1977 - Today
Ye ( YAY; born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977), commonly known as Kanye West ( KAHN-yay), is an American rapper, record producer, 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 49,028,397 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia. Kanye West is the 363rd most popular singer (down from 277th in 2019), the 2,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,809th in 2019) and the 114th most popular Singer.
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Among singers, Kanye West ranks 363 out of 3,528. Before him are Anastacia, Alizée, Chris Brown, Denny Doherty, Manuel García, and Joe Lynn Turner. After him are Laura Pausini, Sabah, Giuditta Pasta, Šaban Šaulić, Selena Gomez, and Thalía.
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 357
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 358
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 359
1940 - 2007
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 360
1775 - 1832
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 361
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 362
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 363
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 364
1927 - 2014
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 365
1797 - 1865
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 366
1951 - 2019
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 367
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 368
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 369
Among people born in 1977, Kanye West ranks 21. Before him are David Trezeguet, Jessica Chastain, Deco, Tarja Turunen, Chris Martin, and Hidetoshi Nakata. After him are Chad Hurley, Sarah Wayne Callies, Natalia Oreiro, Brittany Murphy, Antonio Di Natale, and Mark van Bommel.
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 15
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 16
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 17
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 18
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 19
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 20
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 21
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 22
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 23
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 24
1977 - 2009
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 25
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 26
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 27
Among people born in United States, Kanye West ranks 2,259 out of 18,182. Before him are Fred Haise (1933), William A. Wellman (1896), Pat Hingle (1924), Joe Lynn Turner (1951), George Wallace (1919), and Jessica Biel (1982). After him are Maxwell D. Taylor (1901), Gia Carangi (1960), Duane Allman (1946), Daniel McFadden (1937), Bill Tilden (1893), and Josh Duhamel (1972).
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,253
1896 - 1975
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,254
1924 - 2009
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,255
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,256
1919 - 1998
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,257
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,258
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,259
1901 - 1987
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,260
1960 - 1986
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,261
1946 - 1971
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,262
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,263
1893 - 1953
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,264
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,265
Among singers born in United States, Kanye West ranks 114. Before him are Marc Anthony (1968), Neil Sedaka (1939), Ricky Nelson (1940), Anastacia (1968), Chris Brown (1989), and Joe Lynn Turner (1951). After him are Selena Gomez (1992), LP (1981), Selena (1971), Katy Perry (1984), Harry Nilsson (1941), and Karen Carpenter (1950).
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 108
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 109
1940 - 1985
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 110
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 111
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 112
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 113
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 114
1992 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 115
1981 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 116
1971 - 1995
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 117
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 118
1941 - 1994
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 119
1950 - 1983
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 120