SINGER

Kendrick Lamar

1987 - Today

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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper. Regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the honor. Born in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot while attending high school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kendrick Lamar has received more than 36,890,701 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Kendrick Lamar is the 1,570th most popular singer (up from 1,632nd in 2019), the 8,200th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,806th in 2019) and the 383rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 37M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kendrick Lamar ranks 1,570 out of 4,381Before him are Andy, Mac Miller, Natalie Dessay, Frederica von Stade, Solomon Linda, and Birgit Brüel. After him are Jelena Rozga, Lauri Ylönen, Alexandra Stan, Candice Night, Zeca Pagodinho, and Sarah Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Kendrick Lamar ranks 88Before him are Rose Leslie, Royston Drenthe, Antonio Candreva, Riley Steele, Hadi Choopan, and Kesha. After him are Ashley Greene, Ruslana Korshunova, Amy Macdonald, Eran Zahavi, Walter, and Evan Rachel Wood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kendrick Lamar ranks 8,200 out of 20,380Before him are Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851), Kenneth Lay (1942), Alice Drummond (1928), Andrew Cuomo (1957), Maddie Ziegler (2002), and Al Ernest Garcia (1887). After him are Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Thomas E. Kurtz (1928), Arthur Lee (1945), Kaitlyn Ashley (1971), Jordan Peele (1979), and Lynn Collins (1977).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kendrick Lamar ranks 383Before him are Thelma Houston (1946), Patti Austin (1950), Faith Hill (1967), Kesha (1987), Mac Miller (1992), and Frederica von Stade (1945). After him are Candice Night (1971), Aaron Neville (1941), Telma Hopkins (1948), Conway Twitty (1933), Bebe Rexha (1989), and Teddy Pendergrass (1950).