Cultural Production in

Present Day

India

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India ranks 11th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Spain, Brazil, and Sweden. Memorable people born in present day India include Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. Memorable people who died in India include Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa. India has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

People

Between 2000 BC and 2011, present day India was the birth place of 2,295 globally memorable people, including Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. Additionaly, 773 globally memorable people have passed away in present day India including Gautama Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, and Mother Teresa.

People Born in Present Day India

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day India were actors (798), politicians (339), writers (171), athletes (135), and singers (100),  while most who died were politicians (216), writers (108), actors (106), social activists (47), and religious figures (44).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day India, including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh 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, Shah Rukh Khan, and Vivien Leigh.

Places

Overlapping Lives

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

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