MILITARY PERSONNEL
Padma Bandopadhyay
1944 - Today

Padma Bandopadhyay
Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, PHS (born 4 November 1944) is a decorated former flight surgeon in the Indian Air Force. She was the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. She is the second woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a three-star rank, after Surgeon Vice Admiral Punita Arora. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Padma Bandopadhyay is the 1,718th most popular military personnel (up from 2,040th in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from India (up from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Padma Bandopadhyay ranks 1,718 out of 2,058. Before her are Ivan Maslennikov, Antonio Luna, Roy Urquhart, Kurt Martti Wallenius, Shirase Nobu, and Bartolina Sisa. After her are Irvin McDowell, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Alfons Rebane, Fernand de Langle de Cary, Honoré Charles Reille, and Walther Reinhardt.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Maslennikov
1900 - 1954
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 1,712
Antonio Luna
1866 - 1899
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,713
Roy Urquhart
1901 - 1988
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,714
Kurt Martti Wallenius
1893 - 1984
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 1,715
Shirase Nobu
1861 - 1946
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 1,716
Bartolina Sisa
1753 - 1781
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,717
Padma Bandopadhyay
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,718
Irvin McDowell
1818 - 1885
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,719
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,720
Alfons Rebane
1908 - 1976
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,721
Fernand de Langle de Cary
1849 - 1927
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,722
Honoré Charles Reille
1775 - 1860
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 1,723
Walther Reinhardt
1872 - 1930
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,724
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Padma Bandopadhyay ranks 461. Before her are Uschi Glas, Sherry Lansing, Dominique Lavanant, Francesco Morini, Li Changchun, and John Abercrombie. After her are Pedro de Felipe, Gilles Berolatti, Benjamin Kogo, Oscar Temaru, William Sanderson, and François Migault.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsUschi Glas
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 455
Sherry Lansing
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 456
Dominique Lavanant
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 457
Francesco Morini
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 458
Li Changchun
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 459
John Abercrombie
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2017
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 460
Padma Bandopadhyay
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 461
Pedro de Felipe
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 462
Gilles Berolatti
FENCER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 463
Benjamin Kogo
ATHLETE
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 464
Oscar Temaru
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 465
William Sanderson
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 466
François Migault
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 2012
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 467
In India
Among people born in India, Padma Bandopadhyay ranks 604 out of 1,861. Before her are Antony Padiyara (1921), Azim Premji (1945), Harihara I (1336), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), Om Puri (1950), and Barry Hay (1948). After her are Humpy Koneru (1987), Samantha Akkineni (1987), Brian Horrocks (1895), Nayanthara (1984), Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), and R. K. Narayan (1906).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAntony Padiyara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2000
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 598
Azim Premji
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 599
Harihara I
POLITICIAN
1336 - 1356
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 600
Palden Thondup Namgyal
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1982
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 601
Om Puri
ACTOR
1950 - 2017
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 602
Barry Hay
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 603
Padma Bandopadhyay
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 604
Humpy Koneru
CHESS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 605
Samantha Akkineni
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 606
Brian Horrocks
COMPANION
1895 - 1985
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 607
Nayanthara
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 608
Rajendra K. Pachauri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 609
R. K. Narayan
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 610
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India
Among military personnels born in India, Padma Bandopadhyay ranks 11. Before her are Kenneth Anderson (1891), Rash Behari Bose (1886), Orde Wingate (1903), Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), John Frost (1912), and William Birdwood (1865). After her are Somnath Sharma (1923), Sam Manekshaw (1914), Bakht Khan (1797), John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910), Bipin Rawat (1958), and Vikram Batra (1974).
Kenneth Anderson
1891 - 1959
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 5
Rash Behari Bose
1886 - 1945
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 6
Orde Wingate
1903 - 1944
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 7
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
1832 - 1914
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 8
John Frost
1912 - 1993
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 9
William Birdwood
1865 - 1951
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 10
Padma Bandopadhyay
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 11
Somnath Sharma
1923 - 1947
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 12
Sam Manekshaw
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 13
Bakht Khan
1797 - 1859
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 14
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
1910 - 1998
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 15
Bipin Rawat
1958 - 2021
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 16
Vikram Batra
1974 - 1999
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 17