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Vichitravirya

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Vichitravirya (Sanskrit: विचित्रवीर्य, romanized: Vicitravīrya, lit. 'marvellous heroism') is a figure in the Mahabharata, where he is featured as a Kuru king. According to the Hindu epic, he is the youngest son of Queen Satyavati and King Shantanu, and the de jure grandfather of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. He is also the half-brother of Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa and Bhishma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vichitravirya is the 13,208th most popular politician (down from 11,313th in 2019), the 541st most popular biography from India (down from 412th in 2019) and the 171st most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vichitravirya ranks 13,208 out of 19,576. Before him are Ahn Changho, Igor Dodon, Muhammad ibn Idris, Miro, Count of Barcelona, Pietro III Candiano, and Trần Nhân Tông. After him are Ali-Morad Khan Zand, Tiridates I of Parthia, Ōmura Masujirō, Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq, Alberto Zorrilla, and Sebastian Kurz.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vichitravirya ranks 541 out of 1,861. Before him are U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anna Kashfi (1934), Prince Vijaya (-543), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), and Aruna Asaf Ali (1909). After him are Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850), Robert Swinhoe (1836), Asrani (1940), Lobsang Sangay (1968), Arundhati Roy (1961), and Sanjeev Kumar (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Vichitravirya ranks 171. Before him are Lalu Prasad Yadav (1948), Kumaragupta I (400), Fatima Jinnah (1893), Jhalkaribai (1830), M. S. Swaminathan (1925), and Prince Vijaya (-543). After him are Lobsang Sangay (1968), Jagjivan Ram (1908), Hemu (1501), Malik Kafur (1250), Bal Thackeray (1926), and Nitish Kumar (1951).

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