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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 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 3,432,243 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). KRS-One is the 454th most popular singer (up from 478th in 2019), the 2,592nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,874th in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, KRS-One ranks 454 out of 4,381. Before him are Darío Moreno, Leila Mourad, Henri Salvador, Boy George, Nellie Melba, and Siw Malmkvist. After him are Juan Gabriel, Marc Anthony, Lill-Babs, Héctor Lavoe, Patricia Kaas, and Kim Seok-jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, KRS-One ranks 62. Before him are Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Nicholas Sparks, Sam Mendes, Frank Grillo, Linda Evangelista, and Zakir Naik. After him are Valeria Golino, Katarina Witt, Yahya Jammeh, Satoshi Tajiri, Darko Pančev, and Haddaway.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, KRS-One ranks 2,592 out of 20,380. Before him are Lewis Hine (1874), Robert Gates (1943), Roscoe Arbuckle (1887), Herbert Blumer (1900), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), and Miguel Ferrer (1955). After him are John Philip Sousa (1854), Matthew Ridgway (1895), George Kelly (1905), Ben Johnson (1918), John Glover (1944), and Alicia Rhett (1915).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, KRS-One ranks 138. Before him are Perry Como (1912), Lana Del Rey (1985), Nile Rodgers (1952), Eddie Money (1949), Neil Sedaka (1939), and Dusty Hill (1949). After him are Marc Anthony (1968), Marian Anderson (1897), Waylon Jennings (1937), Kevin Federline (1978), Katy Perry (1984), and R. Kelly (1967).

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