MUSICIAN
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Today
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Qari Mishary bin Rashid Alafasy (Arabic: مشاري بن راشد العفاسي) is a Kuwaiti qāriʾ (reciter of the Quran), imam, preacher, and nasheed artist. He studied in the Islamic University of Madinah's College of Qur'an, specializing in the ten qira'at and tafsir. Alafasy has released nasheed albums. He usually recites in Arabic, but he has also recited nasheeds in Japanese, Turkish, English and French. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mishary Rashid Alafasy is the 1,295th most popular musician (up from 1,304th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Kuwait (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Kuwaiti Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 1,295 out of 3,175. Before him are Lennie Tristano, Hank Mobley, Barney Kessel, Mark Isham, Emanuel Ax, and Gary Rossington. After him are Neil Murray, Enzo Jannacci, David Amram, Danny Carey, John Abercrombie, and Anouar Brahem.
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Lennie Tristano
1919 - 1978
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,289
Hank Mobley
1930 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 1,290
Barney Kessel
1923 - 2004
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,291
Mark Isham
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,292
Emanuel Ax
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,293
Gary Rossington
1951 - 2023
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,294
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,295
Neil Murray
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,296
Enzo Jannacci
1935 - 2013
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,297
David Amram
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,298
Danny Carey
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,299
John Abercrombie
1944 - 2017
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,300
Anouar Brahem
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,301
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 108. Before him are Rigobert Song, Marco Rose, Emma Bunton, Giovanna Antonelli, Carice van Houten, and Sally Hawkins. After him are Samuel Kuffour, Tim Duncan, Zhao Wei, Jonathan Nolan, Jang Hyuk, and Seann William Scott.
Others Born in 1976
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Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 102
Marco Rose
COACH
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 103
Emma Bunton
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 104
Giovanna Antonelli
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 105
Carice van Houten
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 106
Sally Hawkins
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 107
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 108
Samuel Kuffour
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 109
Tim Duncan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 110
Zhao Wei
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 111
Jonathan Nolan
FILM DIRECTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 112
Jang Hyuk
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 113
Seann William Scott
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 114
In Kuwait
Among people born in Kuwait, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 16 out of 42. Before him are Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah (1953), Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1895), Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942), Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1913), Mubarak Al-Sabah (1837), and Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (1864). After him are Nasser Al-Sabah (1940), Alaa Hussein Ali (1949), Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (1956), Jihadi John (1988), Faisal Al-Dakhil (1957), and Faiza Al-Kharafi (1946).
Others born in Kuwait
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Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 10
Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1965
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2024
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 12
Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 13
Mubarak Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 14
Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1921
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 15
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
MUSICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 16
Nasser Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 17
Alaa Hussein Ali
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 18
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 19
Jihadi John
CELEBRITY
1988 - 2015
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 20
Faisal Al-Dakhil
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 21
Faiza Al-Kharafi
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 22
Among MUSICIANS In Kuwait
Among musicians born in Kuwait, Mishary Rashid Alafasy ranks 1.
