Mumbai
Mumbai ranks 28th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Montevideo, Munich, and Washington, D.C.. The most famous people from Mumbai are Salman Rushdie, Zubin Mehta, and Shivaji. The most famous people who died in Mumbai are 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 a 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 335 globally memorable people, including Salman Rushdie, Zubin Mehta, and Shivaji. Additionaly, 151 globally memorable people have passed away in Mumbai including Vallabhbhai Patel, Pran, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
People Born in Mumbai
Go to all RankingsSalman Rushdie
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 1
Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 2
Shivaji
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1680
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 3
Rajiv Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1991
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 4
Anthony de Mello
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 5
Mahesh Bhatt
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 6
Kareena Kapoor
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 7
Homi K. Bhabha
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 8
Ratan Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2024
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 9
Mumtaz
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 10
Amjad Khan
ACTOR
1940 - 1992
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 11
John Abraham
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Mumbai
Go to all RankingsSatish Shah
ACTOR
1951 - 2025
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 104
Shiva Ayyadurai
INVENTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 145
Anjali Bhagwat
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 197
Poornima
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 201
Yakub Memon
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2015
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 202
Mohit Suri
FILM DIRECTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.78
Rank: 205
Manish Malhotra
DESIGNER
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 207
Nina Wadia
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 211
Payal Kapadia
FILM DIRECTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 215
Vijayta Pandit
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 219
Teesta Setalvad
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 220
Anita Raj
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.11
Rank: 225
People Deceased in Mumbai
Go to all RankingsVallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 1
Pran
ACTOR
1920 - 2013
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 2
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1856 - 1920
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 3
Lata Mangeshkar
SINGER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 4
Ashok Kumar
ACTOR
1911 - 2001
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 5
Gangubai Kothewali
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - 1977
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 6
Ratan Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2024
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 7
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 8
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1866 - 1915
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 9
Amjad Khan
ACTOR
1940 - 1992
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 10
Dadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 11
Dharmendra
ACTOR
1935 - 2025
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Mumbai
Go to all RankingsSatish Shah
ACTOR
1951 - 2025
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 94
Shefali Jariwala
ACTOR
1982 - 2025
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 141
Neeraj Vora
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2017
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 148
Inder Kumar
ACTOR
1973 - 2017
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 149
Nafisa Joseph
CELEBRITY
1978 - 2004
HPI: 30.91
Rank: 151
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Mumbai were actors (213), film directors (18), singers (16), politicians (12), and writers (10), while most who died were actors (64), film directors (19), politicians (12), writers (12), and social activists (10).
Occupational Trends
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.






































