1978 - Today
Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 16 April 1978) (Somali: Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, Arabic: كَينَان عَبدِ وَرسَمَ Kaynān ʿAbdi Warsama), better known by his stage name K'naan (), is a Somali-Canadian rapper and singer. He rose to prominence with the success of his single "Wavin' Flag", which was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Besides hip hop, K'naan's sound is influenced by elements of Somali music and world music. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K'naan has received more than 1,309,630 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). K'naan is the 2,281st most popular musician (down from 2,062nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Somalia (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Somali Musician.
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Among musicians, K'naan ranks 2,281 out of 2,662. Before him are Jon Carin, Jónsi, Hughie Thomasson, David Lovering, Lisa Batiashvili, and Till Brönner. After him are Naushad, Joey Baron, Guthrie Govan, Naomi Munakata, Evelyn Glennie, and Show Lo.
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 2,275
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 2,276
1952 - 2007
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 2,277
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 2,278
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 2,279
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 2,280
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 2,281
1919 - 2006
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 2,282
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 2,283
1971 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 2,284
1955 - 2020
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 2,285
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 2,286
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 2,287
Among people born in 1978, K'naan ranks 355. Before him are Mini Andén, Alireza Faghani, Céline Bara, Andriy Vorobey, David Krumholtz, and Josie Maran. After him are Teddy Park, Mohammed Bouyeri, An Yong-hak, Simone Barone, Mark Jansen, and Camille.
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 349
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 350
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 351
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 352
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 353
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 354
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 355
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 356
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 357
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 358
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 359
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 360
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 361
Among people born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 31 out of 50. Before him are Mo Farah (1983), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), and Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958). After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Barkhad Abdi (1985), Hawa Abdi (1947), and Aden Madobe (1956).
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 25
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 26
1912 - 2012
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 27
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 28
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 29
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.39
Rank: 30
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 31
1941 - 2020
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 32
1952 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 33
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 34
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 35
1947 - 2020
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 36
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 37
Among musicians born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 1.