SINGER

Katy Perry

1984 - Today

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Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Perry is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 143 million units worldwide. She is known for her influence on pop music and her camp style, being dubbed the "Queen of Camp" by Vogue and Rolling Stone. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katy Perry has received more than 41,470,948 page views. Her biography is available in 107 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2019). Katy Perry is the 482nd most popular singer (down from 375th in 2019), the 2,743rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,343rd in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 107

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Katy Perry ranks 482 out of 4,381Before her are Emilio Pericoli, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marek Grechuta, IU, Jacques Pills, and Facundo Cabral. After her are R. Kelly, Ahmad Zahir, Mari Boine, Miley Cyrus, Jeanette, and Melanie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Katy Perry ranks 20Before her are Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano, Alizée, Giorgio Chiellini, Beren Saat, and Burak Özçivit. After her are Thiago Silva, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Antonio Puerta, Mohamed Bouazizi, Gaspard Ulliel, and Robert Kubica.

Others Born in 1984

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Katy Perry ranks 2,743 out of 20,380Before her are Seth Barnes Nicholson (1891), David Berkowitz (1953), Daniel Ellsberg (1931), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Patrick Wilson (1973), and Vitas Gerulaitis (1954). After her are Jim Rogers (1942), E. L. Doctorow (1931), Van Cliburn (1934), Amedee Reyburn (1889), Cheech Marin (1946), and John Ritter (1948).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Katy Perry ranks 143Before her are Dusty Hill (1949), KRS-One (1965), Marc Anthony (1968), Marian Anderson (1897), Waylon Jennings (1937), and Kevin Federline (1978). After her are R. Kelly (1967), Miley Cyrus (1992), Melanie (1947), Al Martino (1927), LP (1981), and Michael Bolton (1953).