MUSICIAN
Hariprasad Chaurasia
1938 - Today
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, in the Hindustani classical tradition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hariprasad Chaurasia has received more than 1,354,211 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Hariprasad Chaurasia is the 1,389th most popular musician (down from 1,272nd in 2019), the 631st most popular biography from India (down from 519th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
47.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.22
Effective Languages (L*)
3.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 1,389 out of 3,175. Before him are Joe Sample, Gary Rossington, Mary Lou Williams, Steve Miller, Monty Alexander, and Ron Geesin. After him are Geddy Lee, Bruce Johnston, Jörg Michael, Gary Wright, John Hammond, and Reinhold Mack.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoe Sample
1939 - 2014
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 1,383
Gary Rossington
1951 - 2023
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 1,384
Mary Lou Williams
1910 - 1981
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,385
Steve Miller
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 1,386
Monty Alexander
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 1,387
Ron Geesin
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,388
Hariprasad Chaurasia
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 1,389
Geddy Lee
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 1,390
Bruce Johnston
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,391
Jörg Michael
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,392
Gary Wright
1943 - 2023
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 1,393
John Hammond
1910 - 1987
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 1,394
Reinhold Mack
1901 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 1,395
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 399. Before him are John Corigliano, Aleksei Petrenko, Connie Stevens, Richard Benjamin, Gavino Ledda, and Verna Bloom. After him are John Smith, Reni Santoni, Eve Kivi, Franco Luambo, Frans van der Lugt, and Ron Ely.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsJohn Corigliano
COMPOSER
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 393
Aleksei Petrenko
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 394
Connie Stevens
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 395
Richard Benjamin
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 396
Gavino Ledda
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 397
Verna Bloom
ACTOR
1938 - 2019
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 398
Hariprasad Chaurasia
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 399
John Smith
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1994
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 400
Reni Santoni
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 401
Eve Kivi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 402
Franco Luambo
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1989
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 403
Frans van der Lugt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2014
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 404
Ron Ely
ACTOR
1938 - 2024
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 405
In India
Among people born in India, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 631 out of 1,861. Before him are ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni (1540), Indra Nooyi (1955), Rajkumar (1929), Abhishek Bachchan (1976), Oswald Gracias (1944), and Rukmini Devi Arundale (1904). After him are Homi K. Bhabha (1949), Wasim Sajjad (1941), William Birdwood (1865), S. Jaishankar (1955), Pratibha Ray (1944), and Sudha Murty (1950).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1615
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 625
Indra Nooyi
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 626
Rajkumar
ACTOR
1929 - 2006
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 627
Abhishek Bachchan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 628
Oswald Gracias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 629
Rukmini Devi Arundale
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 630
Hariprasad Chaurasia
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 631
Homi K. Bhabha
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 632
Wasim Sajjad
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 633
William Birdwood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1951
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 634
S. Jaishankar
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 635
Pratibha Ray
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 636
Sudha Murty
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 637
Among MUSICIANS In India
Among musicians born in India, Hariprasad Chaurasia ranks 10. Before him are Ravi Shankar (1920), Ram Narayan (1927), Tansen (1493), Bismillah Khan (1916), Ilaiyaraaja (1943), and Barry Hay (1948). After him are Christian Zacharias (1950), Trilok Gurtu (1951), Mehdi Hassan (1927), A. R. Rahman (1966), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), and Amjad Ali Khan (1945).
Ravi Shankar
1920 - 2012
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 4
Ram Narayan
1927 - 2024
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 5
Tansen
1493 - 1493
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 6
Bismillah Khan
1916 - 2006
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 7
Ilaiyaraaja
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 8
Barry Hay
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 9
Hariprasad Chaurasia
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 10
Christian Zacharias
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 11
Trilok Gurtu
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 12
Mehdi Hassan
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 13
A. R. Rahman
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 14
M. Balamuralikrishna
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 15
Amjad Ali Khan
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 16