1924 - 1980
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammed Rafi has received more than 5,586,498 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Mohammed Rafi is the 536th most popular singer (down from 462nd in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from India (down from 227th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Singer.
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Among singers, Mohammed Rafi ranks 536 out of 3,528. Before him are Nora Nova, Miley Cyrus, Alan Stivell, Emmylou Harris, Cristina Deutekom, and Maryla Rodowicz. After him are Ceca, Teresa Żylis-Gara, Howlin' Wolf, Mos Def, Sheryl Crow, and Graham Nash.
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 530
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 531
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 532
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 533
1931 - 2014
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 534
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 535
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 536
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 537
1930 - 2021
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 538
1910 - 1976
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 539
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 540
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 541
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 542
Among people born in 1924, Mohammed Rafi ranks 153. Before him are Dinah Washington, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Zizi Jeanmaire, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Ottmar Walter, and Donatas Banionis. After him are Margit Sandemo, David Cox, Lubomír Štrougal, M. Karunanidhi, Franco Basaglia, and Johannes Mario Simmel. Among people deceased in 1980, Mohammed Rafi ranks 105. Before him are William Tolbert, Erich Hückel, Barbara O'Neil, Richard Chase, Luigi Longo, and Francisco de Sá Carneiro. After him are Yahya Khan, Franco Basaglia, Héctor José Cámpora, Hellmuth Walter, Edelmiro Julián Farrell, and Rolf Nevanlinna.
1924 - 1963
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 147
1924 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 148
1924 - 2020
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 149
1924 - 1981
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 150
1924 - 2013
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 151
1924 - 2014
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 152
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 153
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 154
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 155
1924 - 2023
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 156
1924 - 2018
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 157
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 158
1924 - 2009
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 159
1913 - 1980
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 99
1896 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 100
1910 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 101
1950 - 1980
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 102
1900 - 1980
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
1934 - 1980
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 104
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 105
1914 - 1980
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 106
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 107
1909 - 1980
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 108
1900 - 1980
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 109
1887 - 1980
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 110
1895 - 1980
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 111
Among people born in India, Mohammed Rafi ranks 294 out of 1,493. Before him are Asha Bhosle (1933), Lindsay Anderson (1923), Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900), Rishabhanatha (null), Birbal (1528), and Rajaram I (1670). After him are Dhirubhai Ambani (1932), Irrfan Khan (1967), Matsyendranatha (901), M. N. Roy (1887), Gupta (240), and Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921).
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 288
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 289
1900 - 1990
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 290
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 291
1528 - 1586
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 292
1670 - 1700
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 293
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 294
1932 - 2002
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 295
1967 - 2020
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 296
901 - 1000
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 297
1887 - 1954
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 298
240 - 280
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 299
1921 - 2005
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 300
Among singers born in India, Mohammed Rafi ranks 4. Before him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), and Asha Bhosle (1933). After him are Kishore Kumar (1929), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Kumar Sanu (1957), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Peter Sarstedt (1941), and Ali Akbar Khan (1922).
1929 - 2022
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 2
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 3
1924 - 1980
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4
1929 - 1987
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 5
1916 - 2004
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 6
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 7
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