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Dhyan Chand

1905 - 1979

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Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey. Dhyan Chand's influence extended beyond these victories, as India won the field hockey event in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dhyan Chand is the 6,830th most popular politician (down from 3,418th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from India (down from 113th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dhyan Chand ranks 6,830 out of 19,576. Before him are George IV of Georgia, Sergey Sazonov, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, Yen Chia-kan, Qapaghan Qaghan, and Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. After him are Marien Ngouabi, Floriano Peixoto, Iziaslav II of Kiev, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Vittoria della Rovere, and Dervan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Dhyan Chand ranks 90. Before him are Karl Guthe Jansky, Ludwig Fischer, Attila József, Guy Mollet, Erich Naumann, and Yen Chia-kan. After him are Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Eugen Fink, James J. Braddock, Erwin Chargaff, Joseph Kosma, and Jacinto Quincoces. Among people deceased in 1979, Dhyan Chand ranks 69. Before him are Konstantin Simonov, Yuen Siu-tien, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Ali Hassan Salameh, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, and Friedrich Ebert Jr.. After him are Charles Mingus, Stein Rokkan, Elizabeth Bishop, Darryl F. Zanuck, Victoria Ocampo, and Henrich Focke.

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In India

Among people born in India, Dhyan Chand ranks 256 out of 1,861. Before him are Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Mahadevi Varma (1907), Śāntarakṣita (725), and Dignāga (480). After him are Priyanka Gandhi (1972), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), Dharmendra (1935), Rakhee Gulzar (1947), Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (1942), and Kittur Chennamma (1778).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Dhyan Chand ranks 86. Before him are Birbal (1528), Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905), Amrit Kaur (1889), V. V. Giri (1894), Nirmala Sitharaman (1959), and Dadabhai Naoroji (1825). After him are Priyanka Gandhi (1972), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), Balaji Baji Rao (1720), Lala Lajpat Rai (1865), Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II (1734), and Shahu I (1682).

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