Kolhapur
Kolhapur ranks 2,323rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uherské Hradiště, Jodhpur, and Hamelin. Memorable people born in Kolhapur include Jayant Narlikar, Abhay Ashtekar, and Nanda. Kolhapur has been the birth place of many athletes, and physicists. Kolhapur is located in India.
Kolhapur is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1901 and 1995, Kolhapur was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Jayant Narlikar, Abhay Ashtekar, and Nanda.
People Born in Kolhapur
Go to all RankingsJayant Narlikar
PHYSICIST
1938 - 2025
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 4
Abhay Ashtekar
PHYSICIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 6
Nanda
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 10
Bhanu Athaiya
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1
V. Shantaram
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 8
Ashutosh Gowariker
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 5
Tejaswini Sawant
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 33.37
Rank: 7
Sagarika Ghatge
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 31.81
Rank: 3
Rahi Sarnobat
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 2
Swapnil Kusale
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 28.69
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Born in Kolhapur
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Most individuals born in present day Kolhapur were athletes (3), physicists (2), actors (2), film directors (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kolhapur, including Tejaswini Sawant, Rahi Sarnobat, and Swapnil Kusale. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kolhapur, including Tejaswini Sawant, Rahi Sarnobat, and Swapnil Kusale.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Kolhapur since 1700.