1990 - Today
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Noted for his versatility in vocal style, music production, and eccentric presentation, the Weeknd is often cited as an influence to contemporary music, as well as by other artists.The Weeknd began his recording career in 2010, anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube. A year later, the Weeknd released the mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, and quickly earned a following and critical recognition from several mainstream publications due to his dark style of R&B and the mystique surrounding his identity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of The Weeknd has received more than 29,625,263 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). The Weeknd is the 815th most popular singer (up from 1,094th in 2019), the 225th most popular biography from Canada (up from 307th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Canadian Singer.
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Among singers, The Weeknd ranks 815 out of 3,541. Before him are Vanilla Ice, Sami Yusuf, Riccardo Fogli, Dr. John, Gregg Allman, and Michael Bublé. After him are Phil Anselmo, Dennis Frederiksen, Lightnin' Hopkins, Guy Béart, Elaine Paige, and Angelica Catalani.
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 809
1980 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 810
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 811
1941 - 2019
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 812
1947 - 2017
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 813
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 814
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 815
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 816
1951 - 2014
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 817
1912 - 1982
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 818
1930 - 2015
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 819
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 820
1780 - 1849
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 821
Among people born in 1990, The Weeknd ranks 13. Before him are Toni Kroos, Miralem Pjanić, Ciro Immobile, André Schürrle, Magnus Carlsen, and Machine Gun Kelly. After him are Douglas Costa, Bojan Krkić, David de Gea, Çağatay Ulusoy, Wojciech Szczęsny, and Peter Sagan.
1990 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 7
1990 - Present
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 8
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 9
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 10
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 11
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 12
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 13
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 14
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 15
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 16
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 17
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 18
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 19
Among people born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 225 out of 1,130. Before him are Robbie Robertson (1943), Raymond Massey (1896), Patrick J. Adams (1981), Kim Coates (1958), Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (1661), and Michael Bublé (1975). After him are Norman L. Bowen (1887), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Allan Dwan (1885), Harry Saltzman (1915), Hal Foster (1892), and Bobby Hull (1939).
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 219
1896 - 1983
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 220
1981 - Present
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 221
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 222
1661 - 1706
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 223
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 224
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 225
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 226
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 227
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 228
1915 - 1994
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 229
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 230
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 231
Among singers born in Canada, The Weeknd ranks 14. Before him are Shawn Mendes (1998), Nelly Furtado (1978), Shania Twain (1965), Alanis Morissette (1974), Jon Vickers (1926), and Michael Bublé (1975). After him are George London (1920), James LaBrie (1963), Garou (1972), Peaches (1966), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), and Terry Jacks (1944).
1998 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 9
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 10
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 11
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 12
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 13
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 14
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 15
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 16
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 17
1966 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 18
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 19
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 20