SINGER
Fairuz
1935 - Today
Fairuz
Nouhad Wadie Haddad (born November 21, 1935), known as Fairuz, is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the most celebrated singers in the history of the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fairuz has received more than 2,150,120 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Fairuz is the 76th most popular singer (up from 81st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Singer.
Fairuz is most famous for her voice and singing style.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
67.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
4.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Fairuz ranks 76 out of 4,381. Before her are Billie Holiday, Prince, Amália Rodrigues, Ian Gillan, Bonnie Tyler, and The Notorious B.I.G.. After her are Morrissey, Diana Ross, Karel Gott, Anna Magdalena Bach, France Gall, and Gwen Stefani.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBillie Holiday
1915 - 1959
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 70
Prince
1958 - 2016
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 71
Amália Rodrigues
1920 - 1999
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 72
Ian Gillan
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 73
Bonnie Tyler
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 74
The Notorious B.I.G.
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 75
Fairuz
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 76
Morrissey
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 77
Diana Ross
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 78
Karel Gott
1939 - 2019
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 79
Anna Magdalena Bach
1701 - 1760
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 80
France Gall
1947 - 2018
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 81
Gwen Stefani
1969 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Fairuz ranks 23. Before her are Erich von Däniken, Ágota Kristóf, Julie Andrews, Omar Sívori, Omar Bongo, and Faisal II of Iraq. After her are Luis Suárez, Theo Angelopoulos, Edward Said, John Cazale, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and Sylvia Earle.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsErich von Däniken
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 17
Ágota Kristóf
WRITER
1935 - 2011
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 18
Julie Andrews
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 19
Omar Sívori
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2005
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 20
Omar Bongo
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 21
Faisal II of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1935 - 1958
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 22
Fairuz
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 23
Luis Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 24
Theo Angelopoulos
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 25
Edward Said
WRITER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 26
John Cazale
ACTOR
1935 - 1978
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 27
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 28
Sylvia Earle
BIOLOGIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 29
In Lebanon
Among people born in Lebanon, Fairuz ranks 12 out of 145. Before her are Dido (-879), Ulpian (170), Michel Aoun (1935), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), and Christina of Bolsena (210). After her are Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Pope Constantine (664), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Amin Maalouf (1949), and Eusebius of Nicomedia (280).
Others born in Lebanon
Go to all RankingsDido
POLITICIAN
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 6
Ulpian
LAWYER
170 - 228
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 7
Michel Aoun
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 8
Charbel Makhlouf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1828 - 1898
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 9
Rafic Hariri
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2005
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 10
Christina of Bolsena
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
210 - 304
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 11
Fairuz
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 12
Hassan Nasrallah
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 13
Pope Constantine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
664 - 715
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 14
Najib Mikati
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 15
Bachir Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1982
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 16
Amin Maalouf
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 17
Eusebius of Nicomedia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 341
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 18
Among SINGERS In Lebanon
Among singers born in Lebanon, Fairuz ranks 1. After her are Sabah (1927), Gazebo (1960), Wadih El Safi (1921), Nancy Ajram (1983), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Elissa (1972), Julia Boutros (1968), Maher Zain (1981), Najwa Karam (1966), Layal Abboud (1982), and Myriam Fares (1983).
Fairuz
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 1
Sabah
1927 - 2014
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 2
Gazebo
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 3
Wadih El Safi
1921 - 2013
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4
Nancy Ajram
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 5
Fayza Ahmed
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 6
Elissa
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 7
Julia Boutros
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 8
Maher Zain
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 9
Najwa Karam
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 10
Layal Abboud
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 11
Myriam Fares
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 12