Delhi
Delhi ranks 207th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haarlem, Kingston, Jamaica, and Sapporo. Memorable people born in Delhi include Alauddin Khalji, Ibrahim Lodi, and Syed Ahmad Khan. Memorable people who died in Delhi include Amir Khusrow, Abul Kalam Azad, and Alauddin Khalji. Delhi has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Delhi is located in India.
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, the population of Delhi city proper was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Delhi was the birth place of 61 globally memorable people, including Alauddin Khalji, Ibrahim Lodi, and Syed Ahmad Khan. Additionaly, 49 globally memorable people have passed away in Delhi including Amir Khusrow, Abul Kalam Azad, and Alauddin Khalji.
People Born in Delhi
Go to all RankingsAlauddin Khalji
POLITICIAN
1266 - 1316
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 16
Ibrahim Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1526
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 24
Syed Ahmad Khan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1817 - 1898
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 34
Muhammad bin Tughluq
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1351
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 25
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 27
Ghiyas ud din Balban
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1287
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 23
Mukesh
ACTOR
1923 - 1976
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 35
Sikandar Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1517
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 12
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 15
Harilal Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 33
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 36
Ahmad Shah Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1775
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 26
People Deceased in Delhi
Go to all RankingsAmir Khusrow
MUSICIAN
1253 - 1325
HPI: 76.92
Rank: 43
Abul Kalam Azad
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 11
Alauddin Khalji
POLITICIAN
1266 - 1316
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 21
Akbar II
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1837
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 12
Dara Shukoh
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1659
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 34
Jahanara Begum
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1681
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 30
Humayun
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1556
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 39
Ustad Ahmad Lahori
ARCHITECT
1580 - 1649
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 47
Zeb-un-Nissa
WRITER
1638 - 1702
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 37
Ghiyas ud din Balban
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1287
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 26
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 28
Tansen
MUSICIAN
1493 - 1493
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 32
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Delhi were actors (20), politicians (18), singers (5), social activists (4), and film directors (3), while most who died were politicians (28), writers (7), musicians (2), historians (2), and noblemen (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Delhi, including Madhubala, Sidharth Malhotra, and Shakti Kapoor. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Delhi, including Mukesh, Madhubala, and Sidharth Malhotra.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Delhi since 1700.