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Guru

1961 - 2010

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Keith Edward Elam (July 17, 1961 – April 19, 2010), better known by his stage name Guru (a backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal), was an American rapper, record producer and actor. He was a member of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, along with DJ Premier. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2012, About.com placed him #49 on their list of Top 50 MCs of Our Time, and The Source ranked him #30 on their list of Top 50 Lyricists of All Time, saying "Guru dropped some of the most thoughtful rhymes on wax". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guru is the 1,825th most popular singer (down from 1,613th in 2019), the 10,021st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,461st in 2019) and the 492nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Guru ranks 1,825 out of 4,381. Before him are Lucie Mannheim, Tina Karol, Neil Finn, Felix, Alma Gluck, and Rick Ross. After him are Parveen Sultana, Chris Connor, Tanel Padar, Violeta Urmana, Asaf Avidan, and Benjamin Biolay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Guru ranks 406. Before him are Jaroslav Šilhavý, Roberto Cabañas, David Choquehuanca, Éric Dupond-Moretti, Dietmar Woidke, and Aram Sargsyan. After him are Vladimir Pashkov, Ray Mercer, Corrado Fabi, Violeta Urmana, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, and Douglas Coupland. Among people deceased in 2010, Guru ranks 381. Before him are Michael Foot, Jacques Swaters, Audrey Williamson, Janusz Zakrzeński, Paul Drayton, and Fatima Meer. After him are Franciszek Gągor, James MacArthur, Lisa Blount, Earl Wild, Zbigniew Gut, and Ted Stevens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Guru ranks 10,023 out of 20,380. Before him are Maxfield Parrish (1870), George Caleb Bingham (1811), Archibald MacLeish (1892), Johnny Mandel (1925), Gilbert Strang (1934), and Pamela Bellwood (1951). After him are Keegan-Michael Key (1971), Eleanor Boardman (1898), C. Thomas Howell (1966), Marc Connelly (1890), Geraldo Rivera (1943), and Steven Bochco (1943).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Guru ranks 492. Before him are Charles Brown (1922), Judee Sill (1944), Jessica Simpson (1980), MC Ren (1969), Norman Greenbaum (1942), and Rick Ross (1976). After him are Chris Connor (1927), Eddie Floyd (1937), Conway Twitty (1933), Gerard Way (1977), Cheryl Studer (1955), and Chris Barnes (1967).

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