SINGER
Ghulam Ali
1940 - Today

Ghulam Ali
Ustad Ghulam Ali (Punjabi: غُلام علی; born 5 December 1940) is a Pakistani ghazal singer of the Patiala Gharana. Ghulam Ali is considered one of the greatest ghazal singers of his era. He has also been a prominent playback singer in Bollywood. He is a disciple of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (elder Ghulam Ali Khan). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ghulam Ali is the 1,472nd most popular singer (up from 2,404th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 135th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Ghulam Ali ranks 1,472 out of 4,381. Before him are Bleona, Izumi Sakai, Paule Desjardins, Matt Monro, Oliver Sykes, and Brian Hyland. After him are Fred Buscaglione, Adam Lambert, Günther, Xzibit, Nigar Jamal, and Jimmy Makulis.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBleona
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,466
Izumi Sakai
1967 - 2007
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,467
Paule Desjardins
1929 - 2007
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,468
Matt Monro
1930 - 1985
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,469
Oliver Sykes
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,470
Brian Hyland
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,471
Ghulam Ali
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,472
Fred Buscaglione
1921 - 1960
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,473
Adam Lambert
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 1,474
Günther
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,475
Xzibit
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,476
Nigar Jamal
1980 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,477
Jimmy Makulis
1935 - 2007
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,478
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Ghulam Ali ranks 419. Before him are Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, John Iliopoulos, Jean Clair, Annemarie Zimmermann, Jaak Lipso, and Héctor Silva. After him are Friedel Rausch, Yambo Ouologuem, Donna Mills, Dorrit Willumsen, John Finnis, and Taylor Wang.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsAntonella Ragno-Lonzi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 413
John Iliopoulos
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 414
Jean Clair
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 415
Annemarie Zimmermann
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 416
Jaak Lipso
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 417
Héctor Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 418
Ghulam Ali
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 419
Friedel Rausch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 420
Yambo Ouologuem
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 421
Donna Mills
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 422
Dorrit Willumsen
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 423
John Finnis
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 424
Taylor Wang
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 425
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Ghulam Ali ranks 92 out of 217. Before him are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950), Bulleh Shah (1680), Maryam Nawaz (1973), Birbal Sahni (1891), and Gulzar (1934). After him are Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (1971), Vinod Khanna (1946), Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1893), Maleeha Lodhi (1952), Shahid Khan (1950), and Shaukat Aziz (1949).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsRiaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
WRITER
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 86
Muhammad Mian Soomro
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 87
Bulleh Shah
WRITER
1680 - 1757
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 88
Maryam Nawaz
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 89
Birbal Sahni
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1949
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 90
Gulzar
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 91
Ghulam Ali
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 92
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 93
Vinod Khanna
ACTOR
1946 - 2017
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 94
Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1985
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 95
Maleeha Lodhi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 96
Shahid Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 97
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 98
Among SINGERS In Pakistan
Among singers born in Pakistan, Ghulam Ali ranks 2. Before him are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948). After him are Surinder Kaur (1929), Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Hadiqa Kiani (1972), Shamshad Begum (1919), Abida Parveen (1954), Nazia Hassan (1965), Atif Aslam (1983), Amjad Sabri (1970), and Ghazala Javed (1988).
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
1948 - 1997
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 1
Ghulam Ali
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2
Surinder Kaur
1929 - 2006
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 3
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
1902 - 1968
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 4
Hadiqa Kiani
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 5
Shamshad Begum
1919 - 2013
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 6
Abida Parveen
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 7
Nazia Hassan
1965 - 2000
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 8
Atif Aslam
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.37
Rank: 9
Amjad Sabri
1970 - 2016
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 10
Ghazala Javed
1988 - 2012
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11