MUSICIAN
Meshell Ndegeocello
1968 - Today

Meshell Ndegeocello
Meshell Ndegeocello ( mish-EL ən-DAY-gay-oh-CHEL-oh; born Michelle Lynn Johnson on August 29, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on some of her mid-career work. Her music incorporates a wide variety of influences, including funk, soul, jazz, hip hop, reggae and rock. She has received significant critical acclaim throughout her career, being nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, and winning three. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meshell Ndegeocello is the 1,644th most popular musician (up from 2,836th in 2019), the 5,027th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,393rd in 2019) and the 86th most popular German Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Meshell Ndegeocello ranks 1,644 out of 3,175. Before her are Daniel Viglietti, K. S. Chithra, Bill Frisell, Richard Rodney Bennett, Hubert Sumlin, and Benno Moiseiwitsch. After her are John Levén, Graham Gouldman, Hyde, Theodore Thomas, Laura Fygi, and Buddy DeFranco.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Viglietti
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,638
K. S. Chithra
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 1,639
Bill Frisell
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 1,640
Richard Rodney Bennett
1936 - 2012
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,641
Hubert Sumlin
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 1,642
Benno Moiseiwitsch
1890 - 1963
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,643
Meshell Ndegeocello
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 1,644
John Levén
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1,645
Graham Gouldman
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,646
Hyde
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 1,647
Theodore Thomas
1835 - 1905
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 1,648
Laura Fygi
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 1,649
Buddy DeFranco
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 1,650
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Meshell Ndegeocello ranks 251. Before her are Vano Merabishvili, Stephen Mangan, Cătălin Predoiu, Howard Donald, Bülent Korkmaz, and Kyle Eastwood. After her are Kiyohiko Azuma, Ken Akamatsu, Jamie Hewlett, Sergei Lukyanenko, Ishtar, and Zacarias Moussaoui.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsVano Merabishvili
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 245
Stephen Mangan
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 246
Cătălin Predoiu
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 247
Howard Donald
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 248
Bülent Korkmaz
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 249
Kyle Eastwood
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 250
Meshell Ndegeocello
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 251
Kiyohiko Azuma
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 252
Ken Akamatsu
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 253
Jamie Hewlett
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 254
Sergei Lukyanenko
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 255
Ishtar
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 256
Zacarias Moussaoui
EXTREMIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 257
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Meshell Ndegeocello ranks 5,030 out of 7,253. Before her are Hans Rademacher (1892), Friedrich Engel (1861), Chris Roberts (1944), Waldemar Tietgens (1879), Peter Gilmore (1931), and Carl Koldewey (1837). After her are Stanislaw Tillich (1959), Konrad Weise (1951), Kurt Thomas (1904), Ulrich Plenzdorf (1934), Brother Alois (1954), and Peter Härtling (1933).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans Rademacher
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5,024
Friedrich Engel
MATHEMATICIAN
1861 - 1941
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,025
Chris Roberts
SINGER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,026
Waldemar Tietgens
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,027
Peter Gilmore
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,028
Carl Koldewey
EXPLORER
1837 - 1908
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,029
Meshell Ndegeocello
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5,030
Stanislaw Tillich
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 5,031
Konrad Weise
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,032
Kurt Thomas
COMPOSER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,033
Ulrich Plenzdorf
WRITER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,034
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,035
Peter Härtling
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 5,036
Among MUSICIANS In Germany
Among musicians born in Germany, Meshell Ndegeocello ranks 86. Before her are Sabine Meyer (1959), Horst Stein (1928), Francis Buchholz (1954), Roland Grapow (1959), Reinhold Mack (1901), and C418 (1989). After her are Theodore Thomas (1835), Robert Hausmann (1852), Manuel Göttsching (1952), Nick Menza (1964), Matthias Reim (1957), and Shantel (1968).
Sabine Meyer
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 80
Horst Stein
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 81
Francis Buchholz
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 82
Roland Grapow
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 83
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 84
C418
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 85
Meshell Ndegeocello
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 86
Theodore Thomas
1835 - 1905
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 87
Robert Hausmann
1852 - 1909
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 88
Manuel Göttsching
1952 - 2022
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 89
Nick Menza
1964 - 2016
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 90
Matthias Reim
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 91
Shantel
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 92