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Gwalior (ind)

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Gwalior ranks 3,341st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Alzano Lombardo, Cherbourg, and Alta, Norway. Memorable people born in Gwalior include Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Tansen, and Javed Akhtar. Memorable people who died in Gwalior include Rani of Jhansi, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, and Roop Singh. Gwalior has been the birth place of many musicians, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Gwalior is located in India.

Gwalior is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political centre in Madhya Pradesh. Gwalior is among the seven cities selected for new startup centres under India's growing innovation ecosystem. On World Cities Day, UNESCO Director - General Audrey Azoulay announced Gwalior's inclusion among 55 new world creative cities in the UCCN from India. This tag elevates Gwalior's identity internationally, spotlighting it's artists, music traditions and vibrant culture. It lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located 313 kilometres (194 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital city of India and 446 kilometres (277 mi) from Bhopal, the state capital, Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the Gwalior Chambal region of India. The grand historic city and its fortress have been ruled by several Indian kingdoms. From the Alchon Huns in the 5th century AD to Gurjara Pratihara dynasty in the 8th century AD. It was passed on to Kachchhapaghatas in the 10th century AD. Later it fell into the hands of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century AD, it was then passed on to the Tomars in the 13th century AD who were the vassal rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1493 and 1990, Gwalior was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Tansen, and Javed Akhtar. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Gwalior including Rani of Jhansi, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, and Roop Singh.

People Born in Gwalior

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Gwalior were musicians (2), politicians (1), writers (1), and actors (1),  while most who died were politicians (1), writers (1), and hockey players (1).

Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gwalior, including Javed Akhtar. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gwalior, including Tansen, and Amjad Ali Khan.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Gwalior since 1700.