1902 - 1987
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) served as the 5th Prime Minister of India between 28 July 1979 and 14 January 1980. Historians and people alike frequently refer to him as the 'champion of India's peasants.'Charan Singh was born on 23 December 1902 in a rural peasant Jat family and Teotia clan of village Noorpur, District Hapur (Erstwhile District Meerut), Uttar Pradesh (Erstwhile United Provinces of Agra and Oudh). Charan Singh entered politics as part of the Independence Movement motivated by Mohandas Gandhi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charan Singh has received more than 1,972,685 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Charan Singh is the 7,621st most popular politician (up from 8,251st in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from India (up from 232nd in 2019) and the 67th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among politicians, Charan Singh ranks 7,621 out of 15,710. Before him are Mulatu Teshome, Hasdrubal the Boetharch, Macky Sall, Donald II of Scotland, Goh Kun, and Juan Pablo Duarte. After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, Flavius Bauto, Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Joan, Duchess of Brittany, Elephant, and Hugh III of Cyprus.
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7,615
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7,616
1961 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7,617
900 - 900
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7,618
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 7,619
1813 - 1876
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,620
1902 - 1987
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,621
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,622
400 - 388
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,623
1779 - 1801
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,624
1324 - 1384
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,625
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 7,626
1235 - 1284
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 7,627
Among people born in 1902, Charan Singh ranks 112. Before him are Ernst von Salomon, Riccardo Morandi, Léon M'ba, Abraham Wald, Peregrino Anselmo, and Giuseppe Pella. After him are Karl Menger, Fuad Chehab, Princess Françoise of Orléans, Alexander Mach, Toyen, and Albert Anastasia. Among people deceased in 1987, Charan Singh ranks 79. Before him are Gustav Fröhlich, Lorne Greene, Salim Ali, Otto Wöhler, Tawfiq al-Hakim, and Masatoshi Nakayama. After him are Clarence Brown, Naji al-Ali, Mary Astor, Alfred Bester, Bertrand de Jouvenel, and Henri Cochet.
1902 - 1972
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 106
1902 - 1989
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 107
1902 - 1967
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 108
1902 - 1950
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 109
1902 - 1975
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 110
1902 - 1981
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 111
1902 - 1987
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 112
1902 - 1985
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 113
1902 - 1973
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 114
1902 - 1953
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 115
1902 - 1980
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 116
1902 - 1980
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 117
1902 - 1957
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 118
1902 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 73
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 74
1896 - 1987
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 75
1894 - 1987
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 76
1898 - 1987
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 77
1913 - 1987
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 78
1902 - 1987
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 79
1890 - 1987
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 80
1937 - 1987
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 81
1906 - 1987
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 82
1913 - 1987
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 83
1903 - 1987
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 84
1901 - 1987
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 85
Among people born in India, Charan Singh ranks 217 out of 1,227. Before him are Narayana Guru (1855), Birsa Munda (1875), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), Lala Lajpat Rai (1865), Raja Ravi Varma (1848), and Ratan Tata (1937). After him are K. Kamaraj (1903), Jaya Bachchan (1948), Abhinavagupta (950), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Rajaram I (1670), and Dhyan Chand (1905).
1855 - 1928
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 211
1875 - 1900
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 212
1895 - 1951
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 213
1865 - 1928
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 214
1848 - 1906
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 215
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 216
1902 - 1987
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 217
1903 - 1975
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 218
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 219
950 - 1020
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 220
1912 - 1960
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 221
1670 - 1700
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 222
1905 - 1979
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 223
Among politicians born in India, Charan Singh ranks 67. Before him are Nizamuddin Auliya (1238), Motilal Nehru (1861), Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905), Birsa Munda (1875), Liaquat Ali Khan (1895), and Lala Lajpat Rai (1865). After him are K. Kamaraj (1903), Feroze Gandhi (1912), Rajaram I (1670), Dhyan Chand (1905), Krishnadevaraya (1471), and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913).
1238 - 1325
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 61
1861 - 1931
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 62
1905 - 1977
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 63
1875 - 1900
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 64
1895 - 1951
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 65
1865 - 1928
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 66
1902 - 1987
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 67
1903 - 1975
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 68
1912 - 1960
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 69
1670 - 1700
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 70
1905 - 1979
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 71
1471 - 1529
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 72
1913 - 1996
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 73