SINGER
Melle Mel
1961 - Today

Melle Mel
Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961), better known by his stage name Grandmaster Melle Mel or simply Melle Mel (), is an American rapper who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Melle Mel is the 3,361st most popular singer (down from 2,902nd in 2024), the 16,508th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,047th in 2019) and the 901st most popular American Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Melle Mel ranks 3,361 out of 4,381. Before him are Monika Liu, Ildar Abdrazakov, Aryana Sayeed, Joel Madden, Molly Sandén, and Elina Born. After him are Patricia Manterola, Sibel Tüzün, Kelis, Olga Seryabkina, Vanessa da Mata, and Jonna Lee.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMonika Liu
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 3,355
Ildar Abdrazakov
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 3,356
Aryana Sayeed
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,357
Joel Madden
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,358
Molly Sandén
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,359
Elina Born
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,360
Melle Mel
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,361
Patricia Manterola
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,362
Sibel Tüzün
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,363
Kelis
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 3,364
Olga Seryabkina
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 3,365
Vanessa da Mata
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 3,366
Jonna Lee
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 3,367
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Melle Mel ranks 970. Before him are Yasuhiro Higuchi, Pierre Habumuremyi, Ansgar Wessling, Peri Gilpin, Richard Foltz, and Benita Fitzgerald-Brown. After him are Ramesh Krishnan, Sergei Svetlov, Meera Syal, José Francisco Calí Tzay, Conceição Lima, and Simon Fisher-Becker.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsYasuhiro Higuchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 965
Pierre Habumuremyi
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 966
Ansgar Wessling
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 967
Peri Gilpin
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 968
Richard Foltz
HISTORIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 969
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 970
Melle Mel
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 971
Ramesh Krishnan
TENNIS PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 972
Sergei Svetlov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 973
Meera Syal
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 974
José Francisco Calí Tzay
DIPLOMAT
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 975
Conceição Lima
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 976
Simon Fisher-Becker
ACTOR
1961 - 2025
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 977
In United States
Among people born in United States, Melle Mel ranks 16,515 out of 20,380. Before him are Mojo Rawley (1986), Vicki Lawrence (1949), William Oefelein (1965), Scott Adsit (1965), Kyle Korver (1981), and Daveigh Chase (1990). After him are Sam Kendricks (1992), Stan Van Gundy (1959), Rozonda Thomas (1971), Martin O'Malley (1963), Ricardo Sanchez (1953), and Faith Ford (1964).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMojo Rawley
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 16,509
Vicki Lawrence
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 16,510
William Oefelein
ASTRONAUT
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 16,511
Scott Adsit
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 16,512
Kyle Korver
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 16,513
Daveigh Chase
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 16,514
Melle Mel
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,515
Sam Kendricks
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,516
Stan Van Gundy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,517
Rozonda Thomas
DANCER
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,518
Martin O'Malley
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,519
Ricardo Sanchez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,520
Faith Ford
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16,521
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, Melle Mel ranks 901. Before him are Kool G Rap (1968), Al Barr (1968), Lloyd Banks (1982), Marc Cohn (1959), Yuna Ito (1983), and Joel Madden (1979). After him are Kelis (1979), Leslie Carter (1986), Jeremy Camp (1978), Melody (1982), Tori Kelly (1992), and AZ (1972).
Kool G Rap
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 895
Al Barr
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 896
Lloyd Banks
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 897
Marc Cohn
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 898
Yuna Ito
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 899
Joel Madden
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 900
Melle Mel
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 901
Kelis
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 902
Leslie Carter
1986 - 2012
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 903
Jeremy Camp
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 904
Melody
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 905
Tori Kelly
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 906
AZ
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 907














































