SINGER

Missy Elliott

1971 - Today

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Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the R&B girl group Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The former group's commercially unsuccessful debut album, 4 All the Sistas Around da World (1994), was released by Elektra Records and met with positive critical reception. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Missy Elliott has received more than 9,613,167 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Missy Elliott is the 1,589th most popular singer (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 8,301st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,735th in 2019) and the 391st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Missy Elliott ranks 1,589 out of 4,381. Before her are Bebe Rexha, Teddy Pendergrass, Brendan Perry, Jessica Simpson, Joe Elliott, and Leeteuk. After her are Alissa White-Gluz, Asaf Avidan, Betty Missiego, Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Frankie Lymon, and Finn Kalvik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Missy Elliott ranks 229. Before her are Kaitlyn Ashley, Candice Night, Corey Haim, Tsutomu Nihei, Amira Casar, and Erykah Badu. After her are Nadja Auermann, Amy Poehler, Method Man, Marco Rubio, Yoo Sang-chul, and James Marape.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Missy Elliott ranks 8,301 out of 20,380. Before her are Dell Hymes (1927), Charles Horton Peck (1833), Patricia Morison (1915), Aloma Wright (1950), Curtis T. McMullen (1958), and Harry Babcock (1890). After her are John Exley (1867), Riddick Bowe (1967), Tom Robbins (1932), Michelle Trachtenberg (1985), Kal Penn (1977), and Grace Paley (1922).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Missy Elliott ranks 391. Before her are Aaron Neville (1941), Telma Hopkins (1948), Conway Twitty (1933), Bebe Rexha (1989), Teddy Pendergrass (1950), and Jessica Simpson (1980). After her are Frankie Lymon (1942), Barbara Bonney (1956), Johnny Rivers (1942), Method Man (1971), Johnny Burnette (1934), and Glenn Medeiros (1970).

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