Cultural Production in
Present Day
India
India
India ranks 11th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Spain, Brazil, and Sweden. Memorable people born in present day India include Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. Memorable people who died in India include Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa. India has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country since 2023; and, since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is near Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 2000 BC and 2011, present day India was the birth place of 1,932 globally memorable people, including Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. Additionaly, 751 globally memorable people have passed away in present day India including Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa.
People Born in Present Day India
Go to all RankingsMahatma Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1948
HPI: 97.71
Rank: 393
Indira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 1,814
Narendra Modi
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 1,700
Mumtaz Mahal
COMPANION
1593 - 1631
HPI: 85.84
Rank: 1,918
George Orwell
WRITER
1903 - 1950
HPI: 85.28
Rank: 440
Ashoka
POLITICIAN
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 379
Rajneesh
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 1,848
Rabindranath Tagore
WRITER
1861 - 1941
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 349
Swami Vivekananda
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 274
Kālidāsa
WRITER
400 - 420
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 340
Vallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 566
Ramakrishna
PHILOSOPHER
1836 - 1886
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 527
People Deceased in Present Day India
Go to all RankingsGautama Buddha
PHILOSOPHER
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 99.48
Rank: 343
Mahatma Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1948
HPI: 97.71
Rank: 349
Mother Teresa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1997
HPI: 92.98
Rank: 389
Akbar
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1605
HPI: 92.19
Rank: 338
Indira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 639
Vasco da Gama
EXPLORER
1460 - 1524
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 312
Mumtaz Mahal
COMPANION
1593 - 1631
HPI: 85.84
Rank: 729
Ashoka
POLITICIAN
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 337
Rajneesh
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 668
Rabindranath Tagore
WRITER
1861 - 1941
HPI: 83.47
Rank: 303
Swami Vivekananda
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 236
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 193
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day India were actors (620), politicians (321), writers (156), athletes (111), and singers (80), while most who died were politicians (215), writers (108), actors (97), social activists (46), and religious figures (43).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day India, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Aishwarya Rai. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day India, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Vivien Leigh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day India since 1700.