Cultural Production in

Present Day

Mumbai (ind)

India

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Mumbai ranks 28th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montevideo, Munich, and Washington, D.C.. Memorable people born in Mumbai include Salman Rushdie, Zubin Mehta, and Shivaji. Memorable people who died in Mumbai include Vallabhbhai Patel, Pran, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Mumbai has been the birth place of many actors, and film directors and the death place of many actors, and film directors. Mumbai is located in India.

Mumbai, also known as Bombay, is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, which is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world with a population of over 23 million. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2008, Mumbai was the birth place of 292 globally memorable people, including Salman Rushdie, Zubin Mehta, and Shivaji. Additionaly, 142 globally memorable people have passed away in Mumbai including Vallabhbhai Patel, Pran, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

People Born in Mumbai

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Mumbai were actors (190), film directors (14), politicians (13), singers (12), and writers (8),  while most who died were actors (59), film directors (18), politicians (12), writers (12), and social activists (10).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mumbai, including Kareena Kapoor, Mumtaz, and Amjad Khan. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mumbai, including Kareena Kapoor, Mumtaz, and Amjad Khan.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Mumbai since 1700.