SINGER

Wyclef Jean

1969 - Today

Wyclef Jean

Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper and record producer. At the age of nine, he emigrated with his family to the Northeastern United States. In 1990, he formed the New Jersey–based hip hop trio Fugees with fellow musicians Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wyclef Jean has received more than 5,167,683 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Wyclef Jean is the 1,537th most popular singer (down from 1,311th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 39th in 2019) and the most popular Haitian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

5.2M
Page Views (PV)
53.45
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
2.92
Effective Languages (L*)
5.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wyclef Jean ranks 1,537 out of 4,381. Before him are Gilda, Colin Hay, Hadise, Billie Eilish, Darko Rundek, and Spencer Davis. After him are Edwin Starr, Serdar Ortaç, Richard Hell, Ani Lorak, Jaden Smith, and Márta Sebestyén.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Gilda
1961 - 1996
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 1,531
Colin Hay
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 1,532
Hadise
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,533
Billie Eilish
2001 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 1,534
Darko Rundek
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,535
Spencer Davis
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,536
Wyclef Jean
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,537
Edwin Starr
1942 - 2003
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,538
Serdar Ortaç
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 1,539
Richard Hell
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 1,540
Ani Lorak
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,541
Jaden Smith
1998 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,542
Márta Sebestyén
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,543

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Wyclef Jean ranks 264. Before him are Alexis Arquette, Vanderlei de Lima, Assala Nasri, Richard Virenque, Melinda Clarke, and Ever Palacios. After him are Lukas Moodysson, Domingos Paciência, Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Rana Hussein, Lisa Su, and Naomi Kawase.

Others Born in 1969

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Alexis Arquette
ACTOR
1969 - 2016
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 258
Vanderlei de Lima
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 259
Assala Nasri
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 260
Richard Virenque
CYCLIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 261
Melinda Clarke
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 262
Ever Palacios
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 263
Wyclef Jean
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 264
Lukas Moodysson
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 265
Domingos Paciência
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 266
Bisher Al-Khasawneh
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 267
Rana Hussein
COMPANION
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 268
Lisa Su
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 269
Naomi Kawase
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 270

In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Wyclef Jean ranks 46 out of 94. Before him are Michaëlle Jean (1957), Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745), Prosper Avril (1937), Dany Laferrière (1953), Ernst Jean-Joseph (1948), and Henri Françillon (1946). After him are Raoul Cédras (1949), Jocelerme Privert (1953), Marc Bazin (1932), Michèle Pierre-Louis (1947), Joseph Nérette (1924), and Louis Eugène Roy (1861).

Others born in Haiti

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Michaëlle Jean
JOURNALIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 40
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 41
Prosper Avril
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 42
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 43
Ernst Jean-Joseph
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 44
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 45
Wyclef Jean
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 46
Raoul Cédras
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 47
Jocelerme Privert
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 48
Marc Bazin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 49
Michèle Pierre-Louis
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 50
Joseph Nérette
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2007
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 51
Louis Eugène Roy
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 52