ACTOR

Farooq Sheikh

1948 - 2013

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Farooq Sheikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter. He was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to acting in films in 2008 and continued to do so until his death on 28 December 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farooq Sheikh has received more than 1,629,361 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Farooq Sheikh is the 10,048th most popular actor (down from 10,032nd in 2019), the 1,126th most popular biography from India (down from 1,008th in 2019) and the 226th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Farooq Sheikh ranks 10,048 out of 13,578. Before him are Yumi Adachi, Kwak Dong-yeon, James Patrick Stuart, Sydney Penny, Antonio Sabàto Jr., and Kim So-eun. After him are Cas Anvar, Pawan Kalyan, Anna Tsuchiya, Paul Walter Hauser, Leigh-Allyn Baker, and Ruth Donnelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Farooq Sheikh ranks 763. Before him are Mariann Aalda, Nell Carter, Nancy Lynch, Teresa Graves, Pat Quinn, and Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury. After him are Jay Thomas, Shobhaa De, Prakash Karat, William M. Daley, Dennis Waterman, and Tom Udall. Among people deceased in 2013, Farooq Sheikh ranks 522. Before him are Bonnie Franklin, Sabine Bischoff, Kofi Awoonor, Tom Laughlin, Lisa Robin Kelly, and Jakob Arjouni. After him are Christopher Evan Welch, Barbara Lawrence, Allan Simonsen, Philippe Gaumont, Risë Stevens, and Lee Thompson Young.

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In India

Among people born in India, Farooq Sheikh ranks 1,126 out of 1,861. Before him are Ram Charan (1985), Raghubar Das (1955), Satish Kaushik (1956), Bhama Srinivasan (1935), Radhika Sarathkumar (1962), and Ahmed Rushdi (1934). After him are Pawan Kalyan (1971), Shraddha Kapoor (1987), Richard Allen (1902), Raja Rao (1908), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (1974), and Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Farooq Sheikh ranks 226. Before him are Mallika Sherawat (1976), Vikram (1966), Sonali Bendre (1975), Ram Charan (1985), Satish Kaushik (1956), and Radhika Sarathkumar (1962). After him are Pawan Kalyan (1971), Shraddha Kapoor (1987), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (1974), Deepti Naval (1952), Vijaya Mehta (1934), and Lillete Dubey (1953).

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