SINGER

Ahmad Zahir

1946 - 1979

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Ahmad Zahir (Pashto/Dari: احمد ظاهر; 14 June 1946 – 14 June 1979) was an Afghan singer, songwriter and composer. Dubbed the "Elvis of Afghanistan", he is widely considered the all-time greatest singer of Afghanistan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmad Zahir has received more than 462,410 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ahmad Zahir is the 484th most popular singer (up from 489th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ahmad Zahir ranks 484 out of 4,381. Before him are Marek Grechuta, IU, Jacques Pills, Facundo Cabral, Katy Perry, and R. Kelly. After him are Mari Boine, Miley Cyrus, Jeanette, Melanie, Gigi D'Agostino, and Al Martino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ahmad Zahir ranks 208. Before him are Colin Burgess, Krister Henriksson, Henryk Kasperczak, Jim Kelly, Sue Lyon, and Cheech Marin. After him are Renaud Camus, Udo Lindenberg, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Duane Allman, Rita Marley, and Patrick Head. Among people deceased in 1979, Ahmad Zahir ranks 85. Before him are Henrich Focke, Waldemar de Brito, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Walther Gerlach, Teruo Nakamura, and Merle Oberon. After him are Preguinho, Philippe Halsman, Santos Urdinarán, Larisa Shepitko, Katharine Burr Blodgett, and Morteza Motahhari.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Ahmad Zahir ranks 65 out of 177. Before him are Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Kujula Kadphises (20), Baysunghur (1397), Ismail Khan (1946), Mirwais Hotak (1673), and Ashraf Hotak (1700). After him are Muhammad Shah (1702), Dost Mohammad Khan (1793), Eucratides I (-170), Rabia Balkhi (1000), Khvandamir (1475), and Jalaluddin Haqqani (1939).

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Among SINGERS In Afghanistan

Among singers born in Afghanistan, Ahmad Zahir ranks 1. After him are Aryana Sayeed (1970).

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