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Moby

1965 - Today

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Richard Melville Hall (September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, disc jockey, and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Moby has received more than 9,233,009 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Moby is the 349th most popular musician (down from 303rd in 2019), the 1,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,765th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Moby ranks 349 out of 3,175. Before him are Robbie Robertson, Bruno Mars, George Young, Gustavo Santaolalla, Dave Murray, and Valery Gergiev. After him are Ram Narayan, Bo Diddley, Peggy Lee, Isaac Hayes, David Crosby, and John Entwistle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Moby ranks 37. Before him are Slash, Shamil Basayev, Khaled Hosseini, Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Diane Lane, and Michael Bay. After him are Mick Foley, Aldair, Jürgen Kohler, Chris Rock, The Undertaker, and Andrea M. Ghez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Moby ranks 1,934 out of 20,380. Before him are Natalie Zemon Davis (1928), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), Bruce McCandless II (1937), Henry A. Wallace (1888), Maria Branyas (1907), and Ted Turner (1938). After him are Mick Foley (1965), Connie Francis (1938), Jim Henson (1936), Wilbur Scoville (1865), Martha Stewart (1941), and Avery Brundage (1887).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Moby ranks 98. Before him are Count Basie (1904), Paul Desmond (1924), Johnny Ramone (1948), Fred Durst (1970), Peter Criss (1945), and Bruno Mars (1985). After him are Bo Diddley (1928), Peggy Lee (1920), Isaac Hayes (1942), David Crosby (1941), Alan Menken (1949), and Robert Trujillo (1964).

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