Musician

Hariprasad Chaurasia

Indian flautist

1938 - today

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Hariprasad Chaurasia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Hariprasad Chaurasia is the 1,673rd most popular musician (down from 1,390th in 2024), the 756th most popular biography from India (down from 631st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Musician.

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Jul 1

Hariprasad Chaurasia shares a July 1 birthday with Julius Caesar, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and Louis II of Hungary.

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Among Musicians

Among musicians, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 1,673 out of 3,175. Before him are Toumani Diabaté, Robert Cray, Carol Kaye, Sam Rivers, Jim Root, and Didier Lockwood. After him are Maxi Jazz, Mikhail Krug, Bobby Timmons, Nils Petter Molvær, Anneke van Giersbergen, and Harry Winter.

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Toumani Diabaté
1965 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 1,667
Robert Cray
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,668
Carol Kaye
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,669
Sam Rivers
1977 - 2025
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 1,670
Jim Root
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,671
Didier Lockwood
1956 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,672
Hariprasad Chaurasia
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,673
Maxi Jazz
1957 - 2022
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 1,674
Mikhail Krug
1962 - 2002
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,675
Bobby Timmons
1935 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 1,676
Nils Petter Molvær
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 1,677
Anneke van Giersbergen
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,678
Harry Winter
1914 - 2001
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 1,679

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 486. Before him are Peter Yarrow, Galina Gorokhova, Alexander Prokhanov, John Smith, Gyula Rákosi, and Omar Caetano. After him are Marina Ratner, Aleksei Petrenko, Bruce Alberts, Franco Luambo, Isidoro Díaz, and Porter Goss.

Others Born in 1938

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Peter Yarrow
SINGER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 480
Galina Gorokhova
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 481
Alexander Prokhanov
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 482
John Smith
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 483
Gyula Rákosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 484
Omar Caetano
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 485
Hariprasad Chaurasia
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 486
Marina Ratner
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 487
Aleksei Petrenko
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 488
Bruce Alberts
CHEMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 489
Franco Luambo
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1989
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 490
Isidoro Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 491
Porter Goss
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 492

In India

Among people born in India, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 756 out of 1,861. Before him are Balaji Vishwanath (1662), Tanuja (1943), Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (1947), Altaf Hussain Hali (1837), Trilok Gurtu (1951), and Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar (1935). After him are Tiger Shroff (1990), V. K. Sasikala (1954), Sharman Joshi (1979), Harish-Chandra (1923), C. P. Radhakrishnan (1957), and Chunky Panday (1962).

Others born in India

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Balaji Vishwanath
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1720
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 750
Tanuja
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 751
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 1984
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 752
Altaf Hussain Hali
WRITER
1837 - 1914
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 753
Trilok Gurtu
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 754
Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar
DANCER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 755
Hariprasad Chaurasia
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 756
Tiger Shroff
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 757
V. K. Sasikala
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 758
Sharman Joshi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 759
Harish-Chandra
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 1983
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 760
C. P. Radhakrishnan
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 761
Chunky Panday
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 762