1950 - Today
Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فائقه آتشین; born 5 May 1950), known professionally as Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش, Persian: [guːˈguːʃ] ), is an Iranian singer and former actress. One of the most popular and prolific entertainers in Iran, her career has spanned over six decades. Googoosh has enjoyed significant popularity since the beginning of her career, ultimately becoming a cultural icon inside Iran and abroad.She is mainly known for her contributions to Iranian pop music, but she also starred in a variety of Persian movies from the 1950s to the 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Googoosh has received more than 1,131,026 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Googoosh is the 431st most popular singer (down from 398th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Iran (down from 188th in 2019) and the most popular Iranian Singer.
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Among singers, Googoosh ranks 431 out of 3,528. Before her are Andy Williams, Jungkook, Barry Manilow, Solomiya Krushelnytska, Zeca Afonso, and Peng Liyuan. After her are Carlo Bergonzi, Ronnie Spector, Facundo Cabral, Sabrina Salerno, Raina Kabaivanska, and Anette Olzon.
1927 - 2012
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 425
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 426
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 427
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 428
1929 - 1987
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 429
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 430
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 431
1924 - 2014
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 432
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 433
1937 - 2011
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 434
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 435
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 436
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 437
Among people born in 1950, Googoosh ranks 103. Before her are Neda Ukraden, Roger Hodgson, Barbara Sukowa, Camarón de la Isla, Ken Kutaragi, and David Duke. After her are Neil Jordan, Martin Short, Steve Hackett, Ubaldo Fillol, Vagit Alekperov, and Alexander Lebed.
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 97
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 98
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 99
1950 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 100
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 101
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 102
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 103
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 104
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 105
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 106
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 107
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 108
1950 - 2002
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 109
Among people born in Iran, Googoosh ranks 201 out of 528. Before her are Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), Baba Tahir (947), Orodes III of Parthia (-100), Reza Abbasi (1565), and Daqiqi (1000). After her are Mandane of Media (-584), Fazlollah Zahedi (1897), Lotf Ali Khan (1769), Azarmidokht (null), Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), and Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (1125).
1145 - 1234
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 195
1627 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 196
947 - 1032
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 197
100 BC - 6
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 198
1565 - 1635
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 199
1000 - 977
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 200
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 201
584 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 202
1897 - 1963
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 203
1769 - 1794
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 204
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 205
1281 - 1349
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 206
1125 - 1201
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 207
Among singers born in Iran, Googoosh ranks 1. After her are Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940), Hayedeh (1942), Arash (1977), Sami Yusuf (1980), Rita (1962), Dariush (1951), Andy (1958), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Shohreh (1959), Azam Ali (1970), and Laleh (1982).
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1
1940 - 2020
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 2
1942 - 1990
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 3
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 4
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 5
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 6
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 7
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 8
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 10
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 11
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 12