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Govind Ballabh Pant

1887 - 1961

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Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian Government. He was one of the foremost political leaders of Uttar Pradesh (then known as United Provinces) and a key player in the successful movement to establish Hindi as the official language of Indian Union. Today, several Indian hospitals, educational institutions and foundations bear his name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Govind Ballabh Pant is the 14,973rd most popular politician (down from 12,043rd in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from India (down from 449th in 2019) and the 191st most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Govind Ballabh Pant ranks 14,973 out of 19,576. Before him are Eric Chu, Jakov Milatović, Anbasa ibn Suhaym al-Kalbi, Francisco Antonino Vidal, Naram-Sin of Assyria, and Zababa-shuma-iddin. After him are Ernst Wetter, Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet, Suat Hayri Ürgüplü, Károly Kárpáti, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Take Ionescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Govind Ballabh Pant ranks 221. Before him are Jack Conway, Juan Manuel Gálvez, Sigmund Romberg, Jamini Roy, Victor d'Arcy, and Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi. After him are Fartein Valen, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Edward Andrade, Charles Marion, Jacob L. Devers, and L. S. Lowry. Among people deceased in 1961, Govind Ballabh Pant ranks 154. Before him are Ben Adams, Ion Barbu, Eduard Tisse, František Drtikol, Victor d'Arcy, and Jānis Endzelīns. After him are Guy de Luget, Jean Piot, Maud Wagner, Earle Page, Herman Glass, and Eliseo Mouriño.

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In India

Among people born in India, Govind Ballabh Pant ranks 672 out of 1,861. Before him are Dharamvir Bharati (1926), Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1903), Manoj Bajpayee (1969), Jamini Roy (1887), Ashapurna Devi (1909), and Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887). After him are Gautam Adani (1962), Wasim Sajjad (1941), N. T. Rama Rao (1923), Chandramukhi Basu (1860), Uttam Kumar (1926), and Atul Kulkarni (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Govind Ballabh Pant ranks 191. Before him are Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Paddy Ashdown (1941), V. N. Janaki (1923), Kiran Bedi (1949), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), and Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884). After him are Wasim Sajjad (1941), Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Shyamala Gopalan (1938), Islam Shah Suri (1510), Sushma Swaraj (1952), and Durgabai Deshmukh (1909).

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