



The Most Famous
Extremists from India
This page contains a list of the greatest Indians Extremists. The pantheon dataset contains 283 Extremists, 5 of which were born in India. This makes India the birth place of the 13th most number of Extremists behind Austria and Israel.
Top 5 Indian Extremists
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indians Extremists of all time. This list of famous Indians Extremists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1

Nathuram Godse
1910 - 1949
HPI 68.9550 langsNathuram Godse was a Hindu nationalist who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948.
- #2

Dawood Ibrahim
b. 1955
HPI 54.9127 langsIndian criminal and drug dealer
- #3

Sarabjit Singh
1963 - 2013
HPI 41.3615 langsSarabjit Singh is most famous for being an Indian national who was convicted of terrorism and espionage by a Pakistani court. He was...Read moreShow less
Sarabjit Singh is most famous for being an Indian national who was convicted of terrorism and espionage by a Pakistani court. He was sentenced to death in 1991 for his alleged involvement in bombings in Pakistan, which he and his supporters claimed were a result of mistaken identity.
- #4

Yakub Memon
1962 - 2015
HPI 38.9314 langsYakub Memon was a convicted terrorist known for his involvement in the 1993 Bombay bombings, which resulted in significant loss of life and...Read moreShow less
Yakub Memon was a convicted terrorist known for his involvement in the 1993 Bombay bombings, which resulted in significant loss of life and property. He was sentenced to death for his role in the attacks and was executed in 2015.
- #5

Hardeep Singh Nijjar
1977 - 2023
HPI 38.0225 langsIndian-Canadian Sikh separatist (1977–2023)
Overlapping Lives
Which Extremists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Extremists since 1700.
