1914 - 1974
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 654,501 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Begum Akhtar is the 1,931st most popular singer (down from 1,830th in 2019), the 750th most popular biography from India (down from 699th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Singer.
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Among singers, Begum Akhtar ranks 1,931 out of 3,528. Before her are Zlata Ognevich, Irma Thomas, Enrico Ruggeri, C. J. Ramone, J Dilla, and Booba. After her are Hindi Zahra, Dahyun, Pascal Obispo, Steve Strange, Cássia Eller, and Doda.
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,925
1941 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,926
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,927
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,928
1974 - 2006
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 1,929
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 1,930
1914 - 1974
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 1,931
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 1,932
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,933
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 1,934
1959 - 2015
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 1,935
1962 - 2001
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 1,936
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 1,937
Among people born in 1914, Begum Akhtar ranks 352. Before her are Forrest Towns, Clayton Moore, Hans Theilig, Carlo Biagi, Jack Medica, and Andrea Leeds. After her are Hank Snow, Josh White, Einari Teräsvirta, Julie Bishop, Jane Randolph, and Hillary Brooke. Among people deceased in 1974, Begum Akhtar ranks 222. Before her are Gaston Mercier, Zeffiro Furiassi, Ilona Massey, Clive Brook, Richard Long, and Frank Hussey. After her are Franz Wagner, Enrico Rivolta, Luis Marín, Tina Brooks, Jim Bausch, and Charles Rosher.
1914 - 1991
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 346
1914 - 1999
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 347
1914 - 1976
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 348
1914 - 1986
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 349
1914 - 1985
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 350
1914 - 1984
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 351
1914 - 1974
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 352
1914 - 1999
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 353
1914 - 1969
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 354
1914 - 1995
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 355
1914 - 2001
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 356
1914 - 2009
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 357
1914 - 1999
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 358
1932 - 1974
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 216
1923 - 1974
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 217
1910 - 1974
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 218
1887 - 1974
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 219
1927 - 1974
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 220
1905 - 1974
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 221
1914 - 1974
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 222
1911 - 1974
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 223
1905 - 1974
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 224
1906 - 1974
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 225
1932 - 1974
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 226
1906 - 1974
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 227
1885 - 1974
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 228
Among people born in India, Begum Akhtar ranks 750 out of 1,493. Before her are Simon Pimenta (1920), Kamal Ranadive (1917), Johnny Lever (1957), Sugata Mitra (1952), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), and N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946). After her are Kenneth Anderson (1891), Amit Shah (1964), Homai Vyarawalla (1913), V. Shantaram (1901), Jyoti Amge (1993), and Fareed Zakaria (1964).
1920 - 2013
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 744
1917 - 2001
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 745
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 746
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 747
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 748
1946 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 749
1914 - 1974
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 750
1891 - 1959
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 751
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 752
1913 - 2012
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 753
1901 - 1990
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 754
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 755
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 756
Among singers born in India, Begum Akhtar ranks 22. Before her are Udit Narayan (1955), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Jasraj (1930), Jagjit Singh (1941), Bappi Lahiri (1952), and Hemanta Mukherjee (1920). After her are Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), Vani Jairam (1945), Gauhar Jaan (1873), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), and Arijit Singh (1987).
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 16
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 17
1930 - 2020
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 18
1941 - 2011
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 19
1952 - 2022
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 20
1920 - 1989
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 21
1914 - 1974
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 22
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 23
1934 - 2008
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 24
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 25
1873 - 1930
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 26
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 27
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 28