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B. R. Ambedkar

1891 - 1956

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He later renounced Hinduism, converted to Buddhism and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement. After graduating from Elphinstone College, University of Bombay, Ambedkar studied economics at Columbia University and the London School of Economics, receiving doctorates in 1927 and 1923, respectively, and was among a handful of Indian students to have done so at either institution in the 1920s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 132 different languages on Wikipedia. B. R. Ambedkar is the 375th most popular politician (down from 281st in 2024), the 20th most popular biography from India (down from 10th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Politician.

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination against Untouchables (Dalits). He was Independent India's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India.

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Among politicians, B. R. Ambedkar ranks 375 out of 19,576. Before him are Edgar the Peaceful, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Catherine I of Russia, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. After him are Charles VII of France, Herod Agrippa, Hugh Capet, Charles IX of France, Charles the Bald, and Muawiyah I.

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Among people born in 1891, B. R. Ambedkar ranks 5. Before him are Karl Dönitz, Erwin Rommel, Antonio Gramsci, and Sergei Prokofiev. After him are Mikhail Bulgakov, Max Ernst, Nelly Sachs, James Chadwick, Walter Model, Edith Stein, and Pär Lagerkvist. Among people deceased in 1956, B. R. Ambedkar ranks 3. Before him are Bertolt Brecht, and Irène Joliot-Curie. After him are Jackson Pollock, William Boeing, Frederick Soddy, Konstantin von Neurath, Pietro Badoglio, Jules Rimet, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Emil Nolde.

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In India

Among people born in India, B. R. Ambedkar ranks 20 out of 1,861. Before him are Mahavira (-599), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Amitabh Bachchan (1942), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Nagarjuna (150), and Patanjali (-200). After him are Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Shah Rukh Khan (1965), Rudyard Kipling (1865), and Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, B. R. Ambedkar ranks 8. Before him are Narendra Modi (1950), Ashoka (-304), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Pratibha Patil (1934), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), and Droupadi Murmu (1958). After him are Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924), Kocheril R. Narayanan (1921), Razia Sultana (1205), Jawaharlal Nehru (1889), and Rani of Jhansi (1828).

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