SINGER

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 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. Remembered for a rapid rise to fame, Hammer has also been an entrepreneur and celebrity spokesperson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of MC Hammer has received more than 6,976,052 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. MC Hammer is the 926th most popular singer (down from 800th in 2019), the 4,852nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,500th in 2019) and the 241st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, MC Hammer ranks 926 out of 4,381. Before him are Inge Borkh, Daniel Lavoie, Johnny Nash, Biff Byford, Blixa Bargeld, and Arthur Brown. After him are Paul Potts, Katia Ricciarelli, Jamala, Chris Lowe, Cheb Mami, and Valentina Tolkunova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, MC Hammer ranks 166. Before him are Ferran Adrià, Esai Morales, Tariq Ramadan, Michael Weikath, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, and Uwe Rahn. After him are Wim Kieft, Taslima Nasrin, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Branko Đurić, Bertrand Gachot, and Joan Osborne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, MC Hammer ranks 4,852 out of 20,380. Before him are John G. Trump (1907), Johnny Nash (1940), Levon Helm (1940), Justin Theroux (1971), Sam Wanamaker (1919), and Chester Thompson (1948). After him are Haddon Sundblom (1899), Helen Stephens (1918), Michael Weatherly (1968), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Richard Lynch (1940), and Oliver Kirk (1884).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, MC Hammer ranks 241. Before him are Prodigy (1974), Carmen McRae (1922), Anita O'Day (1919), Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Jackie Wilson (1934), and Johnny Nash (1940). After him are Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Ann Wilson (1950), Leontyne Price (1927), Rita Coolidge (1945), Judy Collins (1939), and Leon Russell (1942).

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