Composers from India

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Indian Composers of all time. This list of famous Indian Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Indian Composers.

1. #1

   

   R. D. Burman

   1939 - 1994

   HPI 63.4426 languages

   Indian musician

2. #2

   

   Zakir Hussain

   1951 - 2024

   HPI 59.0339 languages

   Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.

3. #3

   

   Tyagaraja

   1767 - 1847

   HPI 58.6527 languages

   Indian composer of Carnatic music

4. #4

   

   Pritam

   b. 1971

   HPI 51.7722 languages

   Indian music director and composer

5. #5

   

   Anu Malik

   b. 1960

   HPI 44.6927 languages

   Indian music director and singer

6. #6

   

   Bombay Jayashri

   b. 1950

   HPI 44.5118 languages

   singer, music composer and teacher

7. #7

   

   Anirudh Ravichander

   b. 1990

   HPI 43.6517 languages

   Indian music composer

8. #8

   

   Yo Yo Honey Singh

   b. 1983

   HPI 42.1622 languages

   Indian rapper

9. #9

   

   Kailash Kher

   b. 1973

   HPI 38.7019 languages

   Indian pop-rock singer

10. #10

    

    Aadesh Shrivastava

    1964 - 2015

    HPI 37.3016 languages

    Indian composer (1966–2015)