Shillong
Shillong ranks 5,081st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Orange, Vaucluse, North Vancouver (city), and Side, Turkey. Memorable people born in Shillong include Arundhati Roy, John Shepherd-Barron, and Karen David. Memorable people who died in Shillong include A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Shillong has been the birth place of many writers, and inventors and the death place of many politicians. Shillong is located in India.
Shillong is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a population of 143,229 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the British of Scotland. Hence, they would refer to it as the "Scotland of the East". Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1925 and 1979, Shillong was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Arundhati Roy, John Shepherd-Barron, and Karen David. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Shillong including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
People Born in Shillong
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Arundhati Roy
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 2
John Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1
Karen David
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Shillong
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Newly Added People Deceased in Shillong
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Most individuals born in present day Shillong were writers (1), inventors (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Shillong, including Arundhati Roy. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Shillong, including Arundhati Roy.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Shillong since 1700.
