SINGER
Sami Yusuf
1980 - Today
Sami Yusuf
Sami Yusuf (born 21 July 1980) is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer of Azerbaijani descent. He gained international attention with the release of his debut album, Al-Muʽallim, in 2003. As of 2020, he has released eight studio albums, five live albums and one compilation album. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sami Yusuf has received more than 1,824,654 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Sami Yusuf is the 876th most popular singer (up from 964th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Iran (down from 311th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iranian Singer.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
57.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
7.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Sami Yusuf ranks 876 out of 4,381. Before him are Sissel Kyrkjebø, Renate Müller, Oleg Gazmanov, Bryan Johnson, Reinhard Mey, and Adam Lambert. After him are Chiquito de la Calzada, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Sabahudin Kurt, Aino Ackté, Liane Augustin, and Katja Ebstein.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSissel Kyrkjebø
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 870
Renate Müller
1906 - 1937
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 871
Oleg Gazmanov
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 872
Bryan Johnson
1926 - 1995
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 873
Reinhard Mey
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 874
Adam Lambert
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 875
Sami Yusuf
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 876
Chiquito de la Calzada
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 877
Luis Alberto Spinetta
1950 - 2012
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 878
Sabahudin Kurt
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 879
Aino Ackté
1876 - 1944
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 880
Liane Augustin
1927 - 1978
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 881
Katja Ebstein
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 882
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Sami Yusuf ranks 41. Before him are Jordana Brewster, Luís Fabiano, Jesse Jane, Roman Weidenfeller, Kim Tae-hee, and Cristian Chivu. After him are Tomáš Rosický, Emre Belözoğlu, Seydou Keita, Ashley Cole, Robbie Keane, and Jo Jung-suk.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsJordana Brewster
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 35
Luís Fabiano
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 36
Jesse Jane
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1980 - 2024
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 37
Roman Weidenfeller
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 38
Kim Tae-hee
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 39
Cristian Chivu
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 40
Sami Yusuf
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 41
Tomáš Rosický
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 42
Emre Belözoğlu
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 43
Seydou Keita
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 44
Ashley Cole
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 45
Robbie Keane
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 46
Jo Jung-suk
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 47
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Sami Yusuf ranks 320 out of 631. Before him are Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931), Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923), Farrokhroo Parsa (1922), Kamal-ol-molk (1848), Ibn Bibi (1250), and Abdolkarim Soroush (1945). After him are Mohammad Ali Fardin (1930), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Fatemeh Pahlavi (1928), Navvab Safavi (1924), and Jafar Sharif-Emami (1910).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsMohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 314
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
WRITER
1923 - 1969
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 315
Farrokhroo Parsa
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1980
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 316
Kamal-ol-molk
PAINTER
1848 - 1940
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 317
Ibn Bibi
WRITER
1250 - 1285
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 318
Abdolkarim Soroush
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 319
Sami Yusuf
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 320
Mohammad Ali Fardin
ACTOR
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 321
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 322
Mohammad Javad Zarif
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 323
Fatemeh Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1987
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 324
Navvab Safavi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 1956
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 325
Jafar Sharif-Emami
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1998
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 326
Among SINGERS In Iran
Among singers born in Iran, Sami Yusuf ranks 5. Before him are Googoosh (1950), Hayedeh (1942), Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940), and Arash (1977). After him are Rita (1962), Ebi (1949), Dariush (1951), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Andy (1958), Laleh (1982), and Shohreh (1959).
Googoosh
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1
Hayedeh
1942 - 1990
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 2
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
1940 - 2020
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 3
Arash
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 4
Sami Yusuf
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 5
Rita
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 6
Ebi
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7
Dariush
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 8
Shahram Nazeri
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 9
Andy
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
Laleh
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 11
Shohreh
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 12