CELEBRITY
Protima Bedi
1948 - 1998

Protima Bedi
Protima Gauri Bedi (12 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model who later became an Odissi dancer. In 1990, she initially founded Nrityagram, a dance school near Bangalore, Karnataka. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Protima Bedi is the 240th most popular celebrity (down from 218th in 2024), the 1,346th most popular biography from India (down from 1,263rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Celebrity.
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Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Protima Bedi ranks 240 out of 265. Before her are Ivian Sarcos, Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Paulina Vega, Andrea Meza, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, and Choi Yeo-jin. After her are Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari, Eva González, Olivia Culpo, Sheynnis Palacios, Suchata Chuangsri, and Agbani Darego.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvian Sarcos
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 234
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 235
Paulina Vega
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 236
Andrea Meza
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 237
Victoria Kjær Theilvig
2003 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 238
Choi Yeo-jin
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 239
Protima Bedi
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 240
Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 241
Eva González
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 242
Olivia Culpo
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 243
Sheynnis Palacios
2000 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 244
Suchata Chuangsri
2003 - Present
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 245
Agbani Darego
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 246
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Protima Bedi ranks 798. Before her are Bob Barr, Dan Gable, Barbara Mandrell, Bennie Thompson, Michael Wood, and Bob Woolmer. After her are Earl Blumenauer, and Rod Grams. Among people deceased in 1998, Protima Bedi ranks 343. Before her are Dane Clark, Konca Kuriş, Tron, Terry Sanford, Ram Swarup, and Lawton Chiles. After her is Rodney Harvey.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsBob Barr
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 792
Dan Gable
WRESTLER
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 793
Barbara Mandrell
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 794
Bennie Thompson
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 795
Michael Wood
HISTORIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 796
Bob Woolmer
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2007
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 797
Protima Bedi
CELEBRITY
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 798
Earl Blumenauer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 799
Rod Grams
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2013
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 800
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsDane Clark
ACTOR
1912 - 1998
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 337
Konca Kuriş
WRITER
1961 - 1998
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 338
Tron
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1972 - 1998
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 339
Terry Sanford
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1998
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 340
Ram Swarup
WRITER
1920 - 1998
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 341
Lawton Chiles
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 342
Protima Bedi
CELEBRITY
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 343
Rodney Harvey
ACTOR
1967 - 1998
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 344
In India
Among people born in India, Protima Bedi ranks 1,346 out of 1,861. Before her are Gurdas Maan (1957), Rahul Dravid (1973), Mahesh Bhupathi (1974), Triptii Dimri (1994), Prakash Jha (1952), and Jagjit Kaur (1930). After her are Gadis Arivia (1964), Ronit Roy (1965), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Bajrang Punia (1994), Ramya Krishnan (1970), and Usha Kiran (1929).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsGurdas Maan
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 1,340
Rahul Dravid
CRICKETER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 1,341
Mahesh Bhupathi
TENNIS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 1,342
Triptii Dimri
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 1,343
Prakash Jha
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,344
Jagjit Kaur
SINGER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,345
Protima Bedi
CELEBRITY
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,346
Gadis Arivia
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 1,347
Ronit Roy
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,348
Mohammed Shahid
ATHLETE
1960 - 2016
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 1,349
Bajrang Punia
WRESTLER
1994 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 1,350
Ramya Krishnan
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 1,351
Usha Kiran
ACTOR
1929 - 2000
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 1,352
Among CELEBRITIES In India
Among celebrities born in India, Protima Bedi ranks 4. Before her are Harnaaz Sandhu (2000), Gul Mohammed (1957), and Indrani Rahman (1930). After her are Anntonia Porsild (1996), Poonam Pandey (1991), Manushi Chhillar (1997), Rachel Gupta (2004), Nafisa Joseph (1978), Urfi Javed (1997), Lopamudra Raut (1995), and Suman Rao (1998).
Harnaaz Sandhu
2000 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 1
Gul Mohammed
1957 - 1997
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 2
Indrani Rahman
1930 - 1999
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 3
Protima Bedi
1948 - 1998
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 4
Anntonia Porsild
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 5
Poonam Pandey
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 6
Manushi Chhillar
1997 - Present
HPI: 35.67
Rank: 7
Rachel Gupta
2004 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 8
Nafisa Joseph
1978 - 2004
HPI: 30.91
Rank: 9
Urfi Javed
1997 - Present
HPI: 28.20
Rank: 10
Lopamudra Raut
1995 - Present
HPI: 22.77
Rank: 11
Suman Rao
1998 - Present
HPI: 19.80
Rank: 12


















































