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Tupac Shakur

1971 - 1996

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Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential and successful rappers of all time. Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tupac Shakur has received more than 57,877,679 page views. His biography is available in 100 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Tupac Shakur is the 24th most popular singer (down from 21st in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from United States (up from 145th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Singer.

Tupac Shakur is most famous for being a rapper who was shot and killed in 1996.

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  • 58M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 100

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tupac Shakur ranks 24 out of 3,528Before him are Demis Roussos, Adriano Celentano, Enrico Caruso, Farinelli, Mick Jagger, and Barbra Streisand. After him are Johnny Cash, Agnetha Fältskog, Serge Gainsbourg, Umm Kulthum, Cesária Évora, and Brian Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Tupac Shakur ranks 2Before him is Elon Musk. After him are Justin Trudeau, Jared Leto, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Pep Guardiola, Julian Assange, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Renner, and Anna Netrebko. Among people deceased in 1996, Tupac Shakur ranks 5Before him are Baba Vanga, François Mitterrand, Marcello Mastroianni, and Thomas Kuhn. After him are Carl Sagan, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Marguerite Duras, Dzhokhar Dudayev, Ella Fitzgerald, and Joseph Brodsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tupac Shakur ranks 144 out of 18,182Before him are Amelia Earhart (1897), Vin Diesel (1967), Thomas Kuhn (1922), Jon Voight (1938), Steven Seagal (1952), and Frank Herbert (1920). After him are John Wayne (1907), Judy Garland (1922), J. D. Salinger (1919), Steve McQueen (1930), Will Smith (1968), and Johnny Depp (1963).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Tupac Shakur ranks 11Before him are Maria Callas (1923), Tina Turner (1939), Frank Sinatra (1915), Joan Baez (1941), Jim Morrison (1943), and Barbra Streisand (1942). After him are Johnny Cash (1932), Whitney Houston (1963), Barry White (1944), James Brown (1933), Patti Smith (1946), and Joe Dassin (1938).

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