CONDUCTOR
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Today
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father was the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and Mehta received his early musical education from him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zubin Mehta has received more than 1,837,966 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Zubin Mehta is the 6th most popular conductor (down from 5th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from India (down from 53rd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Conductor.
Zubin Mehta is most famous for being the conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
66.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
7.57
Effective Languages (L*)
3.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Zubin Mehtas by language
Over the past year Zubin Mehta has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 225,080 views, followed by German (48,221), and Japanese (30,428). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (166.50%), Chuvash (116.85%), and Serbian (112.59%)
Among CONDUCTORS
Among conductors, Zubin Mehta ranks 6 out of 128. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Arturo Toscanini, Daniel Barenboim, and Wilhelm Furtwängler. After him are Sergiu Celibidache, Riccardo Muti, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Karl Böhm.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
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Herbert von Karajan
1908 - 1989
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 1
Claudio Abbado
1933 - 2014
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 2
Arturo Toscanini
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 3
Daniel Barenboim
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Furtwängler
1886 - 1954
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 5
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 6
Sergiu Celibidache
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 7
Riccardo Muti
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 8
Seiji Ozawa
1935 - 2024
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 9
Lorin Maazel
1930 - 2014
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 10
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
Karl Böhm
1894 - 1981
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Zubin Mehta ranks 25. Before him are Wilt Chamberlain, Dennis Hopper, Ursula Andress, Barack Obama Sr., Harald zur Hausen, and Uwe Seeler. After him are Virna Lisi, David Carradine, Michael Landon, Ferid Murad, Richard Bach, and Georges Perec.
Others Born in 1936
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Wilt Chamberlain
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 19
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 20
Ursula Andress
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 21
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 22
Harald zur Hausen
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2023
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 23
Uwe Seeler
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 24
Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 25
Virna Lisi
ACTOR
1936 - 2014
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 26
David Carradine
ACTOR
1936 - 2009
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 27
Michael Landon
ACTOR
1936 - 1991
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 28
Ferid Murad
PHYSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 29
Richard Bach
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 30
Georges Perec
WRITER
1936 - 1982
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 31
In India
Among people born in India, Zubin Mehta ranks 58 out of 1,861. Before him are C. V. Raman (1888), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Harsha (590), Vyasa (-390), and Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924). After him are Radha (null), Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Premchand (1880), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), and Aśvaghoṣa (80).
Others born in India
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C. V. Raman
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 52
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1856 - 1920
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 53
Vallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 54
Harsha
POLITICIAN
590 - 647
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 55
Vyasa
PHILOSOPHER
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 56
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 57
Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 58
Radha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 59
Lata Mangeshkar
SINGER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 60
Premchand
WRITER
1880 - 1936
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 61
Bahadur Shah Zafar
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1862
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 62
Guru Gobind Singh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1666 - 1708
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 63
Aśvaghoṣa
PHILOSOPHER
80 - 150
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 64
Among CONDUCTORS In India
Among conductors born in India, Zubin Mehta ranks 1.
