MILITARY PERSONNEL

Abhinandan Varthaman

1983 - Today

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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot of Mig-21 Bison plane who on 27 February 2019 scrambled to intercept F-16 & JF-17 of Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) that were conducting retaliatory airstrikes on Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded the Vir Chakra by the Indian government. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abhinandan Varthaman has received more than 2,813,157 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abhinandan Varthaman is the 2,050th most popular military personnel, the 1,536th most popular biography from India and the 19th most popular Indian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 2,050 out of 2,058. Before him are CC Sabathia, Vladimir Zhoga, Harry B. Liversedge, Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Matthew Pottinger, and Robert Abajyan. After him are Asia Ramazan Antar, Evan McMullin, Bowe Bergdahl, Avani Chaturvedi, Ajantha Mendis, and Max Lemke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 1,179. Before him are Michelle Ang, Lashinda Demus, Elrio van Heerden, Carsten Mogensen, Mohamed Ahmed Bashir, and Mehdi Taouil. After him are Ander Murillo, Elizabeth Armstrong, Vasily Koshechkin, Jérémy Roy, Ilčo Naumoski, and Gojko Pijetlović.

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In India

Among people born in India, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 1,536 out of 1,861. Before him are Antara Biswas (1982), Sneha (1981), Vaani Kapoor (1988), Saba Azad (1985), Prithviraj Sukumaran (1982), and Pooja Batra (1975). After him are Sana Khan (1988), Disha Vakani (1978), Sameera Reddy (1983), Geeta Kapur (1973), Sonal Chauhan (1985), and Shefali Shah (1972).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India

Among military personnels born in India, Abhinandan Varthaman ranks 19. Before him are Bipin Rawat (1958), John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910), Kenneth Anderson (1891), Vikram Batra (1974), Padma Bandopadhyay (1944), and Sanjay Kumar (1976). After him are Avani Chaturvedi (1993), and Noah Nirmal Tom (1994).

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