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Kishore Kumar

1929 - 1987

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Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern Indian music. Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kishore Kumar has received more than 12,110,384 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Kishore Kumar is the 309th most popular singer (up from 675th in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from India (up from 351st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kishore Kumar ranks 309 out of 4,381. Before him are Agnes Baltsa, Muslim Magomayev, Psy, Johnny Logan, Thalía, and "Weird Al" Yankovic. After him are Giulietta Simionato, Giuditta Pasta, Cab Calloway, Axl Rose, Théo Sarapo, and Ornella Vanoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Kishore Kumar ranks 114. Before him are André Previn, Antonio Carbajal, Menahem Golan, Carlos Lacoste, Bob Newhart, and June Carter Cash. After him are John Polanyi, Nureddin al-Atassi, Heiner Müller, Reino Börjesson, Joan Plowright, and Hugo Claus. Among people deceased in 1987, Kishore Kumar ranks 48. Before him are Peter Medawar, Mahadevi Varma, Naji al-Ali, Henry Ford II, William Stuart-Houston, and Anthony de Mello. After him are Bob Fosse, Rouben Mamoulian, Camille Chamoun, Eugen Jochum, Alistair MacLean, and Seyni Kountché.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kishore Kumar ranks 188 out of 1,861. Before him are Guru Arjan (1563), Jayadeva (1170), Ahilyabai Holkar (1725), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Anthony de Mello (1931), and Narayana Guru (1855). After him are George Alencherry (1945), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), Shilpa Shetty (1975), M. Visvesvaraya (1861), and Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Kishore Kumar ranks 3. Before him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), and Engelbert Humperdinck (1936). After him are Mohammed Rafi (1924), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Asha Bhosle (1933), Udit Narayan (1955), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Jagjit Singh (1941), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Girija Devi (1929), and Gangubai Hangal (1913).

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