BUSINESSPERSON
Sunita Narain
1961 - Today

Sunita Narain
Sunita Narain (born 1961) is an Indian environmentalist and political activist as well as a major proponent of the Green concept of sustainable development. Narain is director general of the India-based research institute for the Centre for Science and Environment, director of the Society for Environmental Communications, and editor of the fortnightly magazine, Down To Earth. In 2016 Narain was named on Time Magazine's list of 100 Most Influential People. She appeared alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the documentary Before The Flood (2016), discussing the impact of climate change on the Monsoon in India and how it affects farmers. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sunita Narain is the 800th most popular businessperson (up from 805th in 2019), the 1,275th most popular biography from India (down from 1,264th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Sunita Narain ranks 800 out of 847. Before her are Evan Spiegel, Yang Huiyan, Håkon Wium Lie, Scott Forstall, Simon Leviev, and Janus Friis. After her are Zhou Qunfei, Roger Goodell, Aliya Nazarbayeva, Jack Abramoff, Steve King, and Noumandiez Doué.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEvan Spiegel
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 794
Yang Huiyan
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 795
Håkon Wium Lie
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 796
Scott Forstall
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 797
Simon Leviev
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 798
Janus Friis
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 799
Sunita Narain
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 800
Zhou Qunfei
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 801
Roger Goodell
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 802
Aliya Nazarbayeva
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 803
Jack Abramoff
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 804
Steve King
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 805
Noumandiez Doué
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 806
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1961, Sunita Narain ranks 795. Before her are Scott E. Parazynski, Steve Nicol, Abdelhamid Sadmi, Liam Fox, Takeshi Oki, and Bonita Friedericy. After her are Jorge Amado Nunes, Fredy Schmidtke, Pat Toomey, Ewa Björling, Suhasini Maniratnam, and Jeffrey Dunn.
Others Born in 1961
Go to all RankingsScott E. Parazynski
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 790
Steve Nicol
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 791
Abdelhamid Sadmi
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 792
Liam Fox
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 793
Takeshi Oki
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 794
Bonita Friedericy
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 795
Sunita Narain
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 796
Jorge Amado Nunes
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 797
Fredy Schmidtke
CYCLIST
1961 - 2017
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 798
Pat Toomey
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 799
Ewa Björling
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 800
Suhasini Maniratnam
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 801
Jeffrey Dunn
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 802
In India
Among people born in India, Sunita Narain ranks 1,275 out of 1,861. Before her are Gita Mehta (1943), Mahesh Babu (1975), Krishna Hutheesing (1907), Flora Saini (1984), Alia Bhatt (1993), and Pooja Bhatt (1972). After her are Asaduddin Owaisi (1969), Ram Swarup (1920), Honey Irani (1954), Gita Gopinath (1971), Bombay Jayashri (1950), and Adil Hussain (1963).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsGita Mehta
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 1,269
Mahesh Babu
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 1,270
Krishna Hutheesing
WRITER
1907 - 1967
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 1,271
Flora Saini
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 1,272
Alia Bhatt
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 1,273
Pooja Bhatt
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 1,274
Sunita Narain
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 1,275
Asaduddin Owaisi
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 1,276
Ram Swarup
WRITER
1920 - 1998
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 1,277
Honey Irani
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 1,278
Gita Gopinath
ECONOMIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 1,279
Bombay Jayashri
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 1,280
Adil Hussain
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 1,281
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In India
Among businesspeople born in India, Sunita Narain ranks 24. Before her are Cyrus Mistry (1968), Nita Ambani (1963), Dorabji Tata (1859), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953), Pallonji Mistry (1929), and Vinod Khosla (1955). After her are Indu Jain (1936), Sunil Mittal (1957), Parag Agrawal (1984), Chanda Kochhar (1961), Vinita Bali (1955), and Sabeer Bhatia (1968).
Cyrus Mistry
1968 - 2022
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 18
Nita Ambani
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 19
Dorabji Tata
1859 - 1932
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 20
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 21
Pallonji Mistry
1929 - 2022
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 22
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 23
Sunita Narain
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 24
Indu Jain
1936 - 2021
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 25
Sunil Mittal
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 26
Parag Agrawal
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 27
Chanda Kochhar
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 28
Vinita Bali
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 29
Sabeer Bhatia
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 30