MUSICIAN

Naushad

1919 - 2006

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Naushad Ali (25 December 1919 – 5 May 2006) was an Indian composer for Hindi films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest and foremost music directors of the Hindi film industry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naushad has received more than 815,141 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Naushad is the 2,408th most popular musician (down from 2,273rd in 2019), the 995th most popular biography from India (down from 830th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Naushad ranks 2,408 out of 3,175. Before him are Jeff Baxter, Josh White, Bob Ludwig, Cindy Blackman Santana, DJ Shadow, and Nocturno Culto. After him are Madonna Wayne Gacy, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Gerald Wilson, Rick Savage, David Axelrod, and Zico.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Naushad ranks 342. Before him are Johnny Carey, Kitty Wells, David Blackwell, Walt Hansgen, Mason Adams, and George Avakian. After him are Isabella Abbott, Gretchen Fraser, Jayne Meadows, Ella Grasso, Ellen Stewart, and Mary Beth Hughes. Among people deceased in 2006, Naushad ranks 388. Before him are Stanley Kunitz, Walter Mantegazza, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Kevin Berry, Adrienne Shelly, and J Dilla. After him are Ellen Willis, Ed Bradley, Mervyn Wood, Isaac Gálvez, Irving Kaplansky, and John Spencer.

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In India

Among people born in India, Naushad ranks 995 out of 1,861. Before him are Padmaja Naidu (1900), Johnny Walker (1926), Varkey Vithayathil (1927), Arijit Singh (1987), Juliet Prowse (1936), and Salman Khurshid (1953). After him are Jagdeep (1939), Moushumi Chatterjee (1953), Rattanbai Jinnah (1900), Shahid Kapoor (1981), Kapil Sibal (1948), and Kapila Vatsyayan (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Naushad ranks 19. Before him are Mehdi Hassan (1927), A. R. Rahman (1966), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), Salil Chowdhury (1925), and Teejan Bai (1956). After him are Mohammed Zahur Khayyam (1927), K. S. Chithra (1963), Rajesh Roshan (1955), M. M. Keeravani (1961), U. Srinivas (1969), and Shubha Mudgal (1959).

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