MUSICIAN
Baaba Maal
1953 - Today
Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal (Fula: 𞤄𞤢𞥄𞤦𞤢 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤, born 13 June 1953) is a Senegalese singer and guitarist born in Podor, on the Senegal River. In addition to acoustic guitar, he also plays percussion. He has released several albums, both for independent and major labels. In July 2003, he was made a UNDP Youth Emissary. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Baaba Maal is the 1,939th most popular musician (down from 1,643rd in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Senegalese Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Baaba Maal ranks 1,939 out of 3,175. Before her are Buddy Miles, Giovanni D'Anzi, Lionel Tertis, Steve Gaines, Anthony Braxton, and Fito Páez. After her are Cedar Walton, Sébastien Izambard, Matthew Tuck, Central Cee, Flavor Flav, and Steve Albini.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Buddy Miles
1947 - 2008
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 1,933
Giovanni D'Anzi
1906 - 1974
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 1,934
Lionel Tertis
1876 - 1975
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 1,935
Steve Gaines
1949 - 1977
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,936
Anthony Braxton
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,937
Fito Páez
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1,938
Baaba Maal
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,939
Cedar Walton
1934 - 2013
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 1,940
Sébastien Izambard
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 1,941
Matthew Tuck
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 1,942
Central Cee
1998 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 1,943
Flavor Flav
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 1,944
Steve Albini
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,945
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Baaba Maal ranks 475. Before her are Geoffrey Oryema, Ronald Worm, Philippe Douste-Blazy, Pavol Biroš, Ludo Peeters, and Irene Rosenfeld. After her are Franco Selvaggi, Gianbattista Baronchelli, Ferenc Kocsis, Cornel West, Arbana Xharra, and Wolfgang Hohlbein.
Others Born in 1953
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Geoffrey Oryema
SINGER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 469
Ronald Worm
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 470
Philippe Douste-Blazy
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 471
Pavol Biroš
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2020
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 472
Ludo Peeters
CYCLIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 473
Irene Rosenfeld
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 474
Baaba Maal
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 475
Franco Selvaggi
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 476
Gianbattista Baronchelli
CYCLIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 477
Ferenc Kocsis
WRESTLER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 478
Cornel West
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 479
Arbana Xharra
JOURNALIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 480
Wolfgang Hohlbein
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 481
In Senegal
Among people born in Senegal, Baaba Maal ranks 40 out of 138. Before her are Habib Thiam (1933), Papa Bouba Diop (1978), El Hadji Diouf (1981), Amadou Dia Ba (1958), Abdoulaye Faye (1978), and Cheikh Hamidou Kane (1928). After her are Marie Senghor Basse (1930), Aminata Touré (1962), Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara (1959), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), Ousmane Sonko (1974), and MC Solaar (1969).
Others born in Senegal
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Habib Thiam
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 34
Papa Bouba Diop
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 35
El Hadji Diouf
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 36
Amadou Dia Ba
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 37
Abdoulaye Faye
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 38
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 39
Baaba Maal
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 40
Marie Senghor Basse
PHYSICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 41
Aminata Touré
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 42
Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 43
Khalilou Fadiga
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 44
Ousmane Sonko
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 45
MC Solaar
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 46
Among MUSICIANS In Senegal
Among musicians born in Senegal, Baaba Maal ranks 1.
