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Suraiya

1929 - 2004

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Suraiya ranks 7,794 out of 9,996Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Suraiya ranks 453Before 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 283Before 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.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 106 out of 180Before 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).

Among ACTORS In Pakistan

Among actors born in Pakistan, Suraiya ranks 17Before 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).

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