MUSICIAN

Sean Paul

1973 - Today

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Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican deejay, singer, and rapper who is regarded as one of dancehall and reggae's most prolific artists of all time. He released his first album, Stage One, in 2000. However, it was in 2002 that he gained international fame after releasing his next album, Dutty Rock. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sean Paul has received more than 7,721,413 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Sean Paul is the 957th most popular musician (down from 954th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 19th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sean Pauls by language

Over the past year Sean Paul has had the most page views in the with 891,627 views, followed by Spanish (108,208), and French (96,654). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Slovenian (87.17%), Haitian (56.65%), and Simple English (51.38%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sean Paul ranks 957 out of 3,175Before him are D'arcy Wretzky, Ian McDonald, Al Jardine, Fats Waller, Dan Balan, and Mantovani. After him are Sammy Hagar, Scott Travis, Amy Lee, Fou Ts'ong, Phil Manzanera, and Simon Wright.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Sean Paul ranks 94Before him are Brandi Love, Seth MacFarlane, Eva Herzigová, Holly Marie Combs, ATB, and David Belle. After him are Oliver Neuville, Essam El Hadary, Roman Golovchenko, Nikos Christodoulides, Vincent Candela, and Hande Yener.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Sean Paul ranks 21 out of 189Before him are Patrick Ewing (1962), Desmond Dekker (1941), Stephen Hopkins (1958), Asafa Powell (1982), Burning Spear (1945), and Madge Sinclair (1938). After him are Bunny Wailer (1947), Max Romeo (1944), DJ Kool Herc (1955), Patrick Allen (1951), Martine Beswick (1941), and Cedella Booker (1926).

Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Sean Paul ranks 5Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), and Desmond Dekker (1941). After him are DJ Kool Herc (1955), Prince Buster (1938), Monty Alexander (1944), King Tubby (1941), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), and Damian Marley (1978).