Composer

R. D. Burman

1939 - 1994

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R. D. Burman

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). R. D. Burman is the 540th most popular composer (up from 1,337th in 2024), the 280th most popular biography from India (up from 806th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Composer.

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Among Composers

Among composers, R. D. Burman ranks 540 out of 1,451. Before him are Terry Riley, Albert Ketèlbey, Michael Kamen, Vasily Kalinnikov, Gara Garayev, and Henri Duparc. After him are Johann Adam Hiller, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, Hans Swarowsky, Philippe Herreweghe, John Adams, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

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Terry Riley
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 534
Albert Ketèlbey
1875 - 1959
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 535
Michael Kamen
1948 - 2003
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 536
Vasily Kalinnikov
1866 - 1900
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 537
Gara Garayev
1918 - 1982
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 538
Henri Duparc
1848 - 1933
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 539
R. D. Burman
1939 - 1994
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 540
Johann Adam Hiller
1728 - 1804
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 541
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach
1759 - 1845
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 542
Hans Swarowsky
1899 - 1975
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 543
Philippe Herreweghe
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 544
John Adams
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 545
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
1895 - 1968
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 546

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, R. D. Burman ranks 136. Before him are Dieter Schwarz, Paul Sorvino, Jerry Butler, Jean Djorkaeff, Lily Tomlin, and John F. MacArthur. After him are Yael Dayan, Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, Salomé, Marisa Mell, Leo Brouwer, and George Hamilton. Among people deceased in 1994, R. D. Burman ranks 97. Before him are Manfred Wörner, Nikolai Ogarkov, Wilma Rudolph, Claude Akins, Cab Calloway, and Motoo Kimura. After him are Paisios of Mount Athos, Álvaro del Portillo, Jack Unterweger, Jérôme Lejeune, Sarah Kofman, and Max Morlock.

Others Born in 1939

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Dieter Schwarz
BUSINESSPERSON
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 130
Paul Sorvino
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 131
Jerry Butler
SINGER
1939 - 2025
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 132
Jean Djorkaeff
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 133
Lily Tomlin
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 134
John F. MacArthur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - 2025
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 135
R. D. Burman
COMPOSER
1939 - 1994
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 136
Yael Dayan
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2024
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 137
Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 138
Salomé
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 139
Marisa Mell
ACTOR
1939 - 1992
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 140
Leo Brouwer
COMPOSER
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 141
George Hamilton
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 142