1929 - 2004
Suraiya Jamal Sheikh (15 June 1929 – 31 January 2004), mononymously known as Suraiya, was an Indian actress and playback singer who worked in Hindi films. In a career spanning from 1936 to 1964, Suraiya acted in over 70 films and sang 338 songs. Regarded among the finest and greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, she was known for her strong on-screen portrayals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Suraiya has received more than 1,668,489 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Suraiya is the 7,794th most popular actor (down from 6,197th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 94th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Pakistani Actor.
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Among actors, Suraiya ranks 7,794 out of 9,996. Before her are Hudson Leick, Audra McDonald, Regé-Jean Page, Josh Stewart, Robin Sachs, and Albert Paulsen. After her are Eddie Griffin, William Demarest, Gosha Kutsenko, Larry Parks, Harvey Atkin, and June Haver.
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 7,788
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 7,789
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 7,790
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 7,791
1951 - 2013
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 7,792
1925 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 7,793
1929 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 7,794
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 7,795
1892 - 1983
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 7,796
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 7,797
1914 - 1975
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 7,798
1942 - 2017
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 7,799
1926 - 2005
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 7,800
Among people born in 1929, Suraiya ranks 453. Before her are Branko Grünbaum, Velimir Valenta, Brian Friel, Ken Henry, Jerry Adler, and James H. Billington. After her are Peter Sculthorpe, John Conyers, Ronnie Allen, Ian Stewart, Alfredo Lim, and King Moody. Among people deceased in 2004, Suraiya ranks 283. Before her are Eric Douglas, Yang Xinhai, Bob Tisdall, Big Boss Man, James Aloysius Hickey, and Albert Paulsen. After her are Willie Watson, Henry Cockburn, Hiram Fong, Richard Biggs, Rodger Ward, and Eleanor Holm.
1929 - 2018
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 447
1929 - 2004
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 448
1929 - 2015
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 449
1929 - 2009
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 450
1929 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 451
1929 - 2018
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 452
1929 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 453
1929 - 2014
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 454
1929 - 2019
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 455
1929 - 2001
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 456
1929 - 2017
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 457
1929 - 2020
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 458
1929 - 2001
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 459
1958 - 2004
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 277
1968 - 2004
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 278
1907 - 2004
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 279
1963 - 2004
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 280
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 281
1925 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 282
1929 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 283
1920 - 2004
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 284
1921 - 2004
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 285
1906 - 2004
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 286
1960 - 2004
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 287
1921 - 2004
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 288
1913 - 2004
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 289
Among people born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 106 out of 180. Before her are Abdul Hamid (1927), Malik Meraj Khalid (1915), Asma Jahangir (1952), Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895), Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931), and Ram Jethmalani (1923). After her are Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Yash Pal (1926), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958), Sultan Rahi (1938), and Hafiz Saeed (1950).
1927 - 2019
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 100
1915 - 2003
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 101
1952 - 2018
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 102
1895 - 1956
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 103
1931 - 2009
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 104
1923 - 2019
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 105
1929 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 106
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 107
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 108
1926 - 2017
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 109
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 110
1938 - 1996
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 111
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 112
Among actors born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 17. Before her are Manoj Kumar (1937), Margaret Lockwood (1916), Noor Jehan (1926), Balraj Sahni (1913), Sadhana Shivdasani (1941), and Prem Chopra (1935). After her are Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), Sultan Rahi (1938), A. K. Hangal (1915), Iqbal Theba (1963), Suresh Oberoi (1946), and Bina Rai (1931).
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 11
1916 - 1990
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 12
1926 - 2000
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 13
1913 - 1973
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 14
1941 - 2015
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 15
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 16
1929 - 2004
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 17
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 18
1938 - 1996
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 19
1915 - 2012
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 20
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 21
1946 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 22
1931 - 2009
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 23