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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
1973 - Today

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Punjabi: راحت فتح علی خان, Punjabi pronunciation: [ɾɑːɦət̪ fəte(ɦ) əliː xɑːn]; born 9 December 1974) is a Pakistani Punjabi singer, primarily of Qawwali, a form of Sufi devotional music. Khan is one of the most popular and highest paid singers in Pakistan. He is the nephew of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, the son of Farrukh Fateh Ali Khan and the grandson of Qawwali singer Fateh Ali Khan. In addition to Qawwali, he also performs ghazals and other light music. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is the 1,768th most popular musician (up from 2,806th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 160th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Musician.
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Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 1,768 out of 3,175. Before him are Nobuko Imai, Shelly Manne, Hugh Hopper, Lucky Dube, Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga, and Mike Mills. After him are Chuck Mangione, Rick Allen, Glenn Cornick, Camilla Wicks, Yegor Letov, and José Antonio Labordeta.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNobuko Imai
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,762
Shelly Manne
1920 - 1984
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,763
Hugh Hopper
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,764
Lucky Dube
1910 - 1964
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,765
Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,766
Mike Mills
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 1,767
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 1,768
Chuck Mangione
1940 - 2025
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,769
Rick Allen
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,770
Glenn Cornick
1947 - 2014
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,771
Camilla Wicks
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,772
Yegor Letov
1964 - 2008
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,773
José Antonio Labordeta
1935 - 2010
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 1,774
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 240. Before him are Lene Nystrøm, Hiroki Matsubara, Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Richart Báez, Cédric Villani, and James Haven. After him are Aílton, Song Yoon-ah, Nanako Matsushima, Stephen Dorff, Kouta Hirano, and Victoria Zdrok.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsLene Nystrøm
MODEL
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 234
Hiroki Matsubara
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 235
Marco Antonio Rodríguez
REFEREE
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 236
Richart Báez
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 237
Cédric Villani
MATHEMATICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 238
James Haven
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 239
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 240
Aílton
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 241
Song Yoon-ah
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 242
Nanako Matsushima
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 243
Stephen Dorff
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 244
Kouta Hirano
COMIC ARTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 245
Victoria Zdrok
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 246
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 103 out of 217. Before him are Shahid Khan (1950), Shaukat Aziz (1949), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Margaret Lockwood (1916), Raaj Kumar (1926), and Javed Iqbal (1961). After him are Valerian Gracias (1900), Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (1950), Asma Jahangir (1952), Bhisham Sahni (1915), Manorama (1926), and Parveen Shakir (1952).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsShahid Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 97
Shaukat Aziz
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 98
Shekhar Kapur
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 99
Margaret Lockwood
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 100
Raaj Kumar
ACTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 101
Javed Iqbal
EXTREMIST
1961 - 2001
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 102
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 103
Valerian Gracias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1978
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 104
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 105
Asma Jahangir
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 106
Bhisham Sahni
WRITER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 107
Manorama
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 108
Parveen Shakir
WRITER
1952 - 1994
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 109
Among MUSICIANS In Pakistan
Among musicians born in Pakistan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan ranks 1.