MUSICIAN
A. R. Rahman
1966 - Today
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) also known by the initialism ARR is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. He is a recipient of six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards, and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of A. R. Rahman has received more than 18,559,564 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). A. R. Rahman is the 1,777th most popular musician (up from 1,885th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from India (down from 706th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
19M
Page Views (PV)
44.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
60
Languages Editions (L)
1.51
Effective Languages (L*)
7.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, A. R. Rahman ranks 1,777 out of 3,175. Before him are Charles Lloyd, Gary Holt, Big Walter Horton, Clarence White, Cal Tjader, and Boris Brejcha. After him are Andraé Crouch, Dave Edmunds, Earl Wild, Laurent Garnier, Mel Tormé, and Tomoyasu Hotei.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Lloyd
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 1,771
Gary Holt
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 1,772
Big Walter Horton
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 1,773
Clarence White
1944 - 1973
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,774
Cal Tjader
1925 - 1982
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,775
Boris Brejcha
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 1,776
A. R. Rahman
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 1,777
Andraé Crouch
1942 - 2015
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 1,778
Dave Edmunds
1944 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 1,779
Earl Wild
1915 - 2010
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 1,780
Laurent Garnier
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,781
Mel Tormé
1925 - 1999
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 1,782
Tomoyasu Hotei
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 1,783
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, A. R. Rahman ranks 291. Before him are Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Tyler Mane, Hilarion, Juhan Parts, Pierre Thorsson, and Mauro Picotto. After him are Laurent Garnier, Mary Stuart Masterson, Zlatko Yankov, Scott Derrickson, Lucrecia Martel, and Randy Barnes.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsBasuki Tjahaja Purnama
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 285
Tyler Mane
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 286
Hilarion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 287
Juhan Parts
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 288
Pierre Thorsson
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 289
Mauro Picotto
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 290
A. R. Rahman
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 291
Laurent Garnier
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 292
Mary Stuart Masterson
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 293
Zlatko Yankov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 294
Scott Derrickson
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 295
Lucrecia Martel
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 296
Randy Barnes
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 297
In India
Among people born in India, A. R. Rahman ranks 753 out of 1,861. Before him are Javed Akhtar (1945), Dean Mahomed (1759), Subramanian Swamy (1939), John Shepherd-Barron (1925), Sumitra Mahajan (1943), and Nambi Narayanan (1941). After him are Kirron Kher (1955), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), Sunil Gavaskar (1949), Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), and Raj Reddy (1937).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsJaved Akhtar
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 747
Dean Mahomed
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1851
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 748
Subramanian Swamy
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 749
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 750
Sumitra Mahajan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 751
Nambi Narayanan
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 752
A. R. Rahman
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 753
Kirron Kher
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 754
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
WRITER
1872 - 1953
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 755
Sunil Gavaskar
CRICKETER
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 756
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
WRITER
1907 - 1966
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 757
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1987
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 758
Raj Reddy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 759
Among MUSICIANS In India
Among musicians born in India, A. R. Rahman ranks 14. Before him are Ilaiyaraaja (1943), Barry Hay (1948), Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938), Christian Zacharias (1950), Trilok Gurtu (1951), and Mehdi Hassan (1927). After him are M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), Salil Chowdhury (1925), Teejan Bai (1956), Naushad (1919), and Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927).
Ilaiyaraaja
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 8
Barry Hay
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 9
Hariprasad Chaurasia
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 10
Christian Zacharias
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 11
Trilok Gurtu
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 12
Mehdi Hassan
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 13
A. R. Rahman
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 14
M. Balamuralikrishna
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 15
Amjad Ali Khan
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 16
Salil Chowdhury
1925 - 1995
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 17
Teejan Bai
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 18
Naushad
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 19
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 20