SINGER
Afric Simone
1956 - Today
Afric Simone
Henrique Joaquim Simone (born October 10, 1939), known professionally as Afric Simone, is a Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and entertainer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Afric Simone has received more than 232,693 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Afric Simone is the 551st most popular singer (up from 685th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Mozambique (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Mozambican Singer.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
60.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
7.77
Effective Languages (L*)
1.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Afric Simone ranks 551 out of 4,381. Before him are Pierre Kartner, Christophe, Silvio Rodríguez, Heidi Brühl, Tiny Tim, and Renato Carosone. After him are Shania Twain, Chubby Checker, Czesław Niemen, Nino Ferrer, Stephen Stills, and Evert Taube.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Kartner
1935 - 2022
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 545
Christophe
1945 - 2020
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 546
Silvio Rodríguez
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 547
Heidi Brühl
1942 - 1991
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 548
Tiny Tim
1932 - 1996
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 549
Renato Carosone
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 550
Afric Simone
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 551
Shania Twain
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 552
Chubby Checker
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 553
Czesław Niemen
1939 - 2004
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 554
Nino Ferrer
1934 - 1998
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 555
Stephen Stills
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 556
Evert Taube
1890 - 1976
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 557
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Afric Simone ranks 122. Before him are GG Allin, Roderick MacKinnon, Tim Russ, Dana Delany, John Paul Getty III, and Steven Bauer. After him are Lisa Niemi, Pim Verbeek, Trần Đại Quang, Mirek Topolánek, Zlatko Kranjčar, and Catherine Ashton.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsGG Allin
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1993
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 116
Roderick MacKinnon
CHEMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 117
Tim Russ
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 118
Dana Delany
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 119
John Paul Getty III
NOBLEMAN
1956 - 2011
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 120
Steven Bauer
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 121
Afric Simone
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 122
Lisa Niemi
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 123
Pim Verbeek
COACH
1956 - 2019
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 124
Trần Đại Quang
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 125
Mirek Topolánek
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 126
Zlatko Kranjčar
COACH
1956 - 2021
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 127
Catherine Ashton
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 128
In Mozambique
Among people born in Mozambique, Afric Simone ranks 10 out of 38. Before him are Samora Machel (1933), Graça Machel (1945), Joaquim Chissano (1939), Armando Guebuza (1943), Mário Coluna (1935), and Filipe Nyusi (1959). After him are Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Ruy Guerra (1931), Júlio Duarte Langa (1927), Paulo Fonseca (1973), and Mia Couto (1955).
Others born in Mozambique
Go to all RankingsSamora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 4
Graça Machel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 5
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 6
Armando Guebuza
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 7
Mário Coluna
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 8
Filipe Nyusi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 9
Afric Simone
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 10
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 11
Eduardo Mondlane
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1969
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
Ruy Guerra
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 13
Júlio Duarte Langa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 14
Paulo Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 15
Mia Couto
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 16
Among SINGERS In Mozambique
Among singers born in Mozambique, Afric Simone ranks 1. After him are Mariza (1973), and António Calvário (1938).
Afric Simone
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 1
Mariza
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 2
António Calvário
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 3