POLITICIAN
Shashi Tharoor
1956 - Today

Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor (Malayalam pronunciation: [ʃɐʃi t̪ɐɾuːr]; born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician, public intellectual, former diplomat and bureaucrat. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the Lok Sabha since 2009. He was formerly an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ran for for the office of Secretary-General in 2006, coming second. Born in London and raised in Mumbai and Kolkata, Tharoor graduated from St. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shashi Tharoor is the 17,373rd most popular politician (down from 17,309th in 2019), the 5,653rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,631st in 2019) and the 642nd most popular British Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Shashi Tharoor ranks 17,373 out of 19,576. Before him are Howard Dean, Aleksandar Šapić, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, and Nika Melia. After him are John Bright, Ed Markey, William J. Duane, John B. Anderson, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, and Nello Musumeci.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHoward Dean
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 17,374
Aleksandar Šapić
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 17,375
Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt
1900 - 1994
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 17,376
Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 17,377
Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 17,378
Nika Melia
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 17,379
Shashi Tharoor
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 17,380
John Bright
1811 - 1889
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 17,381
Ed Markey
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 17,382
William J. Duane
1780 - 1865
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 17,383
John B. Anderson
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 17,384
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1716 - 1785
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 17,385
Nello Musumeci
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 17,386
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Shashi Tharoor ranks 561. Before him are Vera Zozulya, Patrick Leonard, Vasile Pușcașu, Kent Nilsson, Marian Woronin, and Marianne Thyssen. After him are Susanne Blakeslee, Graham Watson, Lionello Manfredonia, Ana Rosa Quintana, Payao Poontarat, and Theodoros Kontidis.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsVera Zozulya
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 555
Patrick Leonard
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 556
Vasile Pușcașu
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 557
Kent Nilsson
HOCKEY PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 558
Marian Woronin
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 559
Marianne Thyssen
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 560
Shashi Tharoor
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 561
Susanne Blakeslee
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 562
Graham Watson
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 563
Lionello Manfredonia
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 564
Ana Rosa Quintana
PRESENTER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 565
Payao Poontarat
BOXER
1956 - 2006
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 566
Theodoros Kontidis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 567
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Shashi Tharoor ranks 5,655 out of 8,785. Before him are Heather Mills (1968), John Addington Symonds (1840), Maureen Gardner (1928), Peter Glenville (1913), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), and Ella Balinska (1996). After him are Ron Staniforth (1924), Alan Geldard (1927), Herbert Baker (1862), John Bright (1811), Donald Burgess (1933), and Edna Best (1900).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHeather Mills
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 5,649
John Addington Symonds
WRITER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 5,650
Maureen Gardner
ATHLETE
1928 - 1974
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 5,651
Peter Glenville
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1996
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 5,652
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 5,653
Ella Balinska
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,654
Shashi Tharoor
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,655
Ron Staniforth
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1988
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,656
Alan Geldard
CYCLIST
1927 - 2018
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,657
Herbert Baker
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,658
John Bright
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1889
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 5,659
Donald Burgess
CYCLIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 5,660
Edna Best
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 5,661
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Shashi Tharoor ranks 642. Before him are Thomas Norton (1532), Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi (1971), Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (1900), Nick Clegg (1967), Harry Atkinson (1831), and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536). After him are John Bright (1811), George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716), Graham Watson (1956), David Thompson (1961), William Lyon Mackenzie (1795), and Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851).
Thomas Norton
1532 - 1584
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 636
Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 637
Tebbs Lloyd Johnson
1900 - 1984
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 638
Nick Clegg
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 639
Harry Atkinson
1831 - 1892
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 640
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
1536 - 1608
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 641
Shashi Tharoor
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 642
John Bright
1811 - 1889
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 643
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1716 - 1785
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 644
Graham Watson
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 645
David Thompson
1961 - 2010
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 646
William Lyon Mackenzie
1795 - 1861
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 647
Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey
1851 - 1917
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 648