1919 - 2013
Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was a renowned Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar Gharana and receiving training under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. Manna Dey is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists in the Hindi film industry, and is often acknowledged for his significant contributions to integrating Indian classical music into Hindi commercial cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manna Dey has received more than 1,424,707 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Manna Dey is the 1,400th most popular singer (down from 962nd in 2019), the 583rd most popular biography from India (down from 420th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Indian Singer.
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Among singers, Manna Dey ranks 1,400 out of 3,528. Before him are Larisa Dolina, Rita, Alma Cogan, Johnny Burnette, Eagle-Eye Cherry, and Bill Kaulitz. After him are J Balvin, Calvin Harris, Lauri Ylönen, Lisa Ono, Vic Damone, and Long John Baldry.
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,394
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 1,395
1932 - 1966
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,396
1934 - 1964
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,397
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 1,398
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,399
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,400
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,401
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,402
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,403
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,404
1928 - 2018
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,405
1941 - 2005
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,406
Among people born in 1919, Manna Dey ranks 255. Before him are Grisha Filipov, Pauline Kael, Forrest Tucker, Masao Takemoto, Jan Flinterman, and Jorge de Sena. After him are Finn Helgesen, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Cláudio Santoro, Pief Panofsky, Kira Zvorykina, and Gevorg Emin. Among people deceased in 2013, Manna Dey ranks 335. Before him are Abdul Quader Molla, Hartmut Briesenick, Bert Stern, Trevor Bolder, Walter Jens, and Holger Juul Hansen. After him are Masae Kasai, Ersilio Tonini, Gerard Cieślik, Jan Zwartkruis, Judit Temes, and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
1919 - 1994
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 249
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 250
1919 - 1986
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 251
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 252
1919 - 1992
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 253
1919 - 1978
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 254
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 255
1919 - 2011
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 256
1919 - 2008
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 257
1919 - 1989
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 258
1919 - 2007
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 259
1919 - 2014
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 260
1919 - 1998
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 261
1948 - 2013
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 329
1949 - 2013
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 330
1929 - 2013
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 331
1950 - 2013
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 332
1923 - 2013
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 333
1924 - 2013
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 334
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 335
1933 - 2013
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 336
1914 - 2013
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 337
1927 - 2013
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 338
1926 - 2013
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 339
1930 - 2013
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 340
1927 - 2013
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 341
Among people born in India, Manna Dey ranks 583 out of 1,493. Before him are BP Koirala (1914), Tanuja (1943), Farida Jalal (1949), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), Naseeruddin Shah (1949), and Ela Bhatt (1933). After him are Mahboob Ali Khan (1866), John Shepherd-Barron (1925), Kareena Kapoor (1980), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Lobsang Sangay (1968), and Ilaiyaraaja (1943).
1914 - 1982
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 577
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 578
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 579
1925 - 2010
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 580
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 581
1933 - 2022
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 582
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 583
1866 - 1911
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 584
1925 - 2010
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 585
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 586
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 587
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 588
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 589
Among singers born in India, Manna Dey ranks 14. Before him are Kumar Sanu (1957), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Peter Sarstedt (1941), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), and Girija Devi (1929). After him are Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Udit Narayan (1955), K. J. Yesudas (1940), Jasraj (1930), Jagjit Singh (1941), and Bappi Lahiri (1952).
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 8
1946 - 2020
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 9
1913 - 2009
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 10
1941 - 2017
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 11
1922 - 2009
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 12
1929 - 2017
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 13
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 14
1935 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 15
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 16
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 17
1930 - 2020
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 18
1941 - 2011
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 19
1952 - 2022
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 20