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Shashi Tharoor

1956 - Today

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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 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Shashi Tharoor is the 17,429th most popular politician (down from 17,298th in 2024), the 5,659th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,631st in 2019) and the 643rd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shashi Tharoor ranks 17,429 out of 19,576. Before him are Aleksandar Šapić, Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt, Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Ricardo Mangue Obama Nfubea, Oljas Bektenov, and Nika Melia. After him are John Bright, Ed Markey, William J. Duane, John B. Anderson, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, and Nello Musumeci.

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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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shashi Tharoor ranks 5,661 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Shashi Tharoor ranks 643. 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).

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