MUSICIAN
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Today
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy (Arabic: مشاري بن راشد العفاسي) is a Kuwaiti qāriʾ (reciter of the Quran), imam, preacher, and nasheed artist. He studied in the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Qur'an, specializing in the ten qira'at and tafsir. Alafasy has released nasheed albums. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mishary Rashid Alafasy has received more than 650,221 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Mishary Rashid Alafasy is the 1,457th most popular musician (up from 1,578th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Kuwait (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Kuwaiti Musician.
Memorability Metrics
650k
Page Views (PV)
45.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Mishary Rashid Alafasies by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 1,457 out of 2,662. Before him are Zhanna Bichevskaya, Nancy Wilson, Brigitte Engerer, Darude, Jens Johansson, and Ramsey Lewis. After him are Johnny Marr, Cliff Martinez, Daniel Lanois, Nigo, Trevor Bolder, and Elliott Smith.
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Zhanna Bichevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 1,451
Nancy Wilson
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1,452
Brigitte Engerer
1952 - 2012
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1,453
Darude
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 1,454
Jens Johansson
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 1,455
Ramsey Lewis
1935 - 2022
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 1,456
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 1,457
Johnny Marr
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,458
Cliff Martinez
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,459
Daniel Lanois
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,460
Nigo
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,461
Trevor Bolder
1950 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,462
Elliott Smith
1969 - 2003
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,463
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 145. Before him are Rashida Jones, Keri Russell, Ueli Steck, Mick Blue, Petit, and Ruby Lin. After him are Oleg Sentsov, Kwon Sang-woo, Ayelet Shaked, Cha Tae-hyun, Desmond Harrington, and Sarah Chalke.
Others Born in 1976
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Rashida Jones
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 139
Keri Russell
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 140
Ueli Steck
1976 - 2017
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 141
Mick Blue
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 142
Petit
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 143
Ruby Lin
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 144
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 145
Oleg Sentsov
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 146
Kwon Sang-woo
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 147
Ayelet Shaked
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 148
Cha Tae-hyun
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 149
Desmond Harrington
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 150
Sarah Chalke
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 151
In Kuwait
Among people born in Kuwait, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 16 out of 27. Before him are Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895), Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913), Sabah I bin Jaber (1700), Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942), Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (1864), and Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (1953). After him are Faisal Al-Dakhil (1957), Jihadi John (1988), Fehaid Al-Deehani (1966), Yasser Al-Habib (1979), Bashar Abdullah (1977), and Fathi Kameel (1955).
Others born in Kuwait
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Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
1895 - 1965
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 10
Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
1913 - 1977
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 11
Sabah I bin Jaber
1700 - 1776
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 12
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 13
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
1864 - 1921
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 14
Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 15
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 16
Faisal Al-Dakhil
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17
Jihadi John
1988 - 2015
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 18
Fehaid Al-Deehani
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 19
Yasser Al-Habib
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 20
Bashar Abdullah
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 21
Fathi Kameel
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 22
Among MUSICIANS In Kuwait
Among musicians born in Kuwait, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 1.
