1956 - 1998
Lounès Matoub (Kabyle: Lwennas Meɛṭub; Arabic: معطوب الوناس) (24 January 1956 – 25 June 1998) was an Algerian Kabylian singer, poet, thinker who sparked an intellectual revolution, and mandole player who was an advocate of the Berber cause, human rights, and secularism in Algeria throughout his life. Matoub was reviled by most of the Muslim population in Algeria for his secular and atheist politics along with his militant advocacy of Berber rights, so he was unpopular among both warring parties during the Algerian Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lounès Matoub has received more than 168,740 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lounès Matoub is the 1,412th most popular singer, the 117th most popular biography from Algeria and the 3rd most popular Algerian Singer.
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Among singers, Lounès Matoub ranks 1,412 out of 3,528. Before him are Long John Baldry, Kelly Rowland, Tom Lehrer, Kesha, Jovanotti, and Neal Morse. After him are Tricky, Radojka Šverko, Lou Bega, José Guardiola, Usha Mangeshkar, and Fiorella Mannoia.
1941 - 2005
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,406
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,407
1928 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 1,408
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 1,409
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 1,410
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,411
1956 - 1998
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,412
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,413
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 1,414
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 1,415
1930 - 2012
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,416
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,417
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 1,418
Among people born in 1956, Lounès Matoub ranks 319. Before him are Peter Hook, Günther Jauch, Yurik Vardanyan, Steve Hogarth, Aleksandr Kaleri, and Hernán Darío Gómez. After him are Lee Ranaldo, Diane Warren, Tony Gilroy, Veronica Hart, Volen Siderov, and David Malpass. Among people deceased in 1998, Lounès Matoub ranks 227. Before him are Luis Cruz, Ilse Bing, Valerie Hobson, Anna Maria Ortese, Pino Dordoni, and Giovanni Valetti. After him are Robert Young, Bella Abzug, Persis Khambatta, Josephine Hutchinson, Gevorg Emin, and Tadeusz Ślusarski.
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 313
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 314
1956 - 2018
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 315
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 316
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 317
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 318
1956 - 1998
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 319
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 320
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 321
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 322
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 323
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 324
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 325
1925 - 1998
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 221
1899 - 1998
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 222
1917 - 1998
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 223
1914 - 1998
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 224
1926 - 1998
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 225
1913 - 1998
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 226
1956 - 1998
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 227
1907 - 1998
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 228
1920 - 1998
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 229
1948 - 1998
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 230
1903 - 1998
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 231
1919 - 1998
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 232
1950 - 1998
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 233
Among people born in Algeria, Lounès Matoub ranks 117 out of 184. Before him are Mustapha Dahleb (1952), Emmanuel Roblès (1914), Islam Slimani (1988), Abdelmalek Benhabyles (1921), Joseph Gonzales (1907), and Mustapha Zitouni (1928). After him are Joseph Alcazar (1911), Salima Ghezali (1958), Françoise Dürr (1942), Tahar Djaout (1954), Ernest Libérati (1906), and Jean Amrouche (1906).
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 111
1914 - 1995
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 112
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 113
1921 - 2018
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 114
1907 - 1984
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 115
1928 - 2014
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 116
1956 - 1998
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 117
1911 - 1979
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 118
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 119
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 120
1954 - 1993
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 121
1906 - 1983
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 122
1906 - 1962
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 123
Among singers born in Algeria, Lounès Matoub ranks 3. Before him are Cheb Mami (1966) and Idir (1949). After him are Biyouna (1952), Cheb Hasni (1968), Souad Massi (1972), Zaho (1980), and Kenza Farah (1986).
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1
1949 - 2020
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2
1956 - 1998
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 3
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 4
1968 - 1994
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 5
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 6
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.74
Rank: 7
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.91
Rank: 8