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Sean Combs

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Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Diddy (formerly Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and others) is a former American rapper, record producer, record executive, and convicted felon. Born in Harlem, Combs worked as a talent director at Uptown Records before founding his own record label, Bad Boy Records, in 1993. He is credited with the discovery and development of many musical artists including Mary J. Blige, Usher, The Notorious B.I.G., and Justin Bieber among others. Combs's debut studio album, No Way Out (1997), peaked atop the Billboard 200 and has sold over 7 million copies in the US. Two of its singles, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You", topped the Billboard Hot 100—the latter was the first hip hop song to debut atop the chart. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean Combs is the 238th most popular musician (up from 908th in 2019), the 1,495th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,438th in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sean Combs ranks 238 out of 3,175. Before him are Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, Klaus Nomi, Gilberto Gil, Wanda Landowska, and Salif Keita. After him are Alfred Brendel, Moe Tucker, Muddy Waters, Brian Eno, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Pitbull.

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Among people born in 1969, Sean Combs ranks 25. Before him are Antonio Conte, Gerard Butler, Dennis Bergkamp, Linus Torvalds, Matthew McConaughey, and Edward Norton. After him are Matthew Perry, Jack Black, Ed Miliband, Chyna, Siniša Mihajlović, and Ajay Devgn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean Combs ranks 1,495 out of 20,380. Before him are Shelley Winters (1920), Magic Johnson (1959), John Kennedy (1951), Britney Spears (1981), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), and James Garner (1928). After him are Ed Wood (1924), Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920), Sean Baker (1971), Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), Arthur Penn (1922), and Samuel C. C. Ting (1936).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Sean Combs ranks 67. Before him are Willie Nelson (1933), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), Eric Peterson (1964), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Alicia Keys (1981), and Don Cherry (1936). After him are Moe Tucker (1944), Muddy Waters (1913), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Pitbull (1981), Thelonious Monk (1917), and John Zorn (1953).

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