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Rajesh Khanna

1942 - 2012

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Rajesh Khanna (pronounced [rɑːˈdʒeːʃ kʰənˈnə]) (; born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who worked in Hindi films. Considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, he is known as the first Superstar of Indian cinema. He starred in a record 15 consecutive successful solo hero films between 1969 and 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rajesh Khanna has received more than 10,883,193 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Rajesh Khanna is the 2,397th most popular actor (down from 2,132nd in 2019), the 355th most popular biography from India (down from 304th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rajesh Khanna ranks 2,397 out of 9,996. Before him are Simonetta Stefanelli, Diane Venora, Eric Tsang, Michelle Williams, Martin Ferrero, and Jean-Hugues Anglade. After him are Jesse Eisenberg, Bulle Ogier, Susana Vieira, Marlee Matlin, Edward Hardwicke, and Meryem Uzerli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Rajesh Khanna ranks 269. Before him are Ichirō Ozawa, Michael Hui, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Phil Esposito, Janko Prunk, and Johnny Servoz-Gavin. After him are Susana Vieira, Taj Mahal, Federico Lombardi, Pyotr Klimuk, Michael G. Wilson, and Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Among people deceased in 2012, Rajesh Khanna ranks 163. Before him are Lisa Della Casa, Barry Commoner, George McGovern, Jack Klugman, Roy Salvadori, and Adrienne Rich. After him are Friedrich Hirzebruch, Josef Škvorecký, Claude Pinoteau, Ann Rutherford, I. K. Gujral, and Jiří Raška.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rajesh Khanna ranks 355 out of 1,493. Before him are Dara Shukoh (1615), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), Jacques Lauriston (1768), Shashi Kapoor (1938), and Kishore Kumar (1929). After him are Ashapurna Devi (1909), Sukhdev Thapar (1907), Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911), Kiran Bedi (1949), Prakash Raj (1965), and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa (700).

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Among ACTORS In India

Among actors born in India, Rajesh Khanna ranks 22. Before him are Savitri (1936), Irrfan Khan (1967), Nargis (1929), Pran (1920), Sridevi (1963), and Shashi Kapoor (1938). After him are Prakash Raj (1965), Vidya Balan (1979), Mala Sinha (1936), Anil Kapoor (1956), Rishi Kapoor (1952), and Bhupen Hazarika (1926).

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