SINGER
Wyclef Jean
1969 - Today
Wyclef Jean
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ( WY-klef ZHON; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper and singer. Born in Haiti, Jean emigrated to the United States as a child. He gained fame as a founding member of the Fugees, a New Jersey–based hip hop trio he formed in 1990 with Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel, serving as the group's lead producer and guitarist. Their second album The Score (1996) became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 46 in 2024). Wyclef Jean is the 1,507th most popular singer (up from 1,539th in 2024), the 53rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Haitian Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Wyclef Jean ranks 1,507 out of 4,381. Before him are Alannah Myles, Little Eva, Joji, Dennis Frederiksen, Milly Scott, and Sebastian Bach. After him are Bhimsen Joshi, Sandy Denny, Nada, Roland Orzabal, Darlene Love, and Najwa Karam.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Alannah Myles
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 1,501
Little Eva
1943 - 2003
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 1,502
Joji
1992 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 1,503
Dennis Frederiksen
1951 - 2014
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 1,504
Milly Scott
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 1,505
Sebastian Bach
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 1,506
Wyclef Jean
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,507
Bhimsen Joshi
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1,508
Sandy Denny
1947 - 1978
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,509
Nada
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,510
Roland Orzabal
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,511
Darlene Love
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,512
Najwa Karam
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,513
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Wyclef Jean ranks 268. Before him are Lukas Moodysson, Thomas Linke, Despina Vandi, Byron Moreno, Halvard Hanevold, and Olegário Benquerença. After him are Genco Gulan, Stefania Belmondo, Colman Domingo, J. P. Manoux, Andreas Pietschmann, and Valeri Karpin.
Others Born in 1969
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Lukas Moodysson
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 262
Thomas Linke
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 263
Despina Vandi
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 264
Byron Moreno
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 265
Halvard Hanevold
ATHLETE
1969 - 2019
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 266
Olegário Benquerença
REFEREE
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 267
Wyclef Jean
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 268
Genco Gulan
ARTIST
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 269
Stefania Belmondo
SKIER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 270
Colman Domingo
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 271
J. P. Manoux
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 272
Andreas Pietschmann
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 273
Valeri Karpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 274
In Haiti
Among people born in Haiti, Wyclef Jean ranks 53 out of 94. Before him are Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745), Prosper Avril (1937), Claudette Werleigh (1946), Claude Barthélemy (1945), Raoul Peck (1953), and Dany Laferrière (1953). After him are Henri Françillon (1946), Joseph Serge Miot (1946), Jean-Max Bellerive (1958), Marc Bazin (1932), Jacques-Édouard Alexis (1947), and Raoul Cédras (1949).
Others born in Haiti
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 47
Prosper Avril
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 48
Claudette Werleigh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 49
Claude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 50
Raoul Peck
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 51
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 52
Wyclef Jean
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 53
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 54
Joseph Serge Miot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2010
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 55
Jean-Max Bellerive
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 56
Marc Bazin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 57
Jacques-Édouard Alexis
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 58
Raoul Cédras
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 59
Among SINGERS In Haiti
Among singers born in Haiti, Wyclef Jean ranks 1.
