SINGER

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

1940 - 2020

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Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (Persian: محمدرضا شجريان; Persian pronunciation: [mohæmːæd ɾeˈzɒː ʃædʒæɾiˈɒːn], 23 September 1940 – 8 October 2020) was an Iranian singer and master (Ostad) of Persian traditional music. He was also known for his skills in Persian calligraphy and humanitarian activities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian has received more than 561,842 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Mohammad-Reza Shajarian is the 602nd most popular singer (down from 601st in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Iran (down from 232nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Iranian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 602 out of 4,381. Before him are Michael Kiske, René Jacobs, Trini Lopez, Mary Hopkin, Julian Lennon, and Marta Kubišová. After him are Samira Said, Edgar P. Jacobs, Frankie Valli, Halsey, Josipa Lisac, and Adele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 188. Before him are Kunimitsu Takahashi, Georgi Ivanov, Anna Chromý, Dan Hedaya, Michael Parks, and Vyacheslav Ivankov. After him are Fouad Twal, Sandro Munari, Manfred Mann, Haing S. Ngor, Jon Elster, and Agostino Vallini. Among people deceased in 2020, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 185. Before him are Vyacheslav Kebich, Fernando Solanas, John Hume, Trini Lopez, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto. After him are Terry Goodkind, Vittorio Gregotti, Fred Willard, Sonja Ziemann, Pietro Anastasi, and Adolfo Nicolás.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 256 out of 631. Before him are Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani (967), Nima Yooshij (1897), Raffi (1835), Mohammad Beheshti (1928), Parvin E'tesami (1907), and Ubayd Zakani (1301). After him are Gholamreza Takhti (1930), Al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar (935), Asadi Tusi (999), Massoud Rajavi (1948), Mithridates IV of Parthia (null), and Mostafa Chamran (1932).

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Among SINGERS In Iran

Among singers born in Iran, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian ranks 3. Before him are Googoosh (1950), and Hayedeh (1942). After him are Arash (1977), Sami Yusuf (1980), Rita (1962), Ebi (1949), Dariush (1951), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Andy (1958), Laleh (1982), and Shohreh (1959).

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