1927).
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 169
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 170
1912 - 1965
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 171
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 172
1934 - 1990
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 173
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 174
1969 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 175
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 176
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 177
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 178
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 179
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 180
1927 - 2013
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 181