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 537,132 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ali Farka Touré is the 356th most popular singer (down from 335th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Mali (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Singer.
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Among singers, Ali Farka Touré ranks 356 out of 3,541. Before him are Ricky Martin, Warda Al-Jazairia, Joe Lynn Turner, Viktor Tsoi, Iva Zanicchi, and Joseph Kobzon. After him are Kim Carnes, Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Miguel Bosé, Nexhmije Pagarusha, and Udo Dirkschneider.
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 350
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 351
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 352
1962 - 1990
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 353
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 354
1937 - 2018
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 355
1939 - 2006
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 356
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 357
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 358
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 359
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 360
1933 - 2020
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 361
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 362
Among people born in 1939, Ali Farka Touré ranks 120. Before him are Veruschka von Lehndorff, Neil Sedaka, Yaphet Kotto, Warda Al-Jazairia, Peter Bogdanovich, and Alan Baker. After him are Grace Slick, Yoshinobu Ishii, Karen Black, Leo Brouwer, Tarcisio Burgnich, and Paul Sorvino. Among people deceased in 2006, Ali Farka Touré ranks 88. Before him are Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Allen Carr, Richard Kuklinski, P. F. Strawson, Walerian Borowczyk, and Betty Friedan. After him are Elias Hrawi, María Capovilla, Anna Moffo, Rudolf Vrba, Ferenc Bene, and Coretta Scott King.
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 114
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 115
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 116
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 117
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 118
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 119
1939 - 2006
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 120
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 121
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 122
1939 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 123
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 124
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 125
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 126
1925 - 2006
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 82
1934 - 2006
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 83
1935 - 2006
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 84
1919 - 2006
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 85
1923 - 2006
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 86
1921 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 87
1939 - 2006
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 88
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 89
1889 - 2006
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 90
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 91
1924 - 2006
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 92
1944 - 2006
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 93
1927 - 2006
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 94
Among people born in Mali, Ali Farka Touré ranks 8 out of 46. Before him are Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945), Modibo Keïta (1915), Salif Keita (1949), Moussa Traoré (1936), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), and Jean Tigana (1955). After him are Askia Mohammad I (1443), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Dioncounda Traoré (1942), Sonni Ali (1464), Amadou Hampâté Bâ (1900), and Souleymane Cissé (1940).
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 2
1915 - 1977
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 3
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 4
1936 - 2020
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 5
1948 - 2020
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 6
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 7
1939 - 2006
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 8
1443 - 1538
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 9
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 11
1464 - 1492
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 12
1900 - 1991
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 13
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 14
Among singers born in Mali, Ali Farka Touré ranks 1. After him are Boubacar Traoré (1942), Oumou Sangaré (1968), Rokia Traoré (1974), and Aya Nakamura (1995).
1939 - 2006
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 2
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 4
1995 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 5