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MF Doom

1971 - 2020

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Daniel Dumile (born Dumile Daniel Thompson; DOO-mə-lay; July 13, 1971 – October 31, 2020), also known by his stage name MF Doom or simply Doom (both stylized in all caps), was a British-American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his intricate wordplay, signature metal mask, and "supervillain" stage persona, he became a major figure of underground hip hop and alternative hip hop in the 2000s. Born in London and raised in Long Beach, New York, Dumile began his career in 1988 as a member of the trio KMD, performing as Zev Love X. The group disbanded in 1993 after the death of member DJ Subroc, Dumile's brother. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of MF Doom has received more than 12,372,049 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). MF Doom is the 1,803rd most popular singer (up from 2,084th in 2019), the 4,804th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,248th in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Singer.

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  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, MF Doom ranks 1,803 out of 4,381. Before him are George Fisher, Tony Kakko, Ray Gillen, Alyona Lanskaya, Whigfield, and Greg Graffin. After him are Dana Rosemary Scallon, Jackson Wang, Ben Harper, Willie Brown, Cássia Eller, and Irma Thomas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, MF Doom ranks 271. Before him are Jason Lewis, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Thomas Adès, Kevin Randleman, Fenriz, and Younes El Aynaoui. After him are Lola Glaudini, Leonid Slutsky, Víctor Aristizábal, Richard Ashcroft, Julianne Nicholson, and Berta Cáceres. Among people deceased in 2020, MF Doom ranks 600. Before him are Elsa Joubert, Fritz d'Orey, Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Horst Meyer, Miguel Jones, and José Jiménez Lozano. After him are Adam Musiał, Walt Davis, Victor Chizhikov, Christian Poncelet, Tom Seaver, and Mário da Graça Machungo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, MF Doom ranks 4,804 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Blair (1718), George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Steve Rothery (1959), Roland Penrose (1900), Alister Hardy (1896), and Andy Carroll (1989). After him are Reginald McKenna (1863), Judy Cornwell (1940), Maxwell T. Masters (1833), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899), and Will Poulter (1993).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, MF Doom ranks 188. Before him are Tom Odell (1990), Long John Baldry (1941), Lynsey de Paul (1948), Alex Kapranos (1972), Simon Fuller (1960), and Tommy Steele (1936). After him are Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), George Ezra (1993), Richard Thompson (1949), Ann Lee (1967), Duncan James (1978), and Jessie J (1988).

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