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Kishore Kumar

1929 - 1987

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Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern Indian music. Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kishore Kumar is the 765th most popular singer (down from 309th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from India (down from 188th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kishore Kumar ranks 765 out of 4,381. Before him are Redman, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Renate Müller, Judy Collins, Naomi Shemer, and Gohar Gasparyan. After him are Emmy Destinn, Asha Bhosle, Graham Bonnet, Alan Lancaster, B. J. Thomas, and Maria Severa Onofriana.

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Among people born in 1929, Kishore Kumar ranks 236. Before him are June Squibb, Joe Pass, Péter Palotás, Nina Ponomaryova, Nigel Hawthorne, and Jack Higgins. After him are Anna Walentynowicz, Liz Sheridan, Dick Button, George Crumb, Milton Glaser, and Péter Szondi. Among people deceased in 1987, Kishore Kumar ranks 112. Before him are Bronisława Wajs, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Bertrand de Jouvenel, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Jimmy Mullen, and Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean. After him are Ray Bolger, Arne Brustad, Hermann Lang, Bernhard Grzimek, Adile Naşit, and René Lévesque.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kishore Kumar ranks 415 out of 1,861. Before him are Sucheta Kriplani (1908), Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal (1838), Rana Sanga (1482), Navneet Aditya Waiba (null), Motilal Nehru (1861), and Nirmala Srivastava (1923). After him are Jaya Prada (1962), Asha Bhosle (1933), Rahul Sankrityayan (1893), M. N. Roy (1887), D. R. Bendre (1896), and Margaret Abbott (1878).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Kishore Kumar ranks 5. Before him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Engelbert Humperdinck (1936), Mohammed Rafi (1924), and Navneet Aditya Waiba (null). After him are Asha Bhosle (1933), Kavita Krishnamurthy (1958), Kumar Sanu (1957), Gangubai Hangal (1913), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Jasraj (1930), and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946).

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