SINGER
K.d. lang
1961 - Today
K.d. lang
Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K.d. lang has received more than 6,366,699 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). K.d. lang is the 1,815th most popular singer (down from 1,807th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from Canada (up from 559th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Canadian Singer.
Memorability Metrics
6.4M
Page Views (PV)
44.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
2.01
Effective Languages (L*)
4.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of K.d. langs by language
Over the past year K.d. lang has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 1,148,777 views, followed by German (19,371), and Spanish (12,332). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Armenian (69.61%), Egyptian Arabic (54.21%), and Basque (39.47%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, K.d. lang ranks 1,815 out of 4,381. Before her are Irma Thomas, Stephen Gately, George Ezra, Caro Emerald, Roger Pontare, and Richard Thompson. After her are Marco Mengoni, Lil' Kim, Vanna, Lawrence Tibbett, Yolandi Visser, and Tex Ritter.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIrma Thomas
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,809
Stephen Gately
1976 - 2009
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,810
George Ezra
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,811
Caro Emerald
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,812
Roger Pontare
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,813
Richard Thompson
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 1,814
K.d. lang
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 1,815
Marco Mengoni
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,816
Lil' Kim
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,817
Vanna
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 1,818
Lawrence Tibbett
1896 - 1960
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 1,819
Yolandi Visser
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 1,820
Tex Ritter
1905 - 1974
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 1,821
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, K.d. lang ranks 403. Before her are Nancy Travis, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Monika Fagerholm, Jorge Da Silva, Željko Buvač, and Sam Robards. After her are Simon Russell Beale, Michael Winterbottom, Antonella Mularoni, Bernard Casoni, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, and William Ayache.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsNancy Travis
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 397
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 398
Monika Fagerholm
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 399
Jorge Da Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 400
Željko Buvač
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 401
Sam Robards
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 402
K.d. lang
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 403
Simon Russell Beale
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 404
Michael Winterbottom
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 405
Antonella Mularoni
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 406
Bernard Casoni
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 407
Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 408
William Ayache
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 409
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, K.d. lang ranks 558 out of 1,622. Before her are Kenneth Lane (1923), Arthur Hill (1922), Farley Mowat (1921), Edward Archibald (1884), Charles Scicluna (1959), and Dorothy Stratten (1960). After her are Atiba Hutchinson (1983), Nellie McClung (1873), Jeff Healey (1966), Wilfred Lucas (1871), Michael Cera (1988), and Gus Dillon (1881).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsKenneth Lane
ATHLETE
1923 - 2010
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 552
Arthur Hill
ACTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 553
Farley Mowat
WRITER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 554
Edward Archibald
ATHLETE
1884 - 1965
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 555
Charles Scicluna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 556
Dorothy Stratten
ACTOR
1960 - 1980
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 557
K.d. lang
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 558
Atiba Hutchinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 559
Nellie McClung
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 560
Jeff Healey
MUSICIAN
1966 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 561
Wilfred Lucas
ACTOR
1871 - 1940
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 562
Michael Cera
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 563
Gus Dillon
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1952
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 564
Among SINGERS In Canada
Among singers born in Canada, K.d. lang ranks 31. Before her are Bruno Pelletier (1962), Anne Murray (1945), Peaches (1966), Alissa White-Gluz (1985), Chad Kroeger (1974), and Alessia Cara (1996). After her are Mac DeMarco (1990), Deryck Whibley (1980), Daniel Powter (1971), Barbara Hannigan (1971), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), and Paul Shaffer (1949).
Bruno Pelletier
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 25
Anne Murray
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 26
Peaches
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 27
Alissa White-Gluz
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 28
Chad Kroeger
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 29
Alessia Cara
1996 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 30
K.d. lang
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 31
Mac DeMarco
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 32
Deryck Whibley
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 33
Daniel Powter
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 34
Barbara Hannigan
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 35
Carly Rae Jepsen
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 36
Paul Shaffer
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 37