Musician
K'naan
Somali-Canadian musician
1978 - today
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K'naan
His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). K'naan is the 2,585th most popular musician (down from 2,533rd in 2024), the 44th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Somali Musician.
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Among Musicians
Among musicians, K'naan ranks 2,585 out of 3,175. Before him are Babatunde Olatunji, Junior Murvin, Earl Palmer, Kathleen Hanna, Kevin Jonas, and Stuart Hamm. After him are Sergey Shnurov, Oleksandr Ponomariov, Devendra Banhart, Colin Brittain, Ryan Adams, and Mai Kuraki.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Babatunde Olatunji
1927 - 2003
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 2,579
Junior Murvin
1949 - 2013
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 2,580
Earl Palmer
1924 - 2008
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 2,581
Kathleen Hanna
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 2,582
Kevin Jonas
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 2,583
Stuart Hamm
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 2,584
K'naan
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 2,585
Sergey Shnurov
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 2,586
Oleksandr Ponomariov
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 2,587
Devendra Banhart
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 2,588
Colin Brittain
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 2,589
Ryan Adams
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 2,590
Mai Kuraki
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 2,591
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, K'naan ranks 458. Before him are Erik Edman, Unax Ugalde, Gary, Misia, Sylvie Meis, and Hossein Rezazadeh. After him are Eddie Cahill, Sandro Schwarz, Ziad Jaziri, Chelsea Peretti, Nicky Byrne, and Archie Thompson.
Others Born in 1978
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Erik Edman
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 452
Unax Ugalde
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 453
Gary
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 454
Misia
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 455
Sylvie Meis
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 456
Hossein Rezazadeh
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 457
K'naan
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 458
Eddie Cahill
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 459
Sandro Schwarz
COACH
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 460
Ziad Jaziri
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 461
Chelsea Peretti
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 462
Nicky Byrne
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 463
Archie Thompson
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 464
In Somalia
Among people born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 44 out of NaN. Before him are Hamza Abdi Barre (1972), Hussein Farrah Aidid (1962), Mo Farah (1983), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), and Abdi Bile (1962). After him are Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958), Barkhad Abdi (1985), Mohammed Ahmed (1991), Ilhan Omar (1982), Samia Yusuf Omar (1991), and Mohamed Suleiman (1969).
Others born in Somalia
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Hamza Abdi Barre
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 38
Hussein Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 39
Mo Farah
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 40
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 41
Hassan Abshir Farah
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 42
Abdi Bile
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 43
K'naan
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 44
Faiza Jama Mohamed
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 45
Barkhad Abdi
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 46
Mohammed Ahmed
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 47
Ilhan Omar
POLITICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 48
Samia Yusuf Omar
ATHLETE
1991 - 2012
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 49
Mohamed Suleiman
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 50
Among Musicians In Somalia
Among musicians born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 1.
