MUSICIAN
Salif Keita
1949 - Today
Salif Keita
Salif Keïta (IPA: [salif keita]) (born 25 August 1949) is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salif Keita has received more than 815,921 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Salif Keita is the 300th most popular musician (up from 322nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Mali and the most popular Malian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
820k
Page Views (PV)
59.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
5.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Salif Keita ranks 300 out of 3,175. Before him are André Previn, Riccardo Cocciante, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Jerry Reed, Lisa Gerrard, and David Popper. After him are Barış Manço, Carl Michael Bellman, Joe Strummer, Fela Kuti, Cozy Powell, and Nicko McBrain.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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André Previn
1929 - 2019
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 294
Riccardo Cocciante
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 295
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 296
Jerry Reed
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 297
Lisa Gerrard
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 298
David Popper
1843 - 1913
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 299
Salif Keita
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 300
Barış Manço
1943 - 1999
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 301
Carl Michael Bellman
1740 - 1795
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 302
Joe Strummer
1952 - 2002
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 303
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 304
Cozy Powell
1947 - 1998
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 305
Nicko McBrain
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 306
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Salif Keita ranks 94. Before him are Annie Leibovitz, Quini, Josephine Chaplin, Joachim Sauer, Twiggy, and Han Duck-soo. After him are Bo Xilai, Axel Honneth, Alan García, Émerson Leão, Lasse Virén, and Elizabeth George.
Others Born in 1949
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Annie Leibovitz
PHOTOGRAPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 88
Quini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 89
Josephine Chaplin
ACTOR
1949 - 2023
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 90
Joachim Sauer
CHEMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 91
Twiggy
MODEL
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 92
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 93
Salif Keita
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 94
Bo Xilai
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 95
Axel Honneth
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 96
Alan García
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 97
Émerson Leão
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 98
Lasse Virén
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 99
Elizabeth George
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 100
In Mali
Among people born in Mali, Salif Keita ranks 7 out of 72. Before him are Musa I of Mali (1280), Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945), Jean Tigana (1955), Amadou Toumani Touré (1948), Modibo Keïta (1915), and Moussa Traoré (1936). After him are Salif Keïta (1946), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Bah Ndaw (1950), Askia Mohammad I (1443), Ali Farka Touré (1939), and Sonni Ali (1464).
Others born in Mali
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Musa I of Mali
POLITICIAN
1280 - 1337
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 1
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2
Jean Tigana
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 3
Amadou Toumani Touré
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4
Modibo Keïta
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1977
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 5
Moussa Traoré
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 6
Salif Keita
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 7
Salif Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 8
Alpha Oumar Konaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 9
Bah Ndaw
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 10
Askia Mohammad I
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1538
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 11
Ali Farka Touré
SINGER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 12
Sonni Ali
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1492
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 13
Among MUSICIANS In Mali
Among musicians born in Mali, Salif Keita ranks 1. After him are Toumani Diabaté (1965).
