POLITICIAN

Purushottam Das Tandon

1882 - 1962

Purushottam Das Tandon

Purushottam Das Tandon (; 1 August 1882 – 1 July 1962) was a freedom fighter from Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is widely remembered for his opposition to the partition of India, as well as efforts in achieving the Official Language of India status for Hindi. He was customarily given the title Rajarshi (etymology: Raja + Rishi = Royal Saint). He was popularly known as UP Gandhi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Purushottam Das Tandon is the 14,356th most popular politician (up from 14,379th in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from India (down from 612th in 2019) and the 182nd most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 14,356 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Hakim II, Stella Kyriakides, Borommatrailokkanat, Charles Rabemananjara, Esther Hayut, and Ahmose-Sitkamose. After him are Nabu-suma-ukin II, Li Rui, Andrés Martínez Trueba, Leabua Jonathan, Ernesto Pérez Balladares, and Paul Eyschen.

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Al-Hakim II
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14,356
Stella Kyriakides
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14,357
Borommatrailokkanat
1431 - 1488
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14,358
Charles Rabemananjara
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14,359
Esther Hayut
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14,360
Ahmose-Sitkamose
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 14,361
Purushottam Das Tandon
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 14,362
Nabu-suma-ukin II
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 14,363
Li Rui
1917 - 2019
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 14,364
Andrés Martínez Trueba
1884 - 1959
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 14,365
Leabua Jonathan
1914 - 1987
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 14,366
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 14,367
Paul Eyschen
1841 - 1915
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 14,368

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 204. Before him are Leonard Meredith, Frederick Moloney, Willem Elsschot, Géza Kiss, Paul Bekker, and Alfred Keller. After him are Elin Wägner, Giovanni Amendola, Percy Grainger, George Bancroft, Pierre Mac Orlan, and Ivan Olbracht. Among people deceased in 1962, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 151. Before him are Max Švabinský, Per Thorén, Raquel Meller, Jean Stern, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, and Fred Pentland. After him are Miklós Szabados, Abdullah Goran, Manolis Kalomiris, George Vernot, Yvette Andréyor, and Iuliu Baratky.

Others Born in 1882

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Leonard Meredith
CYCLIST
1882 - 1930
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 198
Frederick Moloney
ATHLETE
1882 - 1941
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 199
Willem Elsschot
WRITER
1882 - 1960
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 200
Géza Kiss
SWIMMER
1882 - 1952
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 201
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 202
Alfred Keller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1974
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 203
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 204
Elin Wägner
WRITER
1882 - 1949
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 205
Giovanni Amendola
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1926
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 206
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 207
George Bancroft
ACTOR
1882 - 1956
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 208
Pierre Mac Orlan
WRITER
1882 - 1970
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 209
Ivan Olbracht
WRITER
1882 - 1952
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 210

Others Deceased in 1962

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Max Švabinský
PAINTER
1873 - 1962
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 145
Per Thorén
SKATER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 146
Raquel Meller
SINGER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 147
Jean Stern
FENCER
1875 - 1962
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 148
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
WRITER
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 149
Fred Pentland
SOCCER PLAYER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 150
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 151
Miklós Szabados
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1962
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 152
Abdullah Goran
WRITER
1904 - 1962
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 153
Manolis Kalomiris
COMPOSER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 154
George Vernot
SWIMMER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 155
Yvette Andréyor
ACTOR
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 156
Iuliu Baratky
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 157

In India

Among people born in India, Purushottam Das Tandon ranks 615 out of 1,861. Before him are Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), R. K. Narayan (1906), Roshan Seth (1942), Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Waheeda Rehman (1938), and John Shepherd-Barron (1925). After him are Devika Rani (1908), Roberto de Nobili (1577), Sugathakumari (1934), Krishan Chander (1914), Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858), and Basawan (1560).

Others born in India

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Rajendra K. Pachauri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 609
R. K. Narayan
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 610
Roshan Seth
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 611
Firaq Gorakhpuri
WRITER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 612
Waheeda Rehman
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 613
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 614
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 615
Devika Rani
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 616
Roberto de Nobili
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1656
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 617
Sugathakumari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 618
Krishan Chander
WRITER
1914 - 1977
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 619
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
EXPLORER
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 620
Basawan
PAINTER
1560 - 1600
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 621