MUSICIAN

Orhan Gencebay

1944 - Today

Orhan Gencebay

Orhan Gencebay (born 4 August 1944) is a Turkish musician, bağlama virtuoso, composer, singer, arranger, music producer, music director, and actor. Gencebay was born in the coastal town of Samsun on 4 August 1944. He is of Crimean Tatar descent. In 1998, he was named a State Artist of Turkey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Orhan Gencebay is the 935th most popular musician (down from 851st in 2019), the 937th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 921st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Orhan Gencebay ranks 935 out of 3,175. Before him are Pat Mastelotto, Julian Fontana, Dorival Caymmi, Al Stewart, André Cluytens, and Max Roach. After him are James Ingram, Yakov Zak, Nikolai Noskov, Scott Travis, Lili Kraus, and Michael Weikath.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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Pat Mastelotto
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 929
Julian Fontana
1810 - 1869
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 930
Dorival Caymmi
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 931
Al Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 932
André Cluytens
1905 - 1967
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 933
Max Roach
1924 - 2007
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 934
Orhan Gencebay
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 935
James Ingram
1952 - 2019
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 936
Yakov Zak
1913 - 1976
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 937
Nikolai Noskov
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 938
Scott Travis
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 939
Lili Kraus
1903 - 1986
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 940
Michael Weikath
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 941

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Orhan Gencebay ranks 357. Before him are Al Kooper, Pierre Bachelet, Marvin Hamlisch, Aleksandr Serebrov, José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, and Jan-Carl Raspe. After him are Manuela Carmena, Yang Song-guk, Susan Howard, Peter Jason, Jim Gray, and Ard Schenk.

Others Born in 1944

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Al Kooper
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 351
Pierre Bachelet
SINGER
1944 - 2005
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 352
Marvin Hamlisch
COMPOSER
1944 - 2012
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 353
Aleksandr Serebrov
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 354
José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 355
Jan-Carl Raspe
EXTREMIST
1944 - 1977
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 356
Orhan Gencebay
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 357
Manuela Carmena
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 358
Yang Song-guk
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 359
Susan Howard
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 360
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 361
Jim Gray
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2007
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 362
Ard Schenk
SKATER
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 363