SINGER
Wadih El Safi
1921 - 2013
Wadih El Safi
Wadih El Safi (Arabic: وديع الصافي, romanized: Wadīʿ aṣ-Ṣāfī, born Wadih Francis; November 1, 1921 – October 11, 2013) was a Lebanese singer and composer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wadih El Safi has received more than 219,357 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Wadih El Safi is the 653rd most popular singer (up from 806th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 79th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lebanese Singer.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
59.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.13
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Wadih El Safi ranks 653 out of 4,381. Before him are Gino Paoli, Marianna Martines, Big Mama Thornton, Roberto Alagna, Rocío Jurado, and Del Shannon. After him are Rick Parfitt, Sinan Sakić, Al Green, Ljuba Welitsch, Maria Farantouri, and Sam Hui.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGino Paoli
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 647
Marianna Martines
1744 - 1812
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 648
Big Mama Thornton
1926 - 1984
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 649
Roberto Alagna
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 650
Rocío Jurado
1946 - 2006
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 651
Del Shannon
1934 - 1990
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 652
Wadih El Safi
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 653
Rick Parfitt
1948 - 2016
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 654
Sinan Sakić
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 655
Al Green
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 656
Ljuba Welitsch
1913 - 1996
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 657
Maria Farantouri
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 658
Sam Hui
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 659
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Wadih El Safi ranks 171. Before him are Andrzej Munk, Gaston Reiff, Alex Haley, Daniel Gélin, Walter Laqueur, and Silvio Gazzaniga. After him are Reuven Feuerstein, Tadeusz Różewicz, Alphonse Massamba-Débat, Guy Laroche, Sixto Durán Ballén, and Vasco Gonçalves. Among people deceased in 2013, Wadih El Safi ranks 176. Before him are Jeff Hanneman, Yury Yakovlev, Julie Harris, Tony Musante, Lau Kar-leung, and Hjalmar Andersen. After him are Maria Tallchief, Angela Voigt, Jerry Buss, Georges Lautner, Aleksandr Serebrov, and Michael Ansara.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsAndrzej Munk
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1961
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 165
Gaston Reiff
ATHLETE
1921 - 1992
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 166
Alex Haley
WRITER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 167
Daniel Gélin
ACTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 168
Walter Laqueur
HISTORIAN
1921 - 2018
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 169
Silvio Gazzaniga
SCULPTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 170
Wadih El Safi
SINGER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 171
Reuven Feuerstein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 172
Tadeusz Różewicz
WRITER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 173
Alphonse Massamba-Débat
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1977
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 174
Guy Laroche
FASHION DESIGNER
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 175
Sixto Durán Ballén
ARCHITECT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 176
Vasco Gonçalves
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 177
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsJeff Hanneman
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2013
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 170
Yury Yakovlev
WRITER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 171
Julie Harris
ACTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 172
Tony Musante
ACTOR
1936 - 2013
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 173
Lau Kar-leung
ACTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 174
Hjalmar Andersen
SKATER
1923 - 2013
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 175
Wadih El Safi
SINGER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 176
Maria Tallchief
DANCER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 177
Angela Voigt
ATHLETE
1951 - 2013
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 178
Jerry Buss
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - 2013
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 179
Georges Lautner
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 180
Aleksandr Serebrov
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 181
Michael Ansara
ACTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 182
In Lebanon
Among people born in Lebanon, Wadih El Safi ranks 73 out of 145. Before him are Samir Geagea (1952), Abdalonymus (-305), Philo of Byblos (64), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), Etel Adnan (1925), and Riad Al Solh (1894). After him are Élias Sarkis (1924), Selim Hoss (1929), Gabriel Yared (1949), Charles Helou (1913), Hassan Diab (1959), and Callinicus of Heliopolis (700).
Others born in Lebanon
Go to all RankingsSamir Geagea
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 67
Abdalonymus
POLITICIAN
305 BC - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 68
Philo of Byblos
WRITER
64 - 141
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 69
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2019
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 70
Etel Adnan
WRITER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 71
Riad Al Solh
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1951
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 72
Wadih El Safi
SINGER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 73
Élias Sarkis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1985
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 74
Selim Hoss
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 75
Gabriel Yared
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 76
Charles Helou
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 77
Hassan Diab
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 78
Callinicus of Heliopolis
ARCHITECT
700 - 700
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 79
Among SINGERS In Lebanon
Among singers born in Lebanon, Wadih El Safi ranks 4. Before him are Fairuz (1935), Sabah (1927), and Gazebo (1960). After him are Nancy Ajram (1983), Fayza Ahmed (1934), Elissa (1972), Julia Boutros (1968), Maher Zain (1981), Najwa Karam (1966), Layal Abboud (1982), and Myriam Fares (1983).
Fairuz
1935 - Present
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 1
Sabah
1927 - 2014
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 2
Gazebo
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 3
Wadih El Safi
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 4
Nancy Ajram
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 5
Fayza Ahmed
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 6
Elissa
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 7
Julia Boutros
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 8
Maher Zain
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 9
Najwa Karam
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 10
Layal Abboud
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 11
Myriam Fares
1983 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 12