SINGER

Wiley

1979 - Today

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Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley (formerly Wiley Kat), is a British grime MC, songwriter, DJ and record producer from Bow, London. Wiley is often labelled the "Godfather of Grime". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wiley has received more than 146,483 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wiley is the 4,159th most popular singer (down from 3,717th in 2019), the 7,902nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,981st in 2019) and the 355th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wiley ranks 4,159 out of 4,381. Before him are Sinéad Mulvey, Bia, Kirstin Maldonado, Aleksander Walmann, Rebecca St. James, and Viki Gabor. After him are Taylor Hicks, Colby O'Donis, Lee Dae-hwi, Kunal Ganjawala, Hyuk, and Eliza Doolittle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Wiley ranks 1,239. Before him are Taro Hasegawa, Brandon Adams, Ashish Nehra, Keiji Yoshimura, Yu Tokisaki, and Jonathan Greening. After him are Tomoyoshi Ono, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Rodrigo Nunes de Oliveira, Motoki Kawasaki, Daisuke Aono, and Andy Griffin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wiley ranks 7,902 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Kernaghan (1967), Tim Brabants (1977), Katie O'Brien (1986), Mark Delaney (1976), Brandon Williams (2000), and Jonathan Greening (1979). After him are Spencer Wilton (1973), Robert Snodgrass (1987), Stephen McManus (1982), Melanie Wilson (1984), Christine Ohuruogu (1984), and Morven Christie (1981).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Wiley ranks 355. Before him are Molly Smitten-Downes (1987), PinkPantheress (2001), Foxes (1989), Julie Fowlis (1978), Little Simz (1994), and Micachu (1987). After him are Eliza Doolittle (1988), Jade Thirlwall (1992), Rebecca Ferguson (1986), James Fox (1976), Ronan Parke (1998), and Ms. Dynamite (1981).

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