Srinagar
Srinagar ranks 1,089th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hamadan, Ogden, Utah, and Wittenberg. Memorable people born in Srinagar include Joanna Lumley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, and Subhash Kak. Memorable people who died in Srinagar include Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Sheikh Abdullah, and Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat. Srinagar has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Srinagar is located in India.
Srinagar is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory. It lies in the Kashmir Valley along the banks of the Jhelum River, and the shores of Dal Lake and Anchar Lakes, between the Hari Parbat and Shankaracharya hills. The city is known for its natural environment, various gardens, waterfronts and houseboats. It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts like the Kashmir shawl, papier-mâché, wood carving, carpet weaving, and jewel making, as well as for dried fruits. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in the Himalayas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1320 and 2000, Srinagar was the birth place of 14 globally memorable people, including Joanna Lumley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, and Subhash Kak. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Srinagar including Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Sheikh Abdullah, and Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat.
People Born in Srinagar
Go to all RankingsJoanna Lumley
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 10
Hugh Keays-Byrne
ACTOR
1947 - 2020
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1
Subhash Kak
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3
Richard O'Connor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1981
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 14
Lalleshwari
WRITER
1320 - 1392
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 13
Satish Dhawan
MATHEMATICIAN
1920 - 2002
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 11
Farooq Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 2
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 5
Hina Khan
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 7
Yasin Malik
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 6
Parveena Ahanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 8
Ayesha Jhulka
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Srinagar
Go to all RankingsSyama Prasad Mukherjee
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Sheikh Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
POLITICIAN
1499 - 1551
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Newly Added People Deceased in Srinagar
Go to all RankingsSyama Prasad Mukherjee
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1953
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Sheikh Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1982
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
POLITICIAN
1499 - 1551
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Srinagar were actors (6), politicians (2), computer scientists (1), military personnels (1), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (3).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Srinagar, including Joanna Lumley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, and Hina Khan. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Srinagar, including Joanna Lumley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, and Hina Khan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Srinagar since 1700.