SINGER

Youssou N'Dour

1959 - Today

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Youssou N'Dour (French: [jusu (ɛ)nduʁ], Wolof: Yuusu Nduur; also known as Youssou Madjiguène Ndour; born 1 October 1959) is a Senegalese singer, songwriter, musician, composer, occasional actor, businessman, and politician. In 2004, Rolling Stone described him as, "perhaps the most famous singer alive" in Senegal and much of Africa and in 2023, the same publication ranked him at number 69 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Youssou N'Dour has received more than 1,796,381 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Youssou N'Dour is the 327th most popular singer (down from 324th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Senegalese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Youssou N'Dour ranks 327 out of 4,381. Before him are Googoosh, Rod Evans, Jimmy Cliff, Karen Carpenter, Peter Green, and Sarah Brightman. After him are Hank Williams, Marc Bolan, Đorđe Balašević, Loalwa Braz, Alpha Blondy, and Natalia Oreiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Youssou N'Dour ranks 62. Before him are Donna Strickland, Per Gessle, Marwan Barghouti, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Sam Raimi, and Nina Hartley. After him are Victoria Abril, Christian Thielemann, Irene Cara, Chan Santokhi, Miki Matsubara, and Satoru Iwata.

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In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Youssou N'Dour ranks 7 out of 138. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906), Ségolène Royal (1953), Abdoulaye Wade (1926), Patrick Vieira (1976), Macky Sall (1961), and Abdou Diouf (1935). After him are Ousmane Sembène (1923), Cheikh Anta Diop (1923), Sadio Mané (1992), Patrice Evra (1981), Mariama Bâ (1929), and Jean-Pierre Adams (1948).

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Among SINGERS In Senegal

Among singers born in Senegal, Youssou N'Dour ranks 1. After him are Habib Koité (1958), and MC Solaar (1969).

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