Cultural Production in
India ranks 12th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brazil, Sweden, and Poland. Memorable people born in present day India include Mahatma Gandhi, George Orwell, and Ashoka. Memorable people who died in India include Gautama Buddha, Vasco da Gama, and Mahatma Gandhi. India has been the birth place of many actors and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the seventh-largest country by land area, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 2000 BC and 2005, present day India was the birth place of 1,226 globally memorable people, including Mahatma Gandhi, George Orwell, and Ashoka. Additionaly, 486 globally memorable people have passed away in present day India including Gautama Buddha, Vasco da Gama, and Mahatma Gandhi.
1869 - 1948
HPI: 91.71
Rank: 1
1903 - 1950
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 2
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 3
1931 - 1990
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 5
1861 - 1941
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 6
1931 - 2015
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 7
1887 - 1920
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 8
1836 - 1886
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 9
1865 - 1936
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 10
1913 - 1967
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 11
1889 - 1964
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 12
1450 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 143
1919 - 2020
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 158
1533 - 1599
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 175
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 194
1670 - 1700
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 222
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 230
872 BC - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 237
1936 - 1981
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 279
1893 - 1963
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 306
1908 - 1974
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 309
1902 - 1997
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 318
1886 - 1945
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 324
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 93.47
Rank: 1
1460 - 1524
HPI: 92.45
Rank: 2
1869 - 1948
HPI: 91.71
Rank: 3
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.91
Rank: 4
1931 - 1990
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 5
1910 - 1997
HPI: 85.68
Rank: 6
1387 - 1433
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 7
1 - 72
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 8
1861 - 1941
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 9
1542 - 1605
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 10
1931 - 2015
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 11
1887 - 1920
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 12
1450 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 96
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 129
1670 - 1700
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 149
872 BC - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 162
1858 - 1922
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 178
1936 - 1981
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 201
1893 - 1963
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 226
1908 - 1974
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 228
1618 - 1664
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 233
1902 - 1997
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 234
1879 - 1955
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 246
1906 - 1975
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 250
Most individuals born in present day India were actors (392), politicians (238), writers (104), religious figures (53), and philosophers (45), while most who died were politicians (158), writers (63), actors (56), religious figures (34), and philosophers (29).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day India, including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, and Aishwarya Rai. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day India, including Amitabh Bachchan, Vivien Leigh, and Salman Khan.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day India since 1700.