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Abhinandan Varthaman

1983 - Today

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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He flew a MiG-21 Bison during an aerial engagement on 27 February 2019, when his aircraft was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force. He was captured by the Pakistan Army after landing in Pakistani territory, approximately 7 km (4.3 miles) from the Line of Control. On 1 March 2019, he was released and returned to India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abhinandan Varthaman is the 2,056th most popular military personnel (down from 2,054th in 2019), the 1,624th most popular biography from India (down from 1,538th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Indian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 2,056 out of 2,058. Before him are Avani Chaturvedi, Vladimir Zhoga, Matthew Pottinger, Asia Ramazan Antar, Robert Abajyan, and Sanjay Kumar. After him are Bowe Bergdahl, Aleksandra Babintseva, Nick Berg, Ajantha Mendis, Noah Nirmal Tom, and Luke McCormack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 1,372. Before him are Yuki Okamoto, Garry O'Connor, Kota Ogi, Je-Vaughn Watson, Krystyna Guzik, and Anna Goodale. After him are Kiyofumi Nagai, Yelena Leuchanka, Tatsunori Arai, Joey Dorsey, Marcin Burkhardt, and Yu Eto.

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In India

Among people born in India, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 1,624 out of 1,861. Before him are Manindra Agrawal (1966), Raghava Lawrence (1976), Siddharth (1979), Suresh Raina (1986), Manushi Chhillar (1997), and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (1970). After him are Sneha (1981), Pooja Batra (1975), Kim Sharma (1980), Shreyas Talpade (1976), Vaani Kapoor (1988), and Nani (1984).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India

Among military personnels born in India, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 20. Before him are Bakht Khan (1797), John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910), Bipin Rawat (1958), Vikram Batra (1974), Avani Chaturvedi (1993), and Sanjay Kumar (1976). After him are Noah Nirmal Tom (1994).

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