ACTOR

Irrfan Khan

1967 - 2020

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Irrfan Khan (Hindustani pronunciation: [ɪrfaːn xaːn]) (born Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan; 7 January 1967 – 29 April 2020) was an Indian actor who worked in Indian cinema as well as British and American films. Widely regarded as one of the finest actors in world cinema, Khan's career spanned over 30 years and earned him numerous accolades, including a National Film Award, an Asian Film Award, and six Filmfare Awards. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irrfan Khan has received more than 19,948,850 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Irrfan Khan is the 3,447th most popular actor (down from 1,880th in 2019), the 495th most popular biography from India (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Indian Actor.

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  • 50.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Irrfan Khan ranks 3,447 out of 13,578. Before him are William Hickey, Adrian Paul, Shirley Eaton, Taylor Lautner, Jean Marsh, and Jimmy Fallon. After him are Alexis Bledel, Valentina Vargas, Anna Paquin, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kelly LeBrock, and Patsy Kensit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Irrfan Khan ranks 145. Before him are Madhuri Dixit, Tom Hollander, Zakk Wylde, Ty Burrell, Roberto Rosetti, and Dino Rađa. After him are Markus Söder, Louis C.K., Félix Savón, Nicolae Ciucă, Mario Cipollini, and Ruslan Khomchak. Among people deceased in 2020, Irrfan Khan ranks 311. Before him are Jaroslav Pollák, Taryn Power, Rosa Maria Sardà, Litokwa Tomeing, Frederick Ballantyne, and Justus Dahinden. After him are Irena Veisaitė, James Wolfensohn, Tengiz Sigua, János Göröcs, Wes Unseld, and Hamed Karoui.

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In India

Among people born in India, Irrfan Khan ranks 495 out of 1,861. Before him are Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805), Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928), Nutan (1936), Kumaragupta I (400), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), and Balaji Baji Rao (1720). After him are Kumar Pallana (1918), Waheeda Rehman (1938), Keshub Chandra Sen (1838), Sunny Deol (1956), Surendranath Banerjee (1848), and Ilaiyaraaja (1943).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Irrfan Khan ranks 45. Before him are Tanuja (1943), Anupam Kher (1955), Shammi Kapoor (1931), Madhuri Dixit (1967), Om Puri (1950), and Nutan (1936). After him are Kumar Pallana (1918), Waheeda Rehman (1938), Sunny Deol (1956), Erick Avari (1952), Priyanka Chopra (1982), and Jackie Shroff (1957).

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Television and Movie Roles

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