RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Umm Kulthum bint Ali

630 - Today

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Umm Kulthūm bint ʿAlī (Arabic: أُمّ كُلْثُوم بِنْت عَلِيّ), also known as Zaynab al-Ṣughrā (Arabic: زَيْنَب ٱلصُّغْرَىٰ, lit. 'the junior Zaynab'), was the youngest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. A young Umm Kulthum lost her grandfather and mother in 632 CE. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Umm Kulthum bint Ali has received more than 893,715 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Umm Kulthum bint Ali is the 586th most popular religious figure (up from 748th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 96th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Umm Kulthum bint Ali is most famous for being the most famous singer in Egypt.

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  • 890k

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  • 70.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 586 out of 3,187. Before her are Hugues de Payens, Francis of Paola, Muadh ibn Jabal, Camillus de Lellis, Anna the Prophetess, and Edward the Confessor. After her are Ansgar, Marcel Lefebvre, Joseph of Cupertino, Ibn Hisham, Nachman of Breslov, and Pope Marcellinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 630, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 4. Before her are Constans II, Pope Conon, and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad. After her are Sigebert III, Di Renjie, Wamba, Anastasius Sinaita, and Fausta.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 87 out of 354. Before her are Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Ali (695), and Muadh ibn Jabal (600). After her are Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), and Amr ibn al-As (580).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 43. Before her are Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Ali (695), and Muadh ibn Jabal (600). After her are Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), and Abdullah ibn Salam (550).

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