# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bismillah-khan
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:29:19.215Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bismillah-khan"
name: "Bismillah Khan"
slug: "bismillah-khan"
description: "Ustad Bismillah Khan, often referred to by the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with popularizing the shehnai, a reeded woodwind instrument. His virtuosity made him a leading Hindustani classical music artist, indelibly linking his name with the woodwind instrument. While the shehnai had importance as a folk instrument played primarily by musicians schooled in traditional ceremonies, Khan elevated its status and brought it to the concert stage."
tagline: "Indian shehnai player (1916–2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bismillah_at_Concert1_(edited).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1916-03-21"
deathDate: "2006-08-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.941563653877026
  historical:           22.55748
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0451190"
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    url:       "http://ustadbismillahkhan.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump