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Skrillex

1988 - Today

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Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, and singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last. He recorded their first two studio albums with the band, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount (2004) and Heroine (2006), before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Skrillex has received more than 9,263,176 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia. Skrillex is the 1,498th most popular musician (up from 1,608th in 2019), the 7,549th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,019th in 2019) and the 544th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Skrillex ranks 1,498 out of 3,175. Before him are Sonny Fortune, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Tim Sköld, Cassandra Wilson, Duane Eddy, and Bobby Timmons. After him are Mana, Carol Kaye, Masaharu Fukuyama, Tommy Johnson, Jim Capaldi, and Jóhann Jóhannsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Skrillex ranks 74. Before him are Angelique Kerber, Maya Yoshida, Grimes, Steven Nzonzi, Josip Iličić, and Justin Gaethje. After him are Ahn Bo-hyun, Russell Westbrook, Jung Hae-in, Jonny Evans, Ibrahim Traoré, and Tori Black.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Skrillex ranks 7,549 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Timmons (1935), Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849), Dwyane Wade (1982), John Fitch (1743), Patrick Leahy (1940), and Robert Tarjan (1948). After him are William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), Rex Cawley (1940), Daniel Mann (1912), Samantha Mathis (1970), George O'Brien (1899), and Martin Luther King Sr. (1899).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Skrillex ranks 544. Before him are Nancy Wilson (1954), Charlie Byrd (1925), Sonny Fortune (1939), Cassandra Wilson (1955), Duane Eddy (1938), and Bobby Timmons (1935). After him are Carol Kaye (1935), Tommy Johnson (1896), Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Jeff Mills (1963), Bobby Keys (1943), and Tony Carey (1953).

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