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Bipin Rawat

1958 - 2021

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Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021. Prior to taking over as the CDS, he served as the 57th Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (Chairman COSC) of the Indian Armed Forces as well as 27th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. Born in Pauri, Pauri Garhwal district in present-day Uttarakhand to Lieutenant General Lakshman Singh Rawat, he graduated from the National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy where he was awarded the Sword of Honour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bipin Rawat is the 2,018th most popular military personnel (down from 1,926th in 2019), the 1,074th most popular biography from India (down from 783rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Indian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Bipin Rawat ranks 2,018 out of 2,058. Before him are Nikolai Yevmenov, Yevgeny Rodionov, Craig Harrison, Henry Heth, H. R. McMaster, and Vitaly Gerasimov. After him are Vladimir Vysotsky, Mikhail Tolstykh, Alif Hajiyev, Odette Hallowes, Nasser Shabani, and Lynndie England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Bipin Rawat ranks 649. Before him are Tom Lanoye, Chieko Asakawa, Regina Maršíková, Daley Thompson, Anissa Jones, and Alyson Reed. After him are Bernard Blancan, John M. Grunsfeld, Chris Hughton, Jim Leighton, Greg Foster, and Zlatko Krmpotić. Among people deceased in 2021, Bipin Rawat ranks 682. Before him are Arthur Kopit, Rick Mitchell, Pornsak Songsaeng, Shawn Rhoden, Yury Dokhoian, and David Gulpilil. After him are Vladimir Vysotsky, Theuns Jordaan, Halyna Hutchins, Peter Scolari, Sally Ann Howes, and Shashikala.

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In India

Among people born in India, Bipin Rawat ranks 1,074 out of 1,861. Before him are Esther Victoria Abraham (1916), Fahadh Faasil (1982), Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Gauhar Jaan (1873), Narinder Singh Kapany (1926), and Madhur Jaffrey (1933). After him are Mamta Kulkarni (1972), Imtiaz Ali (1971), Sheela (1945), Rashid Khan (1968), Dorabji Tata (1859), and Rabri Devi (1956).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India

Among military personnels born in India, Bipin Rawat ranks 16. Before him are William Birdwood (1865), Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), Somnath Sharma (1923), Sam Manekshaw (1914), Bakht Khan (1797), and John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910). After him are Vikram Batra (1974), Avani Chaturvedi (1993), Sanjay Kumar (1976), Abhinandan Varthaman (1983), and Noah Nirmal Tom (1994).

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