1925 - 2023
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution. He has been called the main architect of the green revolution in India for his leadership and role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M. S. Swaminathan has received more than 2,598,010 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). M. S. Swaminathan is the 11,721st most popular politician (up from 12,569th in 2019), the 423rd most popular biography from India (up from 496th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among politicians, M. S. Swaminathan ranks 11,721 out of 15,577. Before him are Ansumane Mané, Manuel Montt, Han Zheng, Paul Warburg, Sadakazu Tanigaki, and Udo Voigt. After him are Ali Rıza Pasha, Joseph de Villèle, Ivanko, Guaram I of Iberia, José María Guido, and Sames I.
1940 - 2000
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,715
1809 - 1880
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,716
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,717
1868 - 1932
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,718
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,719
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,720
1925 - 2023
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,721
1860 - 1932
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,722
1773 - 1854
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,723
1200 - 1300
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 11,724
550 - 590
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,725
1910 - 1975
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,726
250 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 11,727
Among people born in 1925, M. S. Swaminathan ranks 236. Before him are Ernst Jandl, Theodore Levitt, András Kovács, Charles Mackerras, Jonathan Winters, and Henning Larsen. After him are Carmen Martín Gaite, Konrad Wolf, Jan Wolkers, Jacques Fatton, Jacques Sernas, and Robert Jonquet. Among people deceased in 2023, M. S. Swaminathan ranks 188. Before him are Richard Belzer, Paul Reubens, Nadja Tiller, Carlo Mazzone, Julian Sands, and Petar Nadoveza. After him are Dianne Feinstein, Antoni Martí, Michel Deville, Colin Burgess, Álvaro Colom, and Sandra Day O'Connor.
1925 - 2000
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 230
1925 - 2006
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 231
1925 - 2017
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 232
1925 - 2010
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 233
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 234
1925 - 2013
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 235
1925 - 2023
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 236
1925 - 2000
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 237
1925 - 1982
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 238
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 239
1925 - 2011
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 240
1925 - 2015
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 241
1925 - 2008
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 242
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 182
1952 - 2023
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 183
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 184
1937 - 2023
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 185
1958 - 2023
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 186
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 187
1925 - 2023
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 188
1933 - 2023
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 189
1963 - 2023
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 190
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 191
1946 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 192
1951 - 2023
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 193
1930 - 2023
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 194
Among people born in India, M. S. Swaminathan ranks 423 out of 1,493. Before him are Kajol (1974), Prince Vijaya (-543), Sucheta Kriplani (1908), Vijay (1974), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), and Jaimini (-390). After him are Jai Singh II (1688), Kumar Sanu (1957), Guru Har Krishan (1656), Jayalalithaa (1948), Nirmala Srivastava (1923), and Kamala Nehru (1899).
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 417
543 BC - 504 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 418
1908 - 1974
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 419
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 420
1938 - 1985
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 421
390 BC - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 422
1925 - 2023
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 423
1688 - 1743
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 424
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 425
1656 - 1664
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 426
1948 - 2016
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 427
1923 - 2011
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 428
1899 - 1936
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 429
Among politicians born in India, M. S. Swaminathan ranks 140. Before him are Balaji Vishwanath (1662), Jaswant Singh (1938), Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884), C. N. Annadurai (1909), Prince Vijaya (-543), and Sucheta Kriplani (1908). After him are Jayalalithaa (1948), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), Bhagwan Das (1869), Balaji Baji Rao (1720), Venkaiah Naidu (1949), and Shuja-ud-Daula (1732).
1662 - 1720
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 134
1938 - 2020
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 135
1884 - 1940
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 136
1909 - 1969
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 137
543 BC - 504 BC
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 138
1908 - 1974
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 139
1925 - 2023
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 140
1948 - 2016
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 141
1939 - 2022
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 142
1869 - 1958
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 143
1720 - 1761
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 144
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 145
1732 - 1775
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 146