CHEF

Floyd Cardoz

1960 - 2020

Floyd Cardoz

Floyd Cardoz (October 2, 1960 – March 25, 2020) was an Indian-American chef. He owned the New York City eatery Paowalla and was executive chef at Tabla, as well as victor on Top Chef Masters Season 3 in 2011. His New York restaurants were known for food melding Indian flavours and spices with western cuisine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Floyd Cardoz is the 15th most popular chef (down from 14th in 2024), the 1,568th most popular biography from India (down from 1,495th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Chef.

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Among CHEFS

Among chefs, Floyd Cardoz ranks 15 out of 15. Before him are Gordon Ramsay, Ferran Adrià, Jamie Oliver, Massimo Bottura, René Redzepi, and Rachael Ray. After him are CZN Burak.

Most Popular Chefs in Wikipedia

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Gordon Ramsay
1966 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9
Ferran Adrià
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 10
Jamie Oliver
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 11
Massimo Bottura
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 12
René Redzepi
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 13
Rachael Ray
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 14
Floyd Cardoz
1960 - 2020
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 15
CZN Burak
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.01
Rank: 16

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Floyd Cardoz ranks 1,099. Before him are John Lukic, Michael Carter, Willie Gault, Parveena Ahanger, Mark Burnett, and Trivendra Singh Rawat. After him are Emily Thornberry, Doug LaMalfa, Barry Douglas, Jeff Fortenberry, Charlie Dent, and Bernie Slaven. Among people deceased in 2020, Floyd Cardoz ranks 907. Before him are Willie Thorne, Tony Hsieh, Yahya Hassan, John Andretti, Lynn Shelton, and Robert Archibald. After him are Joe Diffie, Marius Žaliūkas, Krisztián Veréb, Lara van Ruijven, Arianne Caoili, and Helin Bölek.

Others Born in 1960

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John Lukic
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 1,093
Michael Carter
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 1,094
Willie Gault
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 1,095
Parveena Ahanger
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 1,096
Mark Burnett
PRODUCER
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 1,097
Trivendra Singh Rawat
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 1,098
Floyd Cardoz
CHEF
1960 - 2020
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 1,099
Emily Thornberry
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.89
Rank: 1,100
Doug LaMalfa
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 1,101
Barry Douglas
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 1,102
Jeff Fortenberry
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 1,103
Charlie Dent
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 1,104
Bernie Slaven
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 1,105