MUSICIAN
Trilok Gurtu
1951 - Today
Trilok Gurtu
Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer whose work has blended the music of India with jazz fusion and world music. He has worked with Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, Michel Bisceglia, Bill Laswell, Maria João & Mário Laginha, Stefano Bollani and Robert Miles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Trilok Gurtu has received more than 354,093 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Trilok Gurtu is the 1,570th most popular musician (up from 1,669th in 2019), the 689th most popular biography from India (down from 630th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Musician.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
53.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Trilok Gurtu ranks 1,570 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Rodney Bennett, Andor Földes, Boots Randolph, Peter Baltes, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Michael Franks. After him are Skip James, Phạm Duy, Laura Fygi, Peter Tork, Horace Andy, and Marius Müller-Westernhagen.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Rodney Bennett
1936 - 2012
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,564
Andor Földes
1913 - 1992
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,565
Boots Randolph
1927 - 2007
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,566
Peter Baltes
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,567
Michael Tilson Thomas
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,568
Michael Franks
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,569
Trilok Gurtu
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,570
Skip James
1902 - 1969
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,571
Phạm Duy
1921 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,572
Laura Fygi
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 1,573
Peter Tork
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,574
Horace Andy
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 1,575
Marius Müller-Westernhagen
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 1,576
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Trilok Gurtu ranks 417. Before him are Geoff Lees, Choei Sato, Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa, Dale Earnhardt, Philip Davis, and Robben Ford. After him are Horace Andy, Yury Chaika, Barry Van Dyke, Ramón Heredia, Abdelkader Taleb Omar, and Dani.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsGeoff Lees
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 411
Choei Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 412
Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 413
Dale Earnhardt
RACING DRIVER
1951 - 2001
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 414
Philip Davis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 415
Robben Ford
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 416
Trilok Gurtu
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 417
Horace Andy
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 418
Yury Chaika
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 419
Barry Van Dyke
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 420
Ramón Heredia
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 421
Abdelkader Taleb Omar
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 422
Dani
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 423
In India
Among people born in India, Trilok Gurtu ranks 689 out of 1,861. Before him are Ashok Kumar (1911), Begum Akhtar (1914), Freida Pinto (1984), Amrita Singh (1958), Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), and Chiranjeevi (1955). After him are Reema Lagoo (1958), Juhi Chawla (1967), Alka Yagnik (1966), Tim Severin (1940), Shatrughan Sinha (1945), and Parveen Babi (1949).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAshok Kumar
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 683
Begum Akhtar
SINGER
1914 - 1974
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 684
Freida Pinto
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 685
Amrita Singh
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 686
Choudhry Rahmat Ali
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 687
Chiranjeevi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 688
Trilok Gurtu
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 689
Reema Lagoo
ACTOR
1958 - 2017
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 690
Juhi Chawla
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 691
Alka Yagnik
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 692
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 693
Shatrughan Sinha
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 694
Parveen Babi
ACTOR
1949 - 2005
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 695
Among MUSICIANS In India
Among musicians born in India, Trilok Gurtu ranks 12. Before him are Tansen (1493), Bismillah Khan (1916), Ilaiyaraaja (1943), Barry Hay (1948), Hariprasad Chaurasia (1938), and Christian Zacharias (1950). After him are Mehdi Hassan (1927), A. R. Rahman (1966), M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Amjad Ali Khan (1945), Salil Chowdhury (1925), and Teejan Bai (1956).
Tansen
1493 - 1493
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 6
Bismillah Khan
1916 - 2006
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 7
Ilaiyaraaja
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 8
Barry Hay
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 9
Hariprasad Chaurasia
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 10
Christian Zacharias
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 11
Trilok Gurtu
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 12
Mehdi Hassan
1927 - 2012
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 13
A. R. Rahman
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 14
M. Balamuralikrishna
1930 - 2016
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 15
Amjad Ali Khan
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 16
Salil Chowdhury
1925 - 1995
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 17
Teejan Bai
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 18