Musician
Fela Kuti
Nigerian musician and activist
1938 - 1997
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Fela Kuti
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Fela Kuti is the 300th most popular musician (up from 304th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Musician.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, Fela Kuti ranks 300 out of 3,445. Before him are Dolores O'Riordan, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Toots Thielemans, Michael Cretu, and Khaled. After him are Chico Buarque, RZA, Dion DiMucci, Mischa Maisky, Phil Taylor, and Grigory Sokolov.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Dolores O'Riordan
1971 - 2018
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 294
Leonardo De Lorenzo
1875 - 1962
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 295
Maria Theresia von Paradis
1759 - 1824
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 296
Toots Thielemans
1922 - 2016
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 297
Michael Cretu
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 298
Khaled
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 299
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 300
Chico Buarque
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 301
RZA
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 302
Dion DiMucci
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 303
Mischa Maisky
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 304
Phil Taylor
1954 - 2015
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 305
Grigory Sokolov
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 306
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Fela Kuti ranks 95. Before him are Ricardo Lagos, David Lane, Michael Rockefeller, Jerzy Skolimowski, Leiji Matsumoto, and Terence Stamp. After him are Carlos Bilardo, Taha Yassin Ramadan, Joyce Carol Oates, Elliott Gould, Ahmed Qurei, and Frank Langella. Among people deceased in 1997, Fela Kuti ranks 65. Before him are Shoichi Yokoi, George Wald, Masaru Ibuka, Hastings Banda, Miguel Najdorf, and Marco Ferreri. After him are Maria Prymachenko, Gerda Christian, Louis, Prince Napoléon, Yuri Nikulin, Bulat Okudzhava, and Narciso Yepes.
Others Born in 1938
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Ricardo Lagos
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 89
David Lane
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 90
Michael Rockefeller
EXPLORER
1938 - 1963
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 91
Jerzy Skolimowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 92
Leiji Matsumoto
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 93
Terence Stamp
ACTOR
1938 - 2025
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 94
Fela Kuti
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 95
Carlos Bilardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 96
Taha Yassin Ramadan
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 97
Joyce Carol Oates
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 98
Elliott Gould
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 99
Ahmed Qurei
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 100
Frank Langella
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 101
Others Deceased in 1997
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Shoichi Yokoi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 59
George Wald
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 60
Masaru Ibuka
ENGINEER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 61
Hastings Banda
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1997
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 62
Miguel Najdorf
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 63
Marco Ferreri
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1997
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 64
Fela Kuti
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 65
Maria Prymachenko
PAINTER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 66
Gerda Christian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 67
Louis, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 68
Yuri Nikulin
ACTOR
1921 - 1997
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 69
Bulat Okudzhava
WRITER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 70
Narciso Yepes
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1997
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 71
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Fela Kuti ranks 11 out of 443. Before him are Murtala Mohammed (1938), Chinua Achebe (1930), Francis Arinze (1932), Hugo Weaving (1960), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), and Nana Asmaʼu (1793). After him are Usman dan Fodio (1754), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Bola Tinubu (1952), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), and John Obi Mikel (1987).
Others born in Nigeria
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Murtala Mohammed
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1976
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 5
Chinua Achebe
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 6
Francis Arinze
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 7
Hugo Weaving
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 8
Muhammadu Buhari
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2025
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 9
Nana Asmaʼu
PHILOSOPHER
1793 - 1864
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 10
Fela Kuti
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 11
Usman dan Fodio
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 12
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1891
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 13
Olusegun Obasanjo
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 14
Bola Tinubu
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 15
Jay-Jay Okocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 16
John Obi Mikel
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 17
Among Musicians In Nigeria
Among musicians born in Nigeria, Fela Kuti ranks 2. Before him is Dr. Alban (1957). After him are Tony Allen (1940), Babatunde Olatunji (1927), Fela Sowande (1905), and Keziah Jones (1968).
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 2
Tony Allen
1940 - 2020
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
Babatunde Olatunji
1927 - 2003
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 4
Fela Sowande
1905 - 1987
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 5
Keziah Jones
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 6
