SINGER

Manna Dey

1919 - 2013

Manna Dey

Prabodh Chandra Dey ( ; 1 May 1919 − 24 October 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. He had a classical music background, being part of the Bhendibazaar Gharana and receiving training under Ustad Aman Ali Khan. Manna Dey is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and celebrated vocalists in the Hindi film industry, and is often acknowledged for his significant contributions to integrating Indian classical music into Hindi commercial cinema. As a musician, Dey is particularly acclaimed for incorporating Indian classical music elements into a pop musical framework, a contribution that played a pivotal role during the golden era of Hindi cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Manna Dey is the 1,349th most popular singer (down from 1,196th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from India (down from 568th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Manna Dey ranks 1,349 out of 4,381. Before him are Yvonne Elliman, Park Bom, Kadim Al Sahir, Gary Numan, Akina Nakamori, and Stephen Marley. After him are Nicole, Roger McGuinn, Tetsuya Komuro, Katy Bødtger, George Baker, and Steve Porcaro.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Yvonne Elliman
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 1,343
Park Bom
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 1,344
Kadim Al Sahir
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 1,345
Gary Numan
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 1,346
Akina Nakamori
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 1,347
Stephen Marley
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1,348
Manna Dey
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,349
Nicole
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,350
Roger McGuinn
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,351
Tetsuya Komuro
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,352
Katy Bødtger
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1,353
George Baker
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1,354
Steve Porcaro
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 1,355

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Manna Dey ranks 250. Before him are Vicente Asensi, Axel von dem Bussche, William Stokoe, Jack Goody, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, and Chantal Chaudé de Silans. After him are Trần Văn Trà, Lance Macklin, Aldo Campatelli, Ezio Loik, Slim Pickens, and Gilles Andriamahazo. Among people deceased in 2013, Manna Dey ranks 321. Before him are Armen Alchian, Ladislav Pavlovič, Rossella Falk, Moses Blah, Lidiya Ponomarenko, and Jean Marcel Honoré. After him are Hal Needham, Pyotr Todorovsky, Ann-Britt Leyman, Valeri Zolotukhin, Boris Vasilyev, and Marcia Wallace.

Others Born in 1919

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Vicente Asensi
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 244
Axel von dem Bussche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1993
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 245
William Stokoe
LINGUIST
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 246
Jack Goody
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1919 - 2015
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 247
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 1995
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 248
Chantal Chaudé de Silans
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 249
Manna Dey
SINGER
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 250
Trần Văn Trà
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1996
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 251
Lance Macklin
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 252
Aldo Campatelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1984
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 253
Ezio Loik
SOCCER PLAYER
1919 - 1949
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 254
Slim Pickens
ACTOR
1919 - 1983
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 255
Gilles Andriamahazo
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1989
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 256