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Begum Akhtar

1914 - 1974

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Akhtari Bai Faizabadi (7 October 1914 – 30 October 1974), also known as Begum Akhtar, was an Indian singer and actress. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Begum Akhtar has received more than 792,730 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Begum Akhtar is the 1,510th most popular singer (up from 1,924th in 2019), the 684th most popular biography from India (up from 746th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Begum Akhtar ranks 1,510 out of 4,381. Before her are Mandy Moore, Valentina Monetta, M.I.A., Esther Phillips, Dannii Minogue, and Ewan MacColl. After her are George Thorogood, Katy Bødtger, Yellowman, Kirka, Acker Bilk, and Dana Winner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Begum Akhtar ranks 310. Before her are Joe Mercer, Fiorenzo Marini, Alessandro Frigerio, Kenneth More, Jan de Hartog, and Hamo Sahyan. After her are Ladislav Troják, Bruce M. Metzger, Rolf Holmberg, Hank Snow, Leabua Jonathan, and Hermann Pilnik. Among people deceased in 1974, Begum Akhtar ranks 200. Before her are Spyridon Marinatos, Bobby Timmons, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Frank Hussey, Otto Kruger, and Aldo Palazzeschi. After her are Arthur Crudup, Ferreira de Castro, Gerhard Lamprecht, Jaime Torres Bodet, Zinaida Yermolyeva, and Marieluise Fleißer.

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In India

Among people born in India, Begum Akhtar ranks 684 out of 1,861. Before her are Ardeshir Irani (1886), Neerja Bhanot (1963), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Manilal Gandhi (1892), Spike Milligan (1918), and Ashok Kumar (1911). After her are Freida Pinto (1984), Amrita Singh (1958), Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), Chiranjeevi (1955), Trilok Gurtu (1951), and Reema Lagoo (1958).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Begum Akhtar ranks 19. Before her are Kumar Sanu (1957), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Manna Dey (1919), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), and Ali Akbar Khan (1922). After her are Jasraj (1930), Peter Sarstedt (1941), Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), Vani Jairam (1945), Sonu Nigam (1973), and Pratima Barua Pandey (1934).

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