Belagavi district
Belagavi district ranks 6,842nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Borger, Texas, Greenville, Texas, and Newtownards. Memorable people born in Belagavi district include Kittur Chennamma, and Atul Kulkarni. Belagavi district has been the birth place of many social activists, and actors. Belagavi district is located in India.
Belagavi district, formerly also known as Belgaum district, is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya district in sugarcane production over the last decade. The city of Belgaum (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the Second legislative building, where the Karnataka Legislature holds session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet, Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India, it has a population of 4,779,661, of which 24.03% live in urban areas, making it the second most populous district in Karnataka, after Bangalore Urban. The district has an area of 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi), making it the largest district in terms of size in Karnataka It is bounded by Kolhapur District and Sangli district of Maharashtra state on the west and north, on the northeast by Bijapur district, on the east by Bagalkot district, on the southeast by Gadag district, on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts, upper part of southwest by Sindhudurg district ond southwest by the state of Goa. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1778 and 1965, Belagavi district was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Kittur Chennamma, and Atul Kulkarni.
People Born in Belagavi district
Go to all RankingsKittur Chennamma
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1778 - 1829
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 2
Atul Kulkarni
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Belagavi district were social activists (1), and actors (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 Belagavi district, including Atul Kulkarni. Whereas, throughout history, social activists have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Belagavi district, including Kittur Chennamma.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Belagavi district since 1700.