1939 - 2006
Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006) was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music blends traditional Malian music and its derivative, African American blues and is considered a pioneer of African desert blues. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Farka Touré has received more than 601,655 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Ali Farka Touré is the 412th most popular singer (down from 355th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Mali (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Singer.
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Among singers, Ali Farka Touré ranks 412 out of 3,528. Before him are Stromae, Fritz Wunderlich, Ariana Grande, Camarón de la Isla, Lisa, and Mia Martini. After him are Lana Del Rey, Faustina Bordoni, Maggie Reilly, Taylor Swift, Don McLean, and Isabella Colbran.
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 406
1930 - 1966
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 407
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 408
1950 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 409
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 410
1947 - 1995
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 411
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 412
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 413
1697 - 1781
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 414
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 415
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 416
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 417
1785 - 1845
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 418
Among people born in 1939, Ali Farka Touré ranks 136. Before him are Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Kim Jae-ryong, Paul Sorvino, Maria Bueno, Susan Flannery, and George Hamilton. After him are Eduard Kukan, Adelardo Rodríguez, Leo Brouwer, Robert Hansen, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, and Sal Mineo. Among people deceased in 2006, Ali Farka Touré ranks 99. Before him are Mako, Milan Babić, Pierre Clostermann, Allan Kaprow, Trevor Berbick, and Tina Aumont. After him are P. F. Strawson, Shin Sang-ok, William Auld, Óscar Míguez, Elias Hrawi, and Anna Moffo.
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 130
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 131
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 132
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 133
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 134
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 135
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 136
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 137
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 138
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 139
1939 - 2014
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 140
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 141
1939 - 1976
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 142
1933 - 2006
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 93
1956 - 2006
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 94
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 95
1927 - 2006
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 96
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 97
1946 - 2006
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 98
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 99
1919 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 100
1926 - 2006
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 101
1924 - 2006
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 102
1927 - 2006
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 103
1926 - 2006
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 104
1932 - 2006
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 105
Among people born in Mali, Ali Farka Touré ranks 11 out of 62. Before him are Modibo Keïta (1915), Jean Tigana (1955), Salif Keita (1949), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), and Askia Mohammad I (1443). After him are Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Bah Ndaw (1950), Salif Keïta (1946), Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900), Sonni Ali (1464), and Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948).
1915 - 1977
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 5
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 7
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 9
1443 - 1538
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 10
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 11
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 12
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 13
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 14
1900 - 1991
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 15
1464 - 1492
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 16
1948 - 2021
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 17
Among singers born in Mali, Ali Farka Touré ranks 1. After him are Boubacar Traoré (1942), Oumou Sangaré (1968), Aya Nakamura (1995), Rokia Traoré (1974), and Inna Modja (1984).
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 3
1995 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 4
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 5
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.51
Rank: 6