1977 - Today
Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977), commonly known as Kanye West ( KAHN-yay), is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and fashion designer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop musicians of all time, as well as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kanye West has received more than 47,659,297 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Kanye West is the 277th most popular singer (up from 365th in 2019), the 1,810th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,088th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Singer.
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Among singers, Kanye West ranks 277 out of 3,541. Before him are Hank Williams, F. R. David, Kirsten Flagstad, Bülent Ersoy, Tereza Kesovija, and DJ Khaled. After him are Christina Aguilera, Rod Evans, Selena Gomez, Corry Brokken, Anastacia, and Beyoncé.
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 271
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 272
1895 - 1962
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 273
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 274
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 275
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 276
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 277
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 278
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 279
1992 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 280
1932 - 2016
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 281
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 282
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 283
Among people born in 1977, Kanye West ranks 15. Before him are John Cena, Psy, Raúl, Sarah Wayne Callies, David Trezeguet, and Michael Fassbender. After him are Liv Tyler, Deco, Tarja Turunen, Hidetoshi Nakata, Jessica Chastain, and Brittany Murphy.
1977 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 9
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 10
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 11
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 12
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 13
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 14
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 15
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 16
1977 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 17
1977 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 18
1977 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 19
1977 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 20
1977 - 2009
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 21
Among people born in United States, Kanye West ranks 1,810 out of 15,968. Before him are Billy Crystal (1948), Martha Stewart (1941), Kelly Lynch (1959), Nicholas Sparks (1965), DJ Khaled (1975), and Jim Garrison (1921). After him are Christina Aguilera (1980), Philip José Farmer (1918), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Allan Kaprow (1927), Andy Kaufman (1949), and Robert Benton (1932).
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 1,804
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,805
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,806
1965 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,807
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 1,808
1921 - 1992
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,809
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,810
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,811
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,812
1887 - 1949
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 1,813
1927 - 2006
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,814
1949 - 1984
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,815
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,816
Among singers born in United States, Kanye West ranks 89. Before him are Connie Francis (1938), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Eartha Kitt (1927), Cass Elliot (1941), Hank Williams (1923), and DJ Khaled (1975). After him are Christina Aguilera (1980), Selena Gomez (1992), Anastacia (1968), Beyoncé (1981), Selena (1971), and Cab Calloway (1907).
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 83
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 84
1927 - 2008
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 85
1941 - 1974
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 86
1923 - 1953
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 87
1975 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 88
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 89
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 90
1992 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 92
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 93
1971 - 1995
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 94
1907 - 1994
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 95