SINGER
R. Kelly
1967 - Today
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and "the Pied Piper of R&B". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of R. Kelly has received more than 29,570,135 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia. R. Kelly is the 483rd most popular singer (down from 280th in 2019), the 2,756th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,815th in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Singer.
Memorability Metrics
30M
Page Views (PV)
55.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
3.07
Effective Languages (L*)
7.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of R. Kellies by language
Over the past year R. Kelly has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 2,692,455 views, followed by German (155,224), and French (152,418). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Somali (75.74%), Simple English (73.43%), and Bosnian (57.49%)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, R. Kelly ranks 483 out of 4,381. Before him are Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Marek Grechuta, IU, Jacques Pills, Facundo Cabral, and Katy Perry. After him are Ahmad Zahir, Mari Boine, Miley Cyrus, Jeanette, Melanie, and Gigi D'Agostino.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDmitri Hvorostovsky
1962 - 2017
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 477
Marek Grechuta
1945 - 2006
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 478
IU
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 479
Jacques Pills
1906 - 1970
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 480
Facundo Cabral
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 481
Katy Perry
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 482
R. Kelly
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 483
Ahmad Zahir
1946 - 1979
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 484
Mari Boine
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 485
Miley Cyrus
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 486
Jeanette
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 487
Melanie
1947 - 2024
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 488
Gigi D'Agostino
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 489
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, R. Kelly ranks 57. Before him are Magdalena Andersson, Andreas Möller, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Bjørn Dæhlie, Robert Golob, and Bajram Begaj. After him are Gigi D'Agostino, Saeed Al-Owairan, Maria Bello, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Noel Gallagher, and Song Kang-ho.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsMagdalena Andersson
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 51
Andreas Möller
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 52
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 53
Bjørn Dæhlie
SKIER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 54
Robert Golob
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 55
Bajram Begaj
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 56
R. Kelly
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 57
Gigi D'Agostino
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 58
Saeed Al-Owairan
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 59
Maria Bello
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 60
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
RACING DRIVER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 61
Noel Gallagher
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 62
Song Kang-ho
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 63
In United States
Among people born in United States, R. Kelly ranks 2,756 out of 20,380. Before him are Freddie King (1934), Michael Spence (1943), Ed Asner (1929), Walter Lantz (1899), James Kottak (1962), and John Savage (1949). After him are Tito Jackson (1953), Tom Fogerty (1941), Chris Kyle (1974), Scottie Pippen (1965), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), and Alfred Bester (1913).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFreddie King
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1976
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,750
Michael Spence
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,751
Ed Asner
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,752
Walter Lantz
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1994
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,753
James Kottak
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2024
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,754
John Savage
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,755
R. Kelly
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,756
Tito Jackson
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 2,757
Tom Fogerty
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1990
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,758
Chris Kyle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2013
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,759
Scottie Pippen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,760
Roger Y. Tsien
CHEMIST
1952 - 2016
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2,761
Alfred Bester
WRITER
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2,762
Among SINGERS In United States
Among singers born in United States, R. Kelly ranks 144. Before him are KRS-One (1965), Marc Anthony (1968), Marian Anderson (1897), Waylon Jennings (1937), Kevin Federline (1978), and Katy Perry (1984). After him are Miley Cyrus (1992), Melanie (1947), Al Martino (1927), LP (1981), Michael Bolton (1953), and Don McLean (1945).
KRS-One
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 138
Marc Anthony
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 139
Marian Anderson
1897 - 1993
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 140
Waylon Jennings
1937 - 2002
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 141
Kevin Federline
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 142
Katy Perry
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 143
R. Kelly
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 144
Miley Cyrus
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 145
Melanie
1947 - 2024
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 146
Al Martino
1927 - 2009
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 147
LP
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 148
Michael Bolton
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 149
Don McLean
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 150