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MC Hammer

1962 - Today

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Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur. Known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit" and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography and his eponymous Hammer pants. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of MC Hammer has received more than 6,378,126 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). MC Hammer is the 803rd most popular singer (down from 768th in 2019), the 4,512th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,300th in 2019) and the 227th most popular American Singer.

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  • 6.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, MC Hammer ranks 803 out of 3,528. Before him are Miliza Korjus, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Arik Einstein, Cheb Mami, Julie d'Aubigny, and Andreas Vollenweider. After him are Samira Said, Jan Kiepura, Katia Ricciarelli, Bhimsen Joshi, Jerome Flynn, and Wadih El Safi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, MC Hammer ranks 135. Before him are Quim Torra, Liza Marklund, Susanne Klatten, Birgit Fischer, Eddie Izzard, and Lance Reddick. After him are Manuel Amoros, Wynton Rufer, Baz Luhrmann, Bertrand Gachot, Karel Roden, and Alexey Miller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, MC Hammer ranks 4,512 out of 18,182. Before him are Philip Bosco (1930), Lewis Terman (1877), Cynthia Rhodes (1956), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981), Tim Kang (1973), and Ellen Axson Wilson (1860). After him are Larry Hankin (1940), Robert Ettinger (1918), Laura Innes (1957), Bruce Rauner (1957), Childe Hassam (1859), and Seann William Scott (1976).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, MC Hammer ranks 227. Before him are Billy Vaughn (1919), Leon Russell (1942), Joan Osborne (1962), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Jackie Wilson (1934), and Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893). After him are Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Billy Paul (1934), Melanie Thornton (1967), Johnny "Guitar" Watson (1935), Eric Johnson (1954), and Patti LaBelle (1944).

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