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Pharrell Williams

1973 - Today

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Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), often known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes, which he formed in 1992 with Chad Hugo. 15 of their productions peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, which includes four songs that peaked atop the chart. The two also formed the alternative band N.E.R.D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pharrell Williams has received more than 17,292,413 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Pharrell Williams is the 620th most popular singer (up from 719th in 2019), the 3,371st most popular biography from United States (up from 4,097th in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 17M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Pharrell Williams ranks 620 out of 4,381. Before him are Ice Cube, Papa Wemba, Wilson Pickett, Patti Page, Pink, and Patty Pravo. After him are Riccardo Fogli, Conchita Wurst, Shoshana Damari, José van Dam, Teresa Carreño, and Graham Bonnet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Pharrell Williams ranks 64. Before him are Li Bingbing, Ceca, Giancarlo Fisichella, Federica Mogherini, Roberto Martínez, and Edgars Rinkēvičs. After him are Savo Milošević, David Blaine, Tyra Banks, Stephenie Meyer, Matteo Salvini, and Rufus Wainwright.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pharrell Williams ranks 3,371 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Danza (1951), Benjamin Bratt (1963), John Leslie (1945), John Cheever (1912), Caspar Weinberger (1917), and Amy Irving (1953). After him are Amanda Seyfried (1985), Michael Stipe (1960), William Goldman (1931), Alec John Such (1951), Ric Ocasek (1949), and Michael Buffer (1944).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Pharrell Williams ranks 176. Before him are Frankie Valli (1934), Halsey (1994), Ice Cube (1969), Wilson Pickett (1941), Patti Page (1927), and Pink (1979). After him are Bobby Brown (1969), Jay-Z (1969), Andrea True (1943), Percy Sledge (1941), Big Mama Thornton (1926), and Del Shannon (1934).

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