MUSICIAN
Dr. Alban
1957 - Today
Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian-born Swedish musician and producer with his own record label, Dr. Records. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dr. Alban has received more than 907,484 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Dr. Alban is the 214th most popular musician (down from 193rd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Musician.
Dr. Alban is most famous for his worldwide hit "It's My Life" and "Sing Hallelujah."
Memorability Metrics
910k
Page Views (PV)
60.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
9.72
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Dr. Albans by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Dr. Alban ranks 214 out of 2,662. Before him are Dinu Lipatti, Klaus Nomi, Dolores O'Riordan, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Kravitz, and Bill Haley. After him are Pete Townshend, Duff McKagan, Lucio Dalla, John Cale, J. J. Cale, and Leslie Cheung.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Dinu Lipatti
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 208
Klaus Nomi
1944 - 1983
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 209
Dolores O'Riordan
1971 - 2018
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 210
Snoop Dogg
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 211
Lenny Kravitz
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 212
Bill Haley
1925 - 1981
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 213
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 214
Pete Townshend
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 215
Duff McKagan
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 216
Lucio Dalla
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 217
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 218
J. J. Cale
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 219
Leslie Cheung
1956 - 2003
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Dr. Alban ranks 27. Before him are Steve Buscemi, Carole Bouquet, Falco, Ofra Haza, Paul Kagame, and Richard E. Grant. After him are Ai Weiwei, Kelly McGillis, Rumiko Takahashi, Rinat Dasayev, Theo van Gogh, and Cesare Prandelli.
Others Born in 1957
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Steve Buscemi
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 21
Carole Bouquet
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 22
Falco
1957 - 1998
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 23
Ofra Haza
1957 - 2000
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 24
Paul Kagame
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 25
Richard E. Grant
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 26
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 27
Ai Weiwei
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 28
Kelly McGillis
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 29
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 30
Rinat Dasayev
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 31
Theo van Gogh
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 32
Cesare Prandelli
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 33
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Dr. Alban ranks 4 out of 236. Before him are Hugo Weaving (1960), Wole Soyinka (1934), and Muhammadu Buhari (1942). After him are Chinua Achebe (1930), Fela Kuti (1938), Sade (1959), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), and Jay-Jay Okocha (1973).
Others born in Nigeria
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Hugo Weaving
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 1
Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 3
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 4
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 5
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
Sade
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 7
Usman dan Fodio
1754 - 1817
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 8
Olaudah Equiano
1745 - 1797
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 9
Hakeem Olajuwon
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 10
Olusegun Obasanjo
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 11
Jay-Jay Okocha
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 12
Among MUSICIANS In Nigeria
Among musicians born in Nigeria, Dr. Alban ranks 1. After him are Fela Kuti (1938) and Tony Allen (1940).
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 1
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 2
Tony Allen
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3
