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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 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Abhinandan Varthaman is the 2,117th most popular military personnel (down from 2,054th in 2024), the 1,706th most popular biography from India (down from 1,538th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 2,117 out of 2,058. Before him are Asia Ramazan Antar, Robert Abajyan, Yu Xu, Sanjay Kumar, Mohit Sharma, and Brett Crozier. After him are Gunjan Saxena, Bowe Bergdahl, Salvatore Giunta, Aichatou Ousmane Issaka, Yaryna Chornohuz, and Aleksandra Babintseva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 1,555. Before him are Wrenn Schmidt, Dayo Amusa, Anna Goodale, Iliza Shlesinger, Aleksey Drozdov, and Fabrice Lapierre. After him are Kiyofumi Nagai, Thomas Koch, Yelena Leuchanka, Tatsunori Arai, Joey Dorsey, and Antonio Rosati.

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In India

Among people born in India, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 1,706 out of 1,861. Before him are Siddharth (1979), Tarun Tejpal (1963), Vishal (1977), Suresh Raina (1986), Manushi Chhillar (1997), and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy (1970). After him are Sneha (1981), Pooja Batra (1975), Kim Sharma (1980), Gunjan Saxena (null), Shreyas Talpade (1976), and Vaani Kapoor (1988).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India

Among military personnels born in India, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 22. Before him are Bipin Rawat (1958), Vikram Batra (1974), Avani Chaturvedi (1993), Manoj Kumar Pandey (1975), Sanjay Kumar (1976), and Mohit Sharma (1978). After him are Gunjan Saxena (null), Bhawana Kanth (1992), Mohana Singh Jitarwal (1992), Priya Jhingan (null), and Noah Nirmal Tom (1994).

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