MUSICIAN
Naushad
1919 - 2006
Naushad
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 809,138 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
810k
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.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJeff Baxter
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 2,402
Josh White
1914 - 1969
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 2,403
Bob Ludwig
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 2,404
Cindy Blackman Santana
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.70
Rank: 2,405
DJ Shadow
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 2,406
Nocturno Culto
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 2,407
Naushad
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 2,408
Madonna Wayne Gacy
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 2,409
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
1977 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 2,410
Gerald Wilson
1918 - 2014
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 2,411
Rick Savage
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 2,412
David Axelrod
1931 - 2017
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 2,413
Zico
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 2,414
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.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsJohnny Carey
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1995
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 336
Kitty Wells
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 337
David Blackwell
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 338
Walt Hansgen
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1966
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 339
Mason Adams
ACTOR
1919 - 2005
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 340
George Avakian
PRODUCER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 341
Naushad
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 342
Isabella Abbott
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 343
Gretchen Fraser
SKIER
1919 - 1994
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 344
Jayne Meadows
ACTOR
1919 - 2015
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 345
Ella Grasso
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1981
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 346
Ellen Stewart
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2011
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 347
Mary Beth Hughes
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 348
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsStanley Kunitz
WRITER
1905 - 2006
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 382
Walter Mantegazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2006
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 383
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 384
Kevin Berry
SWIMMER
1945 - 2006
HPI: 39.98
Rank: 385
Adrienne Shelly
ACTOR
1966 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 386
J Dilla
SINGER
1974 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 387
Naushad
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 388
Ellen Willis
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 389
Ed Bradley
WRITER
1941 - 2006
HPI: 39.20
Rank: 390
Mervyn Wood
ATHLETE
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.09
Rank: 391
Isaac Gálvez
CYCLIST
1975 - 2006
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 392
Irving Kaplansky
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 393
John Spencer
SNOOKER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 394
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).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsPadmaja Naidu
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1975
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 989
Johnny Walker
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 990
Varkey Vithayathil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2011
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 991
Arijit Singh
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 992
Juliet Prowse
ACTOR
1936 - 1996
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 993
Salman Khurshid
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 994
Naushad
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 995
Jagdeep
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 996
Moushumi Chatterjee
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 997
Rattanbai Jinnah
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1900 - 1929
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 998
Shahid Kapoor
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 999
Kapil Sibal
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 1,000
Kapila Vatsyayan
DANCER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 1,001
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).
Mehdi Hassan
1927 - 2012
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 13
A. R. Rahman
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 14
M. Balamuralikrishna
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 15
Amjad Ali Khan
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 16
Salil Chowdhury
1925 - 1995
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 17
Teejan Bai
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 18
Naushad
1919 - 2006
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 19
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 20
K. S. Chithra
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.29
Rank: 21
Rajesh Roshan
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 22
M. M. Keeravani
1961 - Present
HPI: 32.37
Rank: 23
U. Srinivas
1969 - 2014
HPI: 29.18
Rank: 24
Shubha Mudgal
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.08
Rank: 25