Amritsar
Amritsar ranks 721st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bromley, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Cádiz. Memorable people born in Amritsar include Joseph Coutts, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and Guru Hargobind. Amritsar has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Amritsar is located in India.
Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. It is situated 217 km (135 mi) north-west of Chandigarh, and 455 km (283 mi) north-west of New Delhi. It is 28 km (17.4 mi) from the India-Pakistan border, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1595 and 1996, Amritsar was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Joseph Coutts, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and Guru Hargobind.
People Born in Amritsar
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Joseph Coutts
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 9
Guru Tegh Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1675
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 1
Guru Hargobind
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1644
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 20
Rajesh Khanna
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 16
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 8
Sam Manekshaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2008
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 21
Jeetendra
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 14
Madan Lal Dhingra
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1909
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 3
Deepa Mehta
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 11
Geeta Bali
ACTOR
1930 - 1965
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 17
Mahendra Kapoor
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 18
Yash Johar
PRODUCER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amritsar were actors (6), politicians (3), singers (2), athletes (2), and religious figures (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amritsar, including Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, and Geeta Bali. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amritsar, including Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, and Geeta Bali.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Amritsar since 1700.
