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KRS-One

1965 - Today

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Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from the South Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ Scott La Rock in the mid-1980s. KRS-One is known for his songs "Sound of da Police", "Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)", and "My Philosophy". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of KRS-One has received more than 3,258,647 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. KRS-One is the 479th most popular singer (up from 513th in 2019), the 2,881st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,053rd in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Singer.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, KRS-One ranks 479 out of 3,528. Before him are Michael Bolton, John Wetton, Marek Grechuta, Shawn Mendes, Amr Diab, and Rick Parfitt. After him are Plastic Bertrand, Pink, Czesław Niemen, Kemal Monteno, Gundula Janowitz, and Darío Moreno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, KRS-One ranks 69. Before him are Jan-Ove Waldner, Valeria Golino, Shania Twain, Manuel Uribe, Kristin Davis, and Satoshi Tajiri. After him are William Zabka, Melissa McBride, Yahya Jammeh, Frank Grillo, Paul W. S. Anderson, and Trifon Ivanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, KRS-One ranks 2,881 out of 18,182. Before him are Hannibal Hamlin (1809), Ed Sullivan (1901), John Havlicek (1940), Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Stanley Schachter (1922), and Jesse Douglas (1897). After him are Richard Ford (1944), Bobby Riggs (1918), Marc Jacobs (1963), Coretta Scott King (1927), Ralph Craig (1889), and Delbert Mann (1920).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, KRS-One ranks 144. Before him are Carly Simon (1945), Coolio (1963), Bobby Darin (1936), Ice Cube (1969), Trini Lopez (1937), and Michael Bolton (1953). After him are Pink (1979), Betty Davis (1945), Jackie Jackson (1951), Kevin Federline (1978), Jennifer Rush (1960), and Natalie Cole (1950).

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