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Indrani Rahman

1930 - 1999

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Indrani Rahman (19 September 1930, Chennai – 5 February 1999, New York City) was an Indian classical dancer of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi and the country's first beauty pageant titleholder. she popularised in the west and later settled in New York in 1976. In 1952, she won the Miss India pageant and then represented India in 1st ever Miss Universe 1952. Later, she joined her mother Ragini Devi's company. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Indrani Rahman is the 209th most popular celebrity (down from 177th in 2024), the 1,182nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,047th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Indrani Rahman ranks 208 out of 265. Before her are Ksenia Sukhinova, Eluana Englaro, Elena Berkova, Domino Harvey, and Vanessa Trump. After her are Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark, Koh Masaki, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir, Lucky Diamond Rich, Selen Soyder, Erika Toda, and Brody Jenner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Indrani Rahman ranks 639. Before her are Joan Sims, Allison Hayes, Timothy Findley, Wendy Beckett, Basu Chatterjee, and Tom Mboya. After her are Ronnie Corbett, Bill Brock, Grace Ogot, Windsor Davies, Joni James, and Cathryn Damon. Among people deceased in 1999, Indrani Rahman ranks 329. Before her are Tomoo Kudaka, Payne Stewart, Muslimgauze, Rex Allen, Bobby Troup, and Ella Mae Morse. After her are Diane Foster, Gonzalo Rodríguez, John Chafee, Peggy Cass, Jill Dando, and Greg Moore.

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In India

Among people born in India, Indrani Rahman ranks 1,182 out of 1,861. Before her are Roop Singh (1908), Kapil Sibal (1948), Balram Jakhar (1923), Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950), Pallonji Mistry (1929), and Parkash Singh Badal (1927). After her are Ravichandran Ashwin (1986), Ameesha Patel (1975), Leela Chitnis (1909), Nushrat Bharucha (1985), Padma Lakshmi (1970), and Parmanand Jha (1944).

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Among CELEBRITIES In India

Among celebrities born in India, Indrani Rahman ranks 3. Before her are Harnaaz Sandhu (2000), and Gul Mohammed (1957). After her are Protima Bedi (1948), Anntonia Porsild (1996), Poonam Pandey (1991), Manushi Chhillar (1997), Rachel Gupta (2004), Nafisa Joseph (1978), Urfi Javed (1997), Lopamudra Raut (1995), and Suman Rao (1998).

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