WRITER

Russell Simmons

1957 - Today

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Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American entrepreneur, writer and record executive. He co-founded the hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Tantris. He has promoted veganism and a yoga lifestyle, and published books on lifestyle, health, and entrepreneurship. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Russell Simmons has received more than 7,628,584 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Russell Simmons is the 6,635th most popular writer (down from 5,909th in 2019), the 13,089th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,688th in 2019) and the 956th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Russell Simmons ranks 6,635 out of 7,302. Before him are Jane Smiley, Ellen Willis, Kim Young-ha, Tom Lanoye, John Langalibalele Dube, and Bill Lawrence. After him are Frederick Denison Maurice, Sheila Jeffreys, Victoria Hislop, Oliver La Farge, Audrey Niffenegger, and Julie Plec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Russell Simmons ranks 612. Before him are Wendy Freedman, Fabio Dal Zotto, Payne Stewart, Viktor Gavrikov, Callie Khouri, and Sitara Achakzai. After him are Nasser Shabani, Amy Aquino, Olga Slavnikova, Beat Breu, Fathi Hassan, and Eric Bristow.

Others Born in 1957

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russell Simmons ranks 13,089 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Lawrence (1968), Mike Crapo (1951), Rob Benedict (1970), John Woodruff (1915), Ken Page (1954), and Sadie Sink (2002). After him are Johnny Isakson (1944), Alex Groza (1926), Jake Johnson (1978), Mark Warner (1954), Kathleen Rose Perkins (1974), and Curtis Brown (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Russell Simmons ranks 956. Before him are Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Neil Strauss (1969), August Wilson (1945), Jane Smiley (1949), Ellen Willis (1941), and Bill Lawrence (1968). After him are Oliver La Farge (1901), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Julie Plec (1972), Bosley Crowther (1905), Randall Jarrell (1914), and James Weldon Johnson (1871).

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