CONDUCTOR
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Today
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta (born 29 April 1936) is an Indian conductor of Western classical music. He is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mehta's father was the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and Mehta received his early musical education from him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zubin Mehta has received more than 1,430,848 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Zubin Mehta is the 7th most popular conductor (down from 4th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from India (down from 43rd in 2019) and the most popular Indian Conductor.
Zubin Mehta is most famous for being the conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
73.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
6.71
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among CONDUCTORS
Among conductors, Zubin Mehta ranks 7 out of 97. Before him are Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Arturo Toscanini, Daniel Barenboim, Wilhelm Furtwängler, and Sergiu Celibidache. After him are Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Lorin Maazel, Bruno Walter, Karl Böhm, Riccardo Muti, and Georg Solti.
Most Popular Conductors in Wikipedia
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Herbert von Karajan
1908 - 1989
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 1
Claudio Abbado
1933 - 2014
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 2
Arturo Toscanini
1867 - 1957
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 3
Daniel Barenboim
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Furtwängler
1886 - 1954
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 5
Sergiu Celibidache
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 6
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 7
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
1929 - 2016
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 8
Lorin Maazel
1930 - 2014
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 9
Bruno Walter
1876 - 1962
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 10
Karl Böhm
1894 - 1981
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 11
Riccardo Muti
1941 - Present
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 12
Georg Solti
1912 - 1997
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Zubin Mehta ranks 34. Before him are Ismail Kadare, Georges Perec, Harald zur Hausen, Albert Finney, Jim Clark, and Burt Reynolds. After him are Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Margaret Hamilton, Virna Lisi, Tariq Aziz, and Benedict Anderson.
Others Born in 1936
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Ismail Kadare
1936 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 28
Georges Perec
1936 - 1982
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 29
Harald zur Hausen
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 30
Albert Finney
1936 - 2019
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 31
Jim Clark
1936 - 1968
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 32
Burt Reynolds
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 33
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 34
Buddy Holly
1936 - 1959
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 35
Roy Orbison
1936 - 1988
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 36
Margaret Hamilton
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 37
Virna Lisi
1936 - 2014
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 38
Tariq Aziz
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 39
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 40
In India
Among people born in India, Zubin Mehta ranks 54 out of 1,227. Before him are Salman Rushdie (1947), Augustus De Morgan (1806), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Tipu Sultan (1750), Mumtaz Mahal (1593), and Narendra Modi (1950). After him are Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Premchand (1880), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Amir Khusrow (1253), Vātsyāyana (300), and Meera (1498).
Others born in India
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Salman Rushdie
1947 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 48
Augustus De Morgan
1806 - 1871
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 49
Mahākāśyapa
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 50
Tipu Sultan
1750 - 1799
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 51
Mumtaz Mahal
1593 - 1631
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 52
Narendra Modi
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 53
Zubin Mehta
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 54
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1856 - 1920
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 55
Premchand
1880 - 1936
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 56
Sri Aurobindo
1872 - 1950
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 57
Amir Khusrow
1253 - 1325
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 58
Vātsyāyana
300 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 59
Meera
1498 - 1546
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 60
Among CONDUCTORS In India
Among conductors born in India, Zubin Mehta ranks 1.
