Singer
Umm Kulthum
Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress
1898 - 1975
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Umm Kulthum
Her biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2024). Umm Kulthum is the 20th most popular singer (up from 25th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Singer.
Umm Kulthum was a singer from Egypt who is most famous for her voice and her songs.
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Among Singers
Among singers, Umm Kulthum ranks 20 out of 5,024. Before her are Plácido Domingo, Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, David Bowie, Adriano Celentano, and Dalida. After her are Montserrat Caballé, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Demis Roussos, Enrico Caruso, and Tina Turner.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Plácido Domingo
1941 - Present
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 14
Frank Sinatra
1915 - 1998
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 15
Julio Iglesias
1943 - Present
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 16
David Bowie
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 17
Adriano Celentano
1938 - Present
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 18
Dalida
1933 - 1987
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 19
Umm Kulthum
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 20
Montserrat Caballé
1933 - 2018
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 21
Patti Smith
1946 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 22
Marianne Faithfull
1946 - 2025
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 23
Demis Roussos
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 24
Enrico Caruso
1873 - 1921
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 25
Tina Turner
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Umm Kulthum ranks 10. Before her are Alvar Aalto, Federico García Lorca, Enzo Ferrari, Sergei Eisenstein, René Magritte, and Stefania Turkewich. After her are Zhou Enlai, Leo Szilard, William James Sidis, M. C. Escher, Albert Lutuli, and George Gershwin. Among people deceased in 1975, Umm Kulthum ranks 8. Before her are Chiang Kai-shek, Francisco Franco, Hannah Arendt, Dmitri Shostakovich, Ivo Andrić, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. After her are Aristotle Onassis, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Robert Robinson, Otto Skorzeny, Josephine Baker, and Gustav Ludwig Hertz.
Others Born in 1898
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Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 4
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 5
Enzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 6
Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 7
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 8
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 9
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 11
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 12
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 13
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 14
Albert Lutuli
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 15
George Gershwin
COMPOSER
1898 - 1937
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1975
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Chiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 2
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 3
Hannah Arendt
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 4
Dmitri Shostakovich
COMPOSER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 5
Ivo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 6
Pier Paolo Pasolini
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1975
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 7
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 8
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 9
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 10
Robert Robinson
CHEMIST
1886 - 1975
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 11
Otto Skorzeny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1975
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 12
Josephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 13
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 14
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Umm Kulthum ranks 32 out of 773. Before her are Hagar (-1800), Hero of Alexandria (10), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Diophantus (201), Nefertari (-1290), and Dalida (1933). After her are Joshua (-1355), Seti I (-1323), Caesarion (-47), Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Demis Roussos (1946), and Mohamed Morsi (1951).
Others born in Egypt
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Hagar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 26
Hero of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
10 - 75
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 27
Athanasius of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 28
Diophantus
MATHEMATICIAN
201 - 300
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 29
Nefertari
COMPANION
1290 BC - 1255 BC
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 30
Dalida
SINGER
1933 - 1987
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 31
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 32
Joshua
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 79.39
Rank: 33
Seti I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1323 BC - 1279 BC
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 34
Caesarion
POLITICIAN
47 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.18
Rank: 35
Ptolemy XIV of Egypt
POLITICIAN
60 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 36
Demis Roussos
SINGER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 37
Mohamed Morsi
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2019
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 38
Among Singers In Egypt
Among singers born in Egypt, Umm Kulthum ranks 2. Before her is Dalida (1933). After her are Demis Roussos (1946), Georges Moustaki (1934), Claude François (1939), Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Guy Béart (1930), and Richard Anthony (1938).
Dalida
1933 - 1987
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 1
Umm Kulthum
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 2
Demis Roussos
1946 - 2015
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 3
Georges Moustaki
1934 - 2013
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 4
Claude François
1939 - 1978
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 5
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
1901 - 1991
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 6
Amr Diab
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 7
Leila Mourad
1918 - 1995
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 8
Sayed Darwish
1892 - 1923
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 9
Gohar Gasparyan
1924 - 2007
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 10
Guy Béart
1930 - 2015
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 11
Richard Anthony
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 12
