SINGER
Habib Koité
1958 - Today
Habib Koité
Habib Koité (Bambara: ߤߊߓߌߓ ߞߎߥߊߕߍ, romanized: Habib Kuwatɛ, born 1958 in Thiès, Senegal) is a Senegalian-born Malian musician, singer, songwriter and griot based in Mali. His band, Bamada, was a supergroup of West African musicians, which included Kélétigui Diabaté on balafon. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Habib Koité is the 1,578th most popular singer (up from 1,770th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Senegal (up from 36th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Senegalese Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Habib Koité ranks 1,578 out of 4,381. Before him are Girija Devi, Phil Mogg, Frankie Lymon, Jelena Rozga, Zemfira, and CL. After him are Peter Yarrow, Chris Roberts, Havoc, Ricardo Montaner, Joe Arroyo, and Leonard Warren.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Girija Devi
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,572
Phil Mogg
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,573
Frankie Lymon
1942 - 1968
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 1,574
Jelena Rozga
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,575
Zemfira
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 1,576
CL
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,577
Habib Koité
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,578
Peter Yarrow
1938 - 2025
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,579
Chris Roberts
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,580
Havoc
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,581
Ricardo Montaner
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,582
Joe Arroyo
1955 - 2011
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,583
Leonard Warren
1911 - 1960
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,584
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Habib Koité ranks 320. Before him are Kiki VanDeWeghe, Nick Park, Frank Mill, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Michael Flatley, and Georgi Slavkov. After him are Luiz Carlos Ferreira, Sakine Cansız, Shafi Goldwasser, Olivier Grouillard, Jeffrey Williams, and Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo.
Others Born in 1958
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Kiki VanDeWeghe
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 314
Nick Park
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 315
Frank Mill
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 316
Lyudmila Kondratyeva
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 317
Michael Flatley
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 318
Georgi Slavkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2014
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 319
Habib Koité
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 320
Luiz Carlos Ferreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 321
Sakine Cansız
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1958 - 2013
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 322
Shafi Goldwasser
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 323
Olivier Grouillard
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 324
Jeffrey Williams
ASTRONAUT
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 325
Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2020
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 326
In Senegal
Among people born in Senegal, Habib Koité ranks 30 out of 138. Before him are Mahammed Dionne (1959), Aminata Sow Fall (1941), Idrissa Gueye (1989), Didier Raoult (1952), Fatma Samoura (1962), and Aliou Cissé (1976). After him are Birago Diop (1908), Ibrahim Ba (1973), Habib Thiam (1933), Papa Bouba Diop (1978), El Hadji Diouf (1981), and Amadou Dia Ba (1958).
Others born in Senegal
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Mahammed Dionne
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2024
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 24
Aminata Sow Fall
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 25
Idrissa Gueye
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 26
Didier Raoult
PHYSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 27
Fatma Samoura
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 28
Aliou Cissé
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 29
Habib Koité
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 30
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 31
Ibrahim Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 32
Habib Thiam
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 33
Papa Bouba Diop
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 34
El Hadji Diouf
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 35
Amadou Dia Ba
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 36
Among SINGERS In Senegal
Among singers born in Senegal, Habib Koité ranks 2. Before him are Youssou N'Dour (1959). After him are MC Solaar (1969).
Youssou N'Dour
1959 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 1
Habib Koité
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 2
MC Solaar
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 3
