1927 - 2007
‹See Tfd› Chandra Shekhar (17 April 1927 – 8 July 2007) was an Indian politician who served as the 8th Prime Minister of India, between 10 November 1990 and 21 June 1991. He headed a minority government of a breakaway faction of the Janata Dal with outside support from the Indian National Congress. He was the first Indian Prime Minister who had never held any prior government office.His government was largely seen as a "puppet" and "lame duck", and the government was formed with the fewest party MPs in the Lok Sabha. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chandra Shekhar has received more than 2,164,616 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Chandra Shekhar is the 9,547th most popular politician (down from 9,120th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from India (down from 288th in 2019) and the 110th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among politicians, Chandra Shekhar ranks 9,547 out of 15,577. Before him are Jenny Longuet, Sanna Marin, Sanjō Sanetomi, Erik Axelsson Tott, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Kuber. After him are José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, Bernardino Drovetti, Leizu, Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, and Brihadratha Maurya.
1844 - 1883
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 9,541
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 9,542
1837 - 1891
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 9,543
1419 - 1481
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 9,544
1646 - 1691
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 9,545
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,546
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,547
1898 - 1980
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,548
1776 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,549
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,550
1096 - 1130
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,551
1625 - 1663
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9,552
252 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 9,553
Among people born in 1927, Chandra Shekhar ranks 143. Before him are Yutaka Taniyama, Vittorio Gregotti, Stanisław Kania, Martin Walser, Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, and Albert Zafy. After him are Per Oscarsson, Marianne Fredriksson, Gisèle Halimi, Franciszek Macharski, Yitzhak Hofi, and Lyudmila Alexeyeva. Among people deceased in 2007, Chandra Shekhar ranks 139. Before him are Ivica Račan, Osvaldo Cavandoli, Alfonso López Michelsen, George Tabori, Evel Knievel, and Holden Roberto. After him are Eleonora Rossi Drago, Marianne Fredriksson, Sa'dun Hammadi, Igor Moiseyev, Soe Win, and Henri Debehogne.
1927 - 1958
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 137
1927 - 2020
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 138
1927 - 2020
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 139
1927 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 140
1927 - 1985
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 141
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 142
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 143
1927 - 2010
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 144
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 145
1927 - 2020
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 146
1927 - 2016
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 147
1927 - 2014
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 148
1927 - 2018
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 149
1944 - 2007
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 133
1920 - 2007
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 134
1913 - 2007
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 135
1914 - 2007
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 136
1938 - 2007
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 137
1923 - 2007
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 138
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 139
1925 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 140
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 141
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 142
1906 - 2007
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 143
1947 - 2007
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 144
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 145
Among people born in India, Chandra Shekhar ranks 325 out of 1,493. Before him are Pran (1920), Rash Behari Bose (1886), K. Shivaram Karanth (1902), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930), Debendranath Tagore (1817), and Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855). After him are Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952), Rana Sanga (1482), U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Kamala Sohonie (1912), Rani Padmini (null), and Mad Mike Hoare (1919).
1920 - 2013
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 319
1886 - 1945
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 320
1902 - 1997
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 321
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 322
1817 - 1905
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 323
1855 - 1936
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 324
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 325
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 326
1482 - 1528
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 327
1932 - 2014
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 328
1912 - 1998
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 329
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 330
1919 - 2020
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 331
Among politicians born in India, Chandra Shekhar ranks 110. Before him are Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), Govind Ballabh Pant (1887), Harilal Gandhi (1888), Lakshmi Sahgal (1914), Jahanara Begum (1614), and Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930). After him are Rana Sanga (1482), Rani Padmini (null), Rajendra Chola I (1000), Alamgir II (1699), Lahiri Mahasaya (1828), and Iskander Mirza (1899).
1886 - 1964
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 104
1887 - 1961
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 105
1888 - 1948
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 106
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 107
1614 - 1681
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 108
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 109
1927 - 2007
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 110
1482 - 1528
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 111
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 112
1000 - 1044
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 113
1699 - 1759
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 114
1828 - 1895
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 115
1899 - 1969
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 116