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Most Famous Indian Musicians

Music 192
India 3,791
924 RS Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar Indian Composer 1920–2012
1,477 AR A. R. Rahman A. R. Rahman Indian Composer b. 1966
10,403 KK Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar Indian Singer 1929–1987
15,905 SG Shreya Ghoshal Shreya Ghoshal Indian Singer b. 1984
16,272 MR Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi Indian Singer 1924–1980
17,147 BK Bismillah Khan Bismillah Khan Indian Music 1916–2006
20,862 ZS Zohra Sehgal Zohra Sehgal Indian Dancer 1912–2014
24,773 AK Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar Indian Singer 1911–2001
24,985 RN Ram Narayan Ram Narayan Indian Music b. 1927
26,439 J Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa Indian Dancer 1948–2016
26,693 R( Rajkumar (actor) Rajkumar (actor) Indian Singer 1929–2006
30,592 AA Ali Akbar Khan Ali Akbar Khan Indian Composer 1922–2009
32,173 SD S. D. Burman S. D. Burman Indian Composer 1906–1975
39,872 AS Arijit Singh Arijit Singh Indian Singer b. 1987
43,628 KK Kailash Kher Kailash Kher Indian Singer b. 1973
46,358 KJ K. J. Yesudas K. J. Yesudas Indian Singer b. 1940
56,027 AR Alla Rakha Alla Rakha Indian Composer 1919–2000
59,560 RS Ramprasad Sen Ramprasad Sen Indian Singer 1718–1775
61,405 VK Vilayat Khan Vilayat Khan Indian Music 1928–2004
62,277 VM Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Indian Music b. 1950
64,337 US U. Srinivas Indian Composer 1969–2014
64,562 MS Mrinalini Sarabhai Indian Dancer 1918–2016
70,953 GH Gangubai Hangal Gangubai Hangal Indian Singer 1913–2009
82,579 SK Sultan Khan (musician) Sultan Khan (musician) Indian Music 1940–2011
89,735 J Jasraj Jasraj Indian Singer 1930–2020
91,706 MC Mohit Chauhan Mohit Chauhan Indian Singer b. 1960
93,877 AK Allauddin Khan Allauddin Khan Indian Music 1881–1972
98,269 RS Rakhi Sawant Rakhi Sawant Indian Dancer b. 1978
105,276 AD Annapurna Devi Annapurna Devi Indian Music 1927–2018
115,993 KG Kumar Gandharva Kumar Gandharva Indian Singer 1924–1992
118,791 KM Kelucharan Mohapatra Kelucharan Mohapatra Indian Choreographer 1926–2004
143,482 KD Kanaka Dasa Kanaka Dasa Indian Composer 1509–1609
147,322 NK Neha Kakkar Neha Kakkar Indian Singer b. 1988
148,329 GA Ghulam Ali (singer) Ghulam Ali (singer) Indian Singer b. 1940
164,423 MZ Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Mohammed Zahur Khayyam Indian Composer 1927–2019
168,241 DS Devi Sri Prasad Devi Sri Prasad Indian Composer b. 1982
176,964 G( Ghantasala (singer) Ghantasala (singer) Indian Singer 1922–1974
180,670 GR Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Indian Composer b. 1967
189,451 PU Pankaj Udhas Pankaj Udhas Indian Singer b. 1951
202,011 AJ Anup Jalota Anup Jalota Indian Singer b. 1953
224,911 C( Chakri (composer) Chakri (composer) Indian Composer 1974–2014
228,814 MS Master Saleem Master Saleem Indian Singer b. 1980
235,273 RF Remo Fernandes Remo Fernandes Indian Composer b. 1953
239,190 PD Paban Das Baul Paban Das Baul Indian Singer b. 1961
250,387 AS Amar Singh Chamkila Indian Songwriter 1960–1988
266,926 MS Malkit Singh Malkit Singh Indian Singer b. 1962
270,548 TN T. N. Krishnan Indian Violin 1928–2020
276,064 BR Bhadrachala Ramadasu Bhadrachala Ramadasu Indian Composer 1620–1688
280,253 MP Miss Pooja Miss Pooja Indian Singer b. 1980
282,788 AK Abdul Karim Khan Abdul Karim Khan Indian Music 1872–1937
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Inside India Musicians

192 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous india musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Musicians peaked in the 1920s with 32 people.

What India Musicians Are Known For

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Singer are India Musicians's biggest group — 39% of all notables (75).

India Musicians over-index on dancer — 202.0× the global rate.

  1. Singer75
  2. Composer42
  3. Music33
  4. Dancer18
  5. Lyricist9
  6. Choreographer4
  7. Songwriter4
  8. Violin2
  1. Dancer18202.0×
  2. Lyricist9193.8×
  3. Music3319.5×
  4. Singer7516.7×
  5. Composer4216.0×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce India Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.