SINGER
Jagjit Kaur
1930 - 2021

Jagjit Kaur
Jagjit Kaur (May 1930 – 15 August 2021) was an Indian Hindi/Urdu singer and was married to the music director, Mohammed Zahur Khayyam. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jagjit Kaur is the 3,538th most popular singer (down from 2,993rd in 2024), the 1,343rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,182nd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Indian Singer.
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Among SINGERS
Among singers, Jagjit Kaur ranks 3,538 out of 4,381. Before her are Tooji, Luke Steele, Pomme, Zhou Shen, Siobhán Donaghy, and Rex Orange County. After her are Carl Espen, Julia Lezhneva, Rahzel, Guy Sebastian, Roberto Bellarosa, and Eunha.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTooji
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 3,532
Luke Steele
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 3,533
Pomme
1996 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 3,534
Zhou Shen
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 3,535
Siobhán Donaghy
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 3,536
Rex Orange County
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 3,537
Jagjit Kaur
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 3,538
Carl Espen
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 3,539
Julia Lezhneva
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 3,540
Rahzel
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 3,541
Guy Sebastian
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 3,542
Roberto Bellarosa
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 3,543
Eunha
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 3,544
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Jagjit Kaur ranks 650. Before her are Joni James, Cathryn Damon, Terry Nation, Lawton Chiles, Carlos Loyzaga, and Kenny Ball. After her are Richie Benaud, Andreas Makris, and William Bender. Among people deceased in 2021, Jagjit Kaur ranks 738. Before her are Edwin Edwards, Markis Kido, Todd Akin, Diána Igaly, Abdalelah Haroun, and Ted Nash. After her are Andrea Haugen, Leopoldo Serantes, Luton Shelton, Ali Sadpara, Eric Wagner, and Miguel Miranda.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsJoni James
SINGER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 644
Cathryn Damon
ACTOR
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 645
Terry Nation
WRITER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 646
Lawton Chiles
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 647
Carlos Loyzaga
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 648
Kenny Ball
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2013
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 649
Jagjit Kaur
SINGER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 650
Richie Benaud
CRICKETER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 651
Andreas Makris
COMPOSER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 652
William Bender
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 9.21
Rank: 653
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsEdwin Edwards
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 732
Markis Kido
BADMINTON PLAYER
1984 - 2021
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 733
Todd Akin
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2021
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 734
Diána Igaly
ATHLETE
1965 - 2021
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 735
Abdalelah Haroun
ATHLETE
1997 - 2021
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 736
Ted Nash
ATHLETE
1932 - 2021
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 737
Jagjit Kaur
SINGER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 738
Andrea Haugen
SINGER
1969 - 2021
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 739
Leopoldo Serantes
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2021
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 740
Luton Shelton
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2021
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 741
Ali Sadpara
MOUNTAINEER
1976 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 742
Eric Wagner
SINGER
1959 - 2021
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 743
Miguel Miranda
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2021
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 744
In India
Among people born in India, Jagjit Kaur ranks 1,343 out of 1,861. Before her are Kritika Kamra (1988), Gurdas Maan (1957), Rahul Dravid (1973), Mahesh Bhupathi (1974), Triptii Dimri (1994), and Prakash Jha (1952). After her are Protima Bedi (1948), Gadis Arivia (1964), Ronit Roy (1965), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Bajrang Punia (1994), and Ramya Krishnan (1970).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsKritika Kamra
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 1,337
Gurdas Maan
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 1,338
Rahul Dravid
CRICKETER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 1,339
Mahesh Bhupathi
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 1,340
Triptii Dimri
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 1,341
Prakash Jha
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,342
Jagjit Kaur
SINGER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,343
Protima Bedi
CELEBRITY
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,344
Gadis Arivia
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,345
Ronit Roy
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,346
Mohammed Shahid
ATHLETE
1960 - 2016
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 1,347
Bajrang Punia
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 1,348
Ramya Krishnan
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 1,349
Among SINGERS In India
Among singers born in India, Jagjit Kaur ranks 50. Before her are Sonu Nigam (1973), Reshma (1947), Ahmed Rushdi (1934), KK (1968), Hariharan (1955), and Gurdas Maan (1957). After her are Mamta Chandrakar (1958), White Town (1966), Sulakshana Pandit (1954), Kaushiki Chakraborty (1980), Abhijeet Bhattacharya (1958), and Shankar Mahadevan (1967).
Sonu Nigam
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 44
Reshma
1947 - 2013
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 45
Ahmed Rushdi
1934 - 1983
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 46
KK
1968 - 2022
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 47
Hariharan
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 48
Gurdas Maan
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 49
Jagjit Kaur
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 50
Mamta Chandrakar
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 51
White Town
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 52
Sulakshana Pandit
1954 - 2025
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 53
Kaushiki Chakraborty
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 54
Abhijeet Bhattacharya
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 55
Shankar Mahadevan
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 56
























































