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K. B. Hedgewar

1889 - 1940

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Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (1 April 1889 – 21 June 1940), also known by his moniker Doctorji, was an Indian physician and the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K. B. Hedgewar has received more than 1,763,215 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. K. B. Hedgewar is the 13,917th most popular politician, the 557th most popular biography from India and the 168th most popular Indian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 13,917 out of 15,577Before him are George W. Romney, Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Macario Sakay, Ana Botella, Michael Heseltine, and Sonbef. After him are Ahn Cheol-soo, Nicolae Golescu, Zvonimir Serdarušić, Karin Keller-Sutter, Carl Enckell, and Valdis Birkavs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 208Before him are Hjalmar Andersson, Thomas Hart Benton, Paul Deman, Carl O. Sauer, Emma Asson, and Charles Reidpath. After him are Matilde Hidalgo, Beulah Bondi, Stafford Cripps, Robert A. Taft, Ted Wilde, and Conrad Aiken. Among people deceased in 1940, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 147Before him are Sam Eyde, Paul Passy, István Énekes, La Jana, Martti Marttelin, and Harry Stafford. After him are Johnny Dodds, Yuly Shokalsky, Hendrik Marsman, Bob Glendenning, Gabriele Possanner, and Leopold Skulski.

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In India

Among people born in India, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 557 out of 1,493Before him are Shrilal Shukla (1925), Devika Rani (1908), Asaf-ud-Daula (1748), Raghunath Murmu (1905), Vijay Mallya (1955), and Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775). After him are Arthur E. Kennelly (1861), Purushottam Das Tandon (1882), Girija Devi (1929), Jeetendra (1942), Tim Severin (1940), and Pankaj Kapur (1954).

Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, K. B. Hedgewar ranks 168Before him are Alivardi Khan (1671), Mohammad Hamid Ansari (1937), Wasim Sajjad (1941), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (1924), and Asaf-ud-Daula (1748). After him are Purushottam Das Tandon (1882), Paddy Ashdown (1941), Gopinath Bordoloi (1890), Anandiben Patel (1941), Shah Shuja (1616), and BP Koirala (1914).