MUSICIAN

Ludacris

1977 - Today

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Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, spoken as "ludicrous" in American English), is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. Starting out with a brief stint as a DJ, he formed his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s to independently release his debut studio album Incognegro (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludacris has received more than 12,825,377 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Ludacris is the 243rd most popular musician (up from 1,021st in 2019), the 1,370th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,986th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ludacris ranks 243 out of 3,175. Before him are Isaac Stern, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Stéphane Grappelli, Khaled, Dave Mustaine, and Émile Waldteufel. After him are Lalo Schifrin, John Zorn, Mick Taylor, Don Cherry, Dinu Lipatti, and Georges Prêtre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Ludacris ranks 9. Before him are Thierry Henry, Shakira, Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Tom Hardy, Giorgia Meloni, and Mike Shinoda. After him are Kaja Kallas, John Cena, Orlando Bloom, Raúl, Deco, and David Trezeguet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ludacris ranks 1,370 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Mustaine (1961), Mike Powell (1963), Martin Balsam (1919), George Benson (1943), Ken Thompson (1943), and George Davis Snell (1903). After him are Rodney King (1965), Ron Jeremy (1953), Vincente Minnelli (1903), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), and E. Howard Hunt (1918).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Ludacris ranks 68. Before him are Pete Seeger (1919), Mike Shinoda (1977), Jaco Pastorius (1951), Thelonious Monk (1917), Carla Bley (1936), and Dave Mustaine (1961). After him are John Zorn (1953), Don Cherry (1936), Beck (1970), Paul Stanley (1952), J. J. Cale (1938), and Charles Mingus (1922).

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