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V. K. Krishna Menon

1896 - 1974

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Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 October 1974) was an Indian academic, independence activist, politician, lawyer, and statesman. During his time, Menon contributed to the Indian independence movement and India's foreign relations. He was among the major architects of Indian foreign policy, and acted as Jawaharlal Nehru's diplomat. In 1928, Menon founded the India League in London to demand total independence from the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. V. K. Krishna Menon is the 16,978th most popular politician (down from 16,681st in 2019), the 888th most popular biography from India (down from 834th in 2019) and the 229th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, V. K. Krishna Menon ranks 16,978 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick Merriman, Marielle Franco, Franca Falcucci, Stéphane Dion, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, and Tomislav Karamarko. After him are Ulrike Lunacek, Cunedda, Spencer Cox, Lester Bird, Ghatotkacha, and Ken Salazar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, V. K. Krishna Menon ranks 260. Before him are Lawrence Tibbett, Marie Prevost, Joan Lindsay, Keen Johnson, Priscilla Dean, and Alan Mowbray. After him are Adele Astaire, Herb Drury, Uberto De Morpurgo, William Cameron Townsend, Elliott Nugent, and Yip Harburg. Among people deceased in 1974, V. K. Krishna Menon ranks 241. Before him are Léon Rosenfeld, Giovanni D'Anzi, Ferreira de Castro, Harry Ricardo, Enrico Rivolta, and Tex Ritter. After him are Roger Staub, Richard Long, Begum Akhtar, Patricia Collinge, Clive Brook, and Ralph Bishop.

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In India

Among people born in India, V. K. Krishna Menon ranks 888 out of 1,861. Before him are Tarsem Singh (1961), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Kanan Devi (1916), Balasaraswati (1918), Ali Sardar Jafri (1913), and Karisma Kapoor (1974). After him are Pritam (1971), Tabu (1971), Anjali Devi (1927), Deepa Mehta (1950), Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958), and Chiranjeevi (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, V. K. Krishna Menon ranks 229. Before him are Madhavrao I (1745), Baji Rao II (1775), Jaipal Singh Munda (1903), George Fernandes (1930), Anandiben Patel (1941), and Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905). After him are Adolf Lu Hitler Marak (1958), Krishan Kant (1927), E. M. S. Namboodiripad (1909), Yashwant Sinha (1937), Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (1941), and Subramanian Swamy (1939).

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