COMPOSER
Shivkumar Sharma
1938 - 2022
Shivkumar Sharma
Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music. As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such hit Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991). Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan (India's fourth and second highest civilian awards) in 1991 and 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shivkumar Sharma is the 1,288th most popular composer (down from 1,090th in 2019). (down from 3,644th in 2019)
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Among COMPOSERS
Among composers, Shivkumar Sharma ranks 1,288 out of 1,451. Before him are Jonathan Larson, Andrey Petrov, Nicholas Hooper, Hiroyuki Sawano, Lowell Mason, and Thomas Tomkins. After him are Paul Williams, Necil Kazım Akses, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Shirley Walker, Pascal Dusapin, and Samuel Arnold.
Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia
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Jonathan Larson
1960 - 1996
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 1,282
Andrey Petrov
1930 - 2006
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,283
Nicholas Hooper
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,284
Hiroyuki Sawano
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,285
Lowell Mason
1792 - 1872
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 1,286
Thomas Tomkins
1572 - 1656
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,287
Shivkumar Sharma
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 1,288
Paul Williams
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 1,289
Necil Kazım Akses
1908 - 1999
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,290
Afrasiyab Badalbeyli
1907 - 1976
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,291
Shirley Walker
1945 - 2006
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,292
Pascal Dusapin
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 1,293
Samuel Arnold
1740 - 1802
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 1,294
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Shivkumar Sharma ranks 506. Before him are Árpád Orbán, António Calvário, John Prescott, Neville Lederle, Alfred Raoul, and Bart Berman. After him are Paula Prentiss, David Canary, Fischer Black, Elke Erb, József Gelei, and Les Aspin. Among people deceased in 2022, Shivkumar Sharma ranks 506. Before him are Wolfgang Fahrian, Alexei Panshin, Manuel Muñoz, Douglas Trumbull, Philip Waruinge, and Raffaele La Capria. After him are Rex Hartwig, Evert Gunnarsson, Bernhard Germeshausen, Julee Cruise, Richard Baawobr, and Roberto Maroni.
Others Born in 1938
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Árpád Orbán
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 500
António Calvário
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 501
John Prescott
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 502
Neville Lederle
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 503
Alfred Raoul
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 504
Bart Berman
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 505
Shivkumar Sharma
COMPOSER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 506
Paula Prentiss
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 507
David Canary
ACTOR
1938 - 2015
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 508
Fischer Black
ECONOMIST
1938 - 1995
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 509
Elke Erb
WRITER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 510
József Gelei
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 511
Les Aspin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1995
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 512
Others Deceased in 2022
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Wolfgang Fahrian
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 500
Alexei Panshin
WRITER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 501
Manuel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 502
Douglas Trumbull
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 503
Philip Waruinge
ATHLETE
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 504
Raffaele La Capria
WRITER
1922 - 2022
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 505
Shivkumar Sharma
COMPOSER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 506
Rex Hartwig
TENNIS PLAYER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 507
Evert Gunnarsson
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 508
Bernhard Germeshausen
ATHLETE
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 509
Julee Cruise
SINGER
1956 - 2022
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 510
Richard Baawobr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - 2022
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 511
Roberto Maroni
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2022
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 512
