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Shantanu

Shantanu (Sanskrit: शांतनु, शान्तनु, IAST: Śāṃtanu, Śāntanu) is a character in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. He was the King of Kuru Kingdom with his capital at Hastinapura. He was a descendant of the Bharata race, a forebear of the lineage of the Chandravamsha, the father of Bhishma and the great-grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The ruler was the youngest son of King Pratipa of Hastinapura and had been born during the latter's latter years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shantanu is the 8,665th most popular politician (down from 7,407th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from India (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 105th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shantanu ranks 8,665 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Prudente de Morais, and Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg. After him are Ignaz Seipel, Fritz Fischer, Galeazzo I Visconti, Lubomír Štrougal, Zhang Wentian, and Urbano Rattazzi.

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Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
1813 - 1862
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 8,663
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
1417 - 1479
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 8,664
Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria
1386 - 1450
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,665
Ion I. C. Brătianu
1864 - 1927
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,666
Prudente de Morais
1841 - 1902
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,667
Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg
1857 - 1920
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,668
Shantanu
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,669
Ignaz Seipel
1876 - 1932
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,670
Fritz Fischer
1912 - 2003
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,671
Galeazzo I Visconti
1277 - 1328
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,672
Lubomír Štrougal
1924 - 2023
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,673
Zhang Wentian
1900 - 1976
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,674
Urbano Rattazzi
1808 - 1873
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8,675

In India

Among people born in India, Shantanu ranks 310 out of 1,861. Before him are Guru Amar Das (1479), Abdul Karim (1863), Kuvempu (1904), Jaya Bachchan (1948), Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887), and Michael Radford (1946). After him are C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Karamchand Gandhi (1822), Gupta (240), Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856), Phoolan Devi (1963), and Homi J. Bhabha (1909).

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Guru Amar Das
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1479 - 1574
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 304
Abdul Karim
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1909
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 305
Kuvempu
WRITER
1904 - 1994
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 306
Jaya Bachchan
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 307
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1965
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 308
Michael Radford
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 309
Shantanu
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 310
C. Rajagopalachari
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1972
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 311
Karamchand Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1885
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 312
Gupta
POLITICIAN
240 - 280
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 313
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1856 - 1921
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 314
Phoolan Devi
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2001
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 315
Homi J. Bhabha
PHYSICIST
1909 - 1966
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 316