Most Famous Indian Musicians

India has produced 156 notable musicians throughout history, led by Ravi Shankar. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Ravi Shankar — Indian Composer (1920–2012) , ranked #924
  2. A. R. Rahman — Indian Composer (Born 1966) , ranked #1477
  3. Kishore Kumar — Indian Singer (1929–1987) , ranked #10403
  4. Shreya Ghoshal — Indian Singer (Born 1984) , ranked #15905
  5. Mohammed Rafi — Indian Singer (1924–1980) , ranked #16272
  6. Bismillah Khan — Indian Music (1916–2006) , ranked #17147
  7. Ashok Kumar — Indian Singer (1911–2001) , ranked #24773
  8. Ram Narayan — Indian Music (Born 1927) , ranked #24985
  9. Rajkumar (actor) — Indian Singer (1929–2006) , ranked #26693
  10. Ali Akbar Khan — Indian Composer (1922–2009) , ranked #30592
  11. S. D. Burman — Indian Composer (1906–1975) , ranked #32173
  12. Arijit Singh — Indian Singer (Born 1987) , ranked #39872
  13. Kailash Kher — Indian Singer (Born 1973) , ranked #43628
  14. K. J. Yesudas — Indian Singer (Born 1940) , ranked #46358
  15. Alla Rakha — Indian Composer (1919–2000) , ranked #56027
  16. Ramprasad Sen — Indian Singer (1718–1775) , ranked #59560
  17. Vilayat Khan — Indian Music (1928–2004) , ranked #61405
  18. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt — Indian Music (Born 1950) , ranked #62277
  19. U. Srinivas — Indian Composer (1969–2014) , ranked #64337
  20. Gangubai Hangal — Indian Singer (1913–2009) , ranked #70953