1954 - Today
Bhanurekha Ganesan (born 10 October 1954), better known by her mononymous stage name Rekha, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Hindi films. Acknowledged as one of the finest actresses in Indian cinema, she has starred in more than 180 films and is the recipient of several accolades, including one National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. She has often played strong and complicated female characters—from fictional to literary—in both mainstream and independent films. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rekha has received more than 16,849,153 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Rekha is the 3,356th most popular actor (down from 3,323rd in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from India (down from 413th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Indian Actor.
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Among actors, Rekha ranks 3,356 out of 9,996. Before her are Jennifer Esposito, Kerwin Mathews, Kelly Rutherford, M. C. Gainey, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, and Adriana Caselotti. After her are Melina Kanakaredes, Paul Adelstein, Stana Katic, Nathan Lane, Francesca Bertini, and Dominic West.
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 3,350
1926 - 2007
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 3,351
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 3,352
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 3,353
1920 - 1989
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,354
1916 - 1997
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 3,355
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 3,356
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 3,357
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 3,358
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 3,359
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 3,360
1892 - 1985
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 3,361
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 3,362
Among people born in 1954, Rekha ranks 205. Before her are Kathleen Quinlan, Susumu Hirasawa, Corinna Harfouch, Basia, Derek Warwick, and Seka. After her are Milovan Rajevac, Dora Bakoyannis, Luis Royo, Władysław Żmuda, Mark Tornillo, and Esko Aho.
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 199
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 200
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 201
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 202
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 203
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 204
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 205
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 206
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 207
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 208
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 209
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 210
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 211
Among people born in India, Rekha ranks 448 out of 1,493. Before her are Roshan Seth (1942), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Balaji Baji Rao (1720), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), Yashpal (1903), and Shammi Kapoor (1931). After her are Derek Prince (1915), Tirumalai Krishnamacharya (1888), Nirmal Verma (1929), Mahadev Desai (1892), Birju Maharaj (1937), and Saint Alphonsa (1910).
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
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 448
1915 - 2003
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 449
1888 - 1989
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 450
1929 - 2005
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 451
1892 - 1942
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 452
1937 - 2022
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 453
1910 - 1946
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 454
Among actors born in India, Rekha ranks 40. Before her are Vijay (1974), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Meena Kumari (1933), Rajinikanth (1950), Roshan Seth (1942), and Shammi Kapoor (1931). After her are Suriya (1975), Amjad Khan (1940), Soumitra Chatterjee (1935), Om Puri (1950), Nutan (1936), and Sharmila Tagore (1944).
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
1950 - 2017
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 44
1936 - 1991
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 45
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 46