1950 - Today
Shivaji Rao Gaikwad (born 12 December 1950), known professionally as Superstar Rajinikanth ( rə-JIN-ih-KAHNTH), is an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning over five decades, he has done 169 films that includes films in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, and Malayalam. He is widely regarded to be one of the most successful and popular actors in the history of Indian cinema. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rajinikanth has received more than 19,421,354 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Rajinikanth is the 3,297th most popular actor (down from 2,795th in 2019), the 441st most popular biography from India (down from 363rd in 2019) and the 37th most popular Indian Actor.
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Among actors, Rajinikanth ranks 3,297 out of 9,996. Before him are Mark Pellegrino, Paul Naschy, Christian Berkel, Paula Patton, Eileen Heckart, and Nancy Kwan. After him are Richard O'Brien, Moses Gunn, Ricky Hui, Roshan Seth, Catherine Schell, and Denver Pyle.
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 3,291
1934 - 2009
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 3,292
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 3,293
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 3,294
1919 - 2001
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 3,295
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 3,296
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 3,297
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 3,298
1929 - 1993
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 3,299
1946 - 2011
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 3,300
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 3,301
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 3,302
1920 - 1997
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 3,303
Among people born in 1950, Rajinikanth ranks 249. Before him are Kenny Ortega, David Brin, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, Amy Madigan, Jerry Zucker, and James Redfield. After him are Momčilo Vukotić, Dann Florek, Terry Bozzio, Ron Woodroof, Luis Alberto Spinetta, and Mikhail Myasnikovich.
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 243
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 244
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 245
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 246
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 247
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 248
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 249
1950 - 2021
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 250
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 251
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 252
1950 - 1992
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 253
1950 - 2012
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 254
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 255
Among people born in India, Rajinikanth ranks 441 out of 1,493. Before him are Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Prahlad Jani (1929), Bhagwan Das (1869), Meena Kumari (1933), and Udham Singh (1899). After him are Roshan Seth (1942), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Balaji Baji Rao (1720), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), Yashpal (1903), and Shammi Kapoor (1931).
1444 - 1544
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 435
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 436
1929 - 2020
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 437
1869 - 1958
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 438
1933 - 1972
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 439
1899 - 1940
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 440
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 441
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 442
1946 - 2020
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 443
1720 - 1761
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 444
1887 - 1971
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 445
1903 - 1976
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 446
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 447
Among actors born in India, Rajinikanth ranks 37. Before him are Priyanka Chopra (1982), Madhubala (1933), Kajol (1974), Vijay (1974), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), and Meena Kumari (1933). After him are Roshan Seth (1942), Shammi Kapoor (1931), Rekha (1954), Suriya (1975), Amjad Khan (1940), and Soumitra Chatterjee (1935).
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 31
1933 - 1969
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 32
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 33
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 34
1938 - 1985
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 35
1933 - 1972
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 36
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 37
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 38
1931 - 2011
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 39
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 40
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 41
1940 - 1992
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 42
1935 - 2020
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 43