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Jagjivan Ram

1908 - 1986

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Jagjivan Ram (5 April 1908 – 6 July 1986), popularly known as Babuji, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as a minister with various portfolios for over 30 years, making him the longest-serving Union Cabinet minister in Indian history. He also served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from January 1979 to July 1979. He played a pivotal role as the Defence Minister of India during the Indo-Pak War of 1971, which led to the creation of Bangladesh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jagjivan Ram has received more than 2,018,853 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jagjivan Ram is the 13,532nd most popular politician, the 539th most popular biography from India and the 169th most popular Indian Politician.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jagjivan Ram ranks 13,532 out of 19,576. Before him are Luo Ronghuan, Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Anatoliy Kinakh, Daniel Bashiel Warner, Stasanor, and Johannes Käbin. After him are Stephen F. Austin, Manius Aquillius, Shahu I, Publius Cornelius Sulla, Rodrigo Rato, and Quintus Marcius Rex.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Jagjivan Ram ranks 239. Before him are Milton Berle, Hugo Distler, Nikolai Kamanin, Jules Vandooren, Eugen Suchoň, and Mohammad Natsir. After him are Winston Graham, Władysław Raginis, Kristjan Palusalu, Frol Kozlov, Quentin Crisp, and Devika Rani. Among people deceased in 1986, Jagjivan Ram ranks 173. Before him are Hermione Baddeley, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Herma Szabo, Annemarie Selinko, Marcel Arland, and Heinz Strehl. After him are Ronald McNair, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Jaroslav Burgr, Desi Arnaz, Oldřich Lipský, and John Kuck.

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In India

Among people born in India, Jagjivan Ram ranks 539 out of 1,861. Before him are Krishan Chander (1914), Mohan Bhagwat (1950), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), Mohammad Ali Jauhar (1878), Nirmal Verma (1929), and Balamani Amma (1909). After him are Shahu I (1682), Vasundhara Raje (1953), Anna Kashfi (1934), Shabana Azmi (1950), N. T. Rama Rao (1923), and Bhagwan Das (1869).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Jagjivan Ram ranks 169. Before him are Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923), Kalyan Singh (1932), Mayawati (1956), Alivardi Khan (1671), Jyoti Basu (1914), and Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959). After him are Shahu I (1682), Vasundhara Raje (1953), Bhagwan Das (1869), Shuja-ud-Daula (1732), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), and Margaret Abbott (1878).

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