MUSICIAN
Baaba Maal
1953 - Today
Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal (Fula: 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤢 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤, born 13 June 1953) is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several albums, both for independent and major labels. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baaba Maal has received more than 455,994 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Baaba Maal is the 1,766th most popular musician (down from 1,693rd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Senegal (down from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Senegalese Musician.
Memorability Metrics
460k
Page Views (PV)
42.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Baaba Maals by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Baaba Maal ranks 1,766 out of 2,662. Before her are Rick J. Jordan, Bob Gaudio, Gary Rossington, Sebastian Ingrosso, Bill Berry, and Jovdat Hajiyev. After her are Lene Marlin, Guy Fletcher, Robert Stigwood, Dominic Howard, Mikhail Krug, and Charlie Puth.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Rick J. Jordan
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,760
Bob Gaudio
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1,761
Gary Rossington
1951 - 2023
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,762
Sebastian Ingrosso
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,763
Bill Berry
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 1,764
Jovdat Hajiyev
1917 - 2002
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,765
Baaba Maal
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,766
Lene Marlin
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 1,767
Guy Fletcher
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 1,768
Robert Stigwood
1934 - 2016
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 1,769
Dominic Howard
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,770
Mikhail Krug
1962 - 2002
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 1,771
Charlie Puth
1991 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 1,772
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Baaba Maal ranks 392. Before her are Don Dokken, Janet Lynn, Ali Muhammad Mujawar, Jürgen Kurths, Christine Pascal, and Denzil Douglas. After her are Dimitris Avramopoulos, Friedhelm Funkel, Anthony Carmona, Tracy Scoggins, Valerie Mahaffey, and Albert Rust.
Others Born in 1953
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Don Dokken
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 386
Janet Lynn
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 387
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 388
Jürgen Kurths
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 389
Christine Pascal
1953 - 1996
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 390
Denzil Douglas
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 391
Baaba Maal
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 392
Dimitris Avramopoulos
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 393
Friedhelm Funkel
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 394
Anthony Carmona
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 395
Tracy Scoggins
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 396
Valerie Mahaffey
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 397
Albert Rust
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 398
In Senegal
Among people born in Senegal, Baaba Maal ranks 31 out of 114. Before her are Birago Diop (1908), Ibrahim Ba (1973), Habib Thiam (1933), Henri Camara (1977), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928), and Habib Koité (1958). After her are Safi Faye (1943), Mamadou Niang (1979), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), MC Solaar (1969), Ali Dia (1965), and Marie Senghor Basse (1930).
Others born in Senegal
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Birago Diop
1908 - 1989
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 25
Ibrahim Ba
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 26
Habib Thiam
1933 - 2017
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 27
Henri Camara
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 28
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
1928 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 29
Habib Koité
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 30
Baaba Maal
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 31
Safi Faye
1943 - 2023
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 32
Mamadou Niang
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 33
Khalilou Fadiga
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 34
MC Solaar
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 35
Ali Dia
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 36
Marie Senghor Basse
1930 - 2019
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 37
Among MUSICIANS In Senegal
Among musicians born in Senegal, Baaba Maal ranks 1.
