1990 - Today
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (Amharic: አበል መኮነን ተስፋዬ; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is known for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and signature use of the falsetto register. In 2009, Tesfaye expressed his interest in music when he began anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Weeknd has received more than 42,951,480 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). The Weeknd is the 1,140th most popular singer (down from 812th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Canada (down from 225th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Canadian Singer.
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Among singers, The Weeknd ranks 1,140 out of 3,528. Before him are Margot Hielscher, Maggie MacNeal, Mel B, Thomas Hampson, Biff Byford, and Rino Gaetano. After him are Dave Davies, Nina Badrić, Aaron Kwok, Lucho Gatica, Patrick Juvet, and Siouxsie Sioux.
1919 - 2017
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 1,134
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,135
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,136
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 1,137
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 1,138
1950 - 1981
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 1,139
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,140
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,141
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,142
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 1,143
1928 - 2018
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 1,144
1950 - 2021
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 1,145
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 1,146
Among people born in 1990, The Weeknd ranks 29. Before him are İlkay Gündoğan, Emiliano Sala, Eiza González, Nacho, Peter Sagan, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. After him are Elizabeth Debicki, Çağatay Ulusoy, SZA, Daley Blind, Valentina Nappi, and Wissam Ben Yedder.
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 23
1990 - 2019
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 24
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 25
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 26
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 27
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 28
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 29
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 30
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 31
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 32
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 33
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 34
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 35
Among people born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 321 out of 1,350. Before him are Roberta Bondar (1945), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Robertson Davies (1913), Alex Trebek (1940), and Barbara Ann Scott (1928). After him are Nancy Huston (1953), John McCrae (1872), Percy Williams (1908), Seth Rogen (1982), Grant Allen (1848), and Shawn Levy (1968).
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 315
1938 - 2023
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 316
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 317
1913 - 1995
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 318
1940 - 2020
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 319
1928 - 2012
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 320
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 321
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 322
1872 - 1918
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 323
1908 - 1982
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 324
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 325
1848 - 1899
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 326
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 327
Among singers born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 19. Before him are Jon Vickers (1926), James LaBrie (1963), Garou (1972), George London (1920), Peaches (1966), and Gordon Lightfoot (1938). After him are Terry Jacks (1944), Feist (1976), Alannah Myles (1958), Bruno Pelletier (1962), Daniel Powter (1971), and Grimes (1988).
1926 - 2015
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 13
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 14
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 15
1920 - 1985
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 16
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 17
1938 - 2023
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 18
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 19
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 20
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 21
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 22
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 23
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 24
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 25