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Rashid Khan

1968 - 2024

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Ustad Rashid Khan (1 July 1968 – 9 January 2024) was an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani tradition. He belonged to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana and was the great-grandson of the gharana's founder Inayat Hussain Khan. He was awarded the Padma Shri, as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2006. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2022 by the Indian Government in the field of Art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rashid Khan is the 2,574th most popular singer (up from 3,428th in 2024), the 1,079th most popular biography from India (up from 1,303rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rashid Khan ranks 2,574 out of 4,381. Before him are Asmik Grigorian, Charlie Rich, Madison Beer, Cyrine Abdelnour, Becky G, and Vaughn Monroe. After him are Victoria Spivey, Iselin Solheim, Eva Rivas, Andreas Johnson, Alyona Lanskaya, and Kurtis Blow.

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Among people born in 1968, Rashid Khan ranks 574. Before him are Alejandro Mancuso, Scott Wolf, Fatou Diome, William Regal, Olaf Lubaszenko, and Marc Keller. After him are Mehmet Akif Pirim, Anthony E. Zuiker, José Luis Sierra, T. T. Boy, Jeff VanderMeer, and James Toney. Among people deceased in 2024, Rashid Khan ranks 497. Before him are Iliya Valov, Joe Kinnear, Toru Kawashima, Terry Medwin, Bob Graham, and Pankaj Udhas. After him are Gary Graham, Mislav Bezmalinović, Stan Bowles, Rohini Godbole, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Sartaj Aziz.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rashid Khan ranks 1,079 out of 1,861. Before him are Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), Madhur Jaffrey (1933), Bipin Rawat (1958), Mamta Kulkarni (1972), Imtiaz Ali (1971), and Sheela (1945). After him are Dorabji Tata (1859), Rabri Devi (1956), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963), Leila Seth (1930), Saroj Khan (1948), and Padmaja Naidu (1900).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Rashid Khan ranks 40. Before him are Hira Devi Waiba (1940), Usha Uthup (1947), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Pankaj Udhas (1951), Arijit Singh (1987), and Gauhar Jaan (1873). After him are Shaan (1972), Prabha Atre (1932), Daler Mehndi (1967), Sonu Nigam (1973), Reshma (1947), and Ahmed Rushdi (1934).

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