1981 - 2020
Kizito Mihigo (25 July 1981 – 17 February 2020) was a Rwandan gospel singer, songwriter, organist, composer of sacred music, television presenter, genocide survivor, peace maker and peace and reconciliation activist. Kizito was an iconic activist who dedicated his life to healing the souls of his fellow genocide survivors and rebuilding unity and reconciliation in Rwanda. According to Kisito's words, published on Kizitomihigo.com, he claimed, "The objective of my works is to console and strengthen the wounded hearts, singing peace and forgiveness." His ultimate performance in healing and Peacebuilding started in 2010 when he created the Kizito Mihigo Peace Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to his cause.In April 2014, after releasing a critical song challenging the official narrative of the Rwandan genocide, Mihigo was arrested and charged with planning to oust the government. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kizito Mihigo has received more than 134,011 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Kizito Mihigo is the 3,411th most popular singer (down from 1,766th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Rwanda (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Rwandan Singer.
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Among singers, Kizito Mihigo ranks 3,411 out of 3,528. Before him are Duki, Willa Ford, Leo, Anastasia Vinnikova, Benny Blanco, and Ace Wilder. After him are Mélanie René, Ghazala Javed, Frans Jeppsson Wall, Khrystyna Soloviy, Birgitta Haukdal, and Nathan Trent.
1996 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 3,405
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 3,406
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.37
Rank: 3,407
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.35
Rank: 3,408
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.34
Rank: 3,409
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.34
Rank: 3,410
1981 - 2020
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 3,411
1990 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 3,412
1988 - 2012
HPI: 28.28
Rank: 3,413
1998 - Present
HPI: 28.25
Rank: 3,414
1993 - Present
HPI: 28.25
Rank: 3,415
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.22
Rank: 3,416
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.21
Rank: 3,417
Among people born in 1981, Kizito Mihigo ranks 881. Before him are Otto Fredrikson, Élson, Joel Lindpere, Rutger Smith, Willa Ford, and Emmanuel Pappoe. After him are Snorri Guðjónsson, Julio González, Piti, Sidney Samson, Diego Colotto, and Andrea Caracciolo. Among people deceased in 2020, Kizito Mihigo ranks 781. Before him are Floyd Cardoz, Lynn Shelton, Yahya Hassan, Miljan Mrdaković, Alex Pullin, and Tom Forsyth. After him are Willie Thorne, Robert Archibald, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Shad Gaspard, and Helin Bölek.
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.44
Rank: 875
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.43
Rank: 876
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.43
Rank: 877
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.43
Rank: 878
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.38
Rank: 879
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.36
Rank: 880
1981 - 2020
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 881
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.31
Rank: 882
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 883
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 884
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.28
Rank: 885
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.28
Rank: 886
1981 - Present
HPI: 28.27
Rank: 887
1960 - 2020
HPI: 29.31
Rank: 775
1965 - 2020
HPI: 29.19
Rank: 776
1995 - 2020
HPI: 29.03
Rank: 777
1982 - 2020
HPI: 29.00
Rank: 778
1987 - 2020
HPI: 28.69
Rank: 779
1949 - 2020
HPI: 28.62
Rank: 780
1981 - 2020
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 781
1954 - 2020
HPI: 27.99
Rank: 782
1980 - 2020
HPI: 27.90
Rank: 783
1967 - 2020
HPI: 27.43
Rank: 784
2000 - 2020
HPI: 27.19
Rank: 785
1981 - 2020
HPI: 27.08
Rank: 786
1991 - 2020
HPI: 26.64
Rank: 787
Among people born in Rwanda, Kizito Mihigo ranks 21 out of 21. Before him are Ncuti Gatwa (1992), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Augustin Bizimungu (1952), Louise Mushikiwabo (1961), Bernard Makuza (1961), and Édouard Ngirente (1973).
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 15
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 16
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 18
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 19
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.08
Rank: 20
1981 - 2020
HPI: 28.33
Rank: 21
Among singers born in Rwanda, Kizito Mihigo ranks 1.