1945 - 2023
Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "Meera of modern India" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She did playback for over one thousand Indian movies recording over 20,000 songs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vani Jairam has received more than 1,325,860 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Vani Jairam is the 2,232nd most popular singer (up from 2,294th in 2019), the 830th most popular biography from India (down from 805th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Indian Singer.
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Among singers, Vani Jairam ranks 2,232 out of 3,528. Before her are Levi Stubbs, Kurt Nilsen, Kurtis Blow, Siriporn Ampaipong, Hani, and Kim Ryeo-wook. After her are Niamh Kavanagh, Eva Rivas, Aurela Gaçe, Kathy Kirby, Sonya Yoncheva, and Fedez.
1936 - 2008
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 2,226
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 2,227
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 2,228
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 2,229
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 2,230
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 2,231
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 2,232
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 2,233
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 2,234
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 2,235
1938 - 2011
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 2,236
1981 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 2,237
1989 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 2,238
Among people born in 1945, Vani Jairam ranks 552. Before her are Philippa Marrack, Mike Mullane, Subhash Ghai, Daniel Rudisha, Frank Hansen, and Carl Robie. After her are P. Chidambaram, Annie Dillard, Mohamed Osman Jawari, Aparna Sen, Ray LaHood, and Shekhar Mehta. Among people deceased in 2023, Vani Jairam ranks 386. Before her are Heath, Dick Savitt, François Bracci, Bert I. Gordon, Bob Knight, and John Devitt. After her are Remigijus Valiulis, Evelyn Boyd Granville, Hossein Shahabi, Dean Smith, Patricia Bredin, and Paweł Huelle.
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 546
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 547
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 548
1945 - 2019
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 549
1945 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 550
1945 - 2011
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 551
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 552
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 553
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.73
Rank: 554
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 555
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 556
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 557
1945 - 2006
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 558
1968 - 2023
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 380
1927 - 2023
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 381
1951 - 2023
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 382
1922 - 2023
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 383
1940 - 2023
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 384
1937 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 385
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 386
1958 - 2023
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 387
1924 - 2023
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 388
1967 - 2023
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 389
1932 - 2023
HPI: 37.58
Rank: 390
1935 - 2023
HPI: 37.46
Rank: 391
1957 - 2023
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 392
Among people born in India, Vani Jairam ranks 830 out of 1,493. Before her are Vikram Batra (1974), Kanan Devi (1916), Irfan Habib (1931), Tarun Gogoi (1936), Mandakini (1963), and Joseph Parecattil (1912). After her are P. Chidambaram (1945), Rahat Indori (1950), Norman Pritchard (1877), Naushad (1919), Sania Mirza (1986), and Sonal Mansingh (1944).
1974 - 1999
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 824
1916 - 1992
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 825
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 826
1936 - 2020
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 827
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 828
1912 - 1987
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 829
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 830
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 831
1950 - 2020
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 832
1877 - 1929
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 833
1919 - 2006
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 834
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 835
1944 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 836
Among singers born in India, Vani Jairam ranks 25. Before her are Jagjit Singh (1941), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Hemanta Mukherjee (1920), Begum Akhtar (1914), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), and Mahendra Kapoor (1934). After her are Gauhar Jaan (1873), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Arijit Singh (1987), Usha Uthup (1947), Parveen Sultana (1950), and Reshma (1947).
1941 - 2011
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 19
1952 - 2022
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 20
1920 - 1989
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 21
1914 - 1974
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 22
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 23
1934 - 2008
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 24
1945 - 2023
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 25
1873 - 1930
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 26
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 27
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 28
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 29
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 30
1947 - 2013
HPI: 34.95
Rank: 31