SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Rajmohan Gandhi
1935 - Today

Rajmohan Gandhi
Rajmohan Gandhi (born 7 August 1935) is an Indian biographer, historian, politician and research professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US. His paternal grandfather is Mahatma Gandhi, and his maternal grandfather is Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari. He is also a scholar in residence at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. In 1989, he joined Janata Dal and unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections against Rajiv Gandhi. In 2014, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Rajmohan Gandhi is the 700th most popular social activist (down from 679th in 2024), the 1,054th most popular biography from India (down from 1,007th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Indian Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Rajmohan Gandhi ranks 700 out of 840. Before him are Anna Howard Shaw, Anna Sharyhina, Jenni Williams, Roman Protasevich, Betty Ong, and Indira Bajramović. After him are Eren Keskin, Zahra Eshraghi, Maxim Martsinkevich, Stanislav Markelov, Julia Butterfly Hill, and Anna Hutsol.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnna Howard Shaw
1847 - 1919
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 694
Anna Sharyhina
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 695
Jenni Williams
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 696
Roman Protasevich
1995 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 697
Betty Ong
1956 - 2001
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 698
Indira Bajramović
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 699
Rajmohan Gandhi
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 700
Eren Keskin
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 701
Zahra Eshraghi
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 702
Maxim Martsinkevich
1984 - 2020
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 703
Stanislav Markelov
1974 - 2009
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 704
Julia Butterfly Hill
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 705
Anna Hutsol
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 706
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Rajmohan Gandhi ranks 534. Before him are Alex Karras, Manuel Aaron, Bob Denver, Bhama Srinivasan, Gabriel Elorde, and Dorothy Masuka. After him are Bobby Bare, John Cordts, Bill Brack, Anne Reid, Gail Fisher, and Harry B. Gray.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsAlex Karras
ACTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 528
Manuel Aaron
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 529
Bob Denver
ACTOR
1935 - 2005
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 530
Bhama Srinivasan
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 531
Gabriel Elorde
BOXER
1935 - 1985
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 532
Dorothy Masuka
SINGER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 533
Rajmohan Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 534
Bobby Bare
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 535
John Cordts
RACING DRIVER
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 536
Bill Brack
RACING DRIVER
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 537
Anne Reid
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 538
Gail Fisher
ACTOR
1935 - 2000
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 539
Harry B. Gray
CHEMIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 540
In India
Among people born in India, Rajmohan Gandhi ranks 1,054 out of 1,861. Before him are Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930), Simi Garewal (1947), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Chitrangada Singh (1976), Danish Siddiqui (1983), and Ebrahim Alkazi (1925). After him are Kartik Aaryan (1990), Bappi Lahiri (1952), Arun Shourie (1941), V. Shantaram (1901), Begum Samru (1746), and Tina Desai (1987).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsShreeram Shankar Abhyankar
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 1,048
Simi Garewal
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 1,049
Sooraj Barjatya
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1,050
Chitrangada Singh
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 1,051
Danish Siddiqui
JOURNALIST
1983 - 2021
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,052
Ebrahim Alkazi
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 1,053
Rajmohan Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 1,054
Kartik Aaryan
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 1,055
Bappi Lahiri
SINGER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,056
Arun Shourie
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,057
V. Shantaram
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,058
Begum Samru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1746 - 1836
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,059
Tina Desai
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 1,060
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India
Among social activists born in India, Rajmohan Gandhi ranks 56. Before him are Usha Mehta (1920), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), Jadav Payeng (1963), Medha Patkar (1954), Nirmala Deshpande (1929), and Jamnalal Bajaj (1889). After him are Manasi Pradhan (1962), Laxmi Agarwal (1990), Gauri Lankesh (1962), Rahibai Soma Popere (1964), Sunitha Krishnan (1972), and Teesta Setalvad (1962).
Usha Mehta
1920 - 2000
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 50
Sumaira Abdulali
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 51
Jadav Payeng
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 52
Medha Patkar
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 53
Nirmala Deshpande
1929 - 2008
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 54
Jamnalal Bajaj
1889 - 1942
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 55
Rajmohan Gandhi
1935 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 56
Manasi Pradhan
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 57
Laxmi Agarwal
1990 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 58
Gauri Lankesh
1962 - 2017
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 59
Rahibai Soma Popere
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 60
Sunitha Krishnan
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 61
Teesta Setalvad
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 62
















































