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C. Rajagopalachari

1878 - 1972

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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari BR (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972) popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji, the Scholar Emeritus), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and Indian independence activist. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as when India became a republic in 1950 the office was abolished. He was also the only Indian-born Governor-General, as all previous holders of the post were British nationals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of C. Rajagopalachari has received more than 3,711,659 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). C. Rajagopalachari is the 232nd most popular social activist (down from 213th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from India (down from 206th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 232 out of 840. Before him are Juliana of Stolberg, Nayirah testimony, Eunus, Haim Arlosoroff, Édouard René de Laboulaye, and Ludolf von Alvensleben. After him are Kate Sheppard, Jayaprakash Narayan, Viktors Arājs, Simon bar Giora, Nimr al-Nimr, and W. E. B. Du Bois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 63. Before him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Alfréd Hajós, Jack Johnson, Lionel Barrymore, and Wallace Hartley. After him are Paul Troost, Stephen Timoshenko, Walter Heitz, Şehzade Mehmed Abdülkadir, Horacio Quiroga, and Maurice René Fréchet. Among people deceased in 1972, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 73. Before him are Akim Tamiroff, Ettore Bastico, Alejandra Pizarnik, Frans Masereel, Harlow Shapley, and Paul Goodman. After him are Stephen Timoshenko, Viktor Barna, Watchman Nee, William Dieterle, Jo Bonnier, and C. W. Ceram.

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In India

Among people born in India, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 236 out of 1,861. Before him are Raja Ravi Varma (1848), Dignāga (480), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Shah Alam II (1728), Jahandar Shah (1661), and Aamir Khan (1965). After him are Kadambini Ganguly (1861), Jahanara Begum (1614), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Ratan Tata (1937), Meher Baba (1894), and Shantanu (null).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, C. Rajagopalachari ranks 15. Before him are Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Mangal Pandey (1827), Kittur Chennamma (1778), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Khudiram Bose (1889), and Anna Hazare (1937). After him are Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Vandana Shiva (1952), Harilal Gandhi (1888), Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842), Aruna Asaf Ali (1909), and Baba Amte (1914).

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