ENGINEER
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
1922 - 2010

Rajeshwari Chatterjee
Rajeshwari Chatterjee (24 January 1922 – 3 September 2010) was an Indian scientist and an academic. She was the first woman engineer from Karnataka and described herself as an engineering-scientist. During her tenure at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, Chatterjee was a professor and later chairperson of the department of Electrical Communication Engineering. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rajeshwari Chatterjee is the 374th most popular engineer (down from 345th in 2024), the 1,064th most popular biography from India (down from 852nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Engineer.
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Rajeshwari Chatterjee ranks 374 out of 389. Before her are Pat Fry, Mike Gascoyne, Mike Coughlan, John Rennie the Elder, John Houbolt, and James Allison. After her are Sergey Volkov, Sydney Camm, Charles Ingram, C. H. Douglas, Nick Wirth, and Naoki Hattori.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPat Fry
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 368
Mike Gascoyne
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 369
Mike Coughlan
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 370
John Rennie the Elder
1761 - 1821
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 371
John Houbolt
1919 - 2014
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 372
James Allison
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 373
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 374
Sergey Volkov
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 375
Sydney Camm
1893 - 1966
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 376
Charles Ingram
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 377
C. H. Douglas
1879 - 1952
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 378
Nick Wirth
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 379
Naoki Hattori
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 380
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Rajeshwari Chatterjee ranks 450. Before her are Ken Hughes, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Gil Merrick, Andy Phillip, Joan Caulfield, and Audrey Meadows. After her are Graham Whitehead, Eugenie Clark, Audrey Long, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Lamont Johnson, and Syd Owen. Among people deceased in 2010, Rajeshwari Chatterjee ranks 464. Before her are Anna Samokhina, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Gil Merrick, Frank Fenner, Jacinto Villalba, and William B. Saxbe. After her are Jim Fuchs, Walter Frederick Morrison, June Havoc, Mano Solo, Juan Carlos Arteche, and Wally Hickel.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsKen Hughes
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 444
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
PHYSICIST
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 445
Gil Merrick
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 446
Andy Phillip
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 447
Joan Caulfield
ACTOR
1922 - 1991
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 448
Audrey Meadows
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 449
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
ENGINEER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 450
Graham Whitehead
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1981
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 451
Eugenie Clark
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2015
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 452
Audrey Long
ACTOR
1922 - 2014
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 453
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1986
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 454
Lamont Johnson
ACTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 455
Syd Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1998
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 456
Others Deceased in 2010
Go to all RankingsAnna Samokhina
ACTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 458
Nodar Kumaritashvili
ATHLETE
1988 - 2010
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 459
Gil Merrick
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 460
Frank Fenner
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2010
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 461
Jacinto Villalba
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2010
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 462
William B. Saxbe
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 463
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
ENGINEER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 464
Jim Fuchs
ATHLETE
1927 - 2010
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 465
Walter Frederick Morrison
INVENTOR
1920 - 2010
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 466
June Havoc
ACTOR
1912 - 2010
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 467
Mano Solo
SINGER
1963 - 2010
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 468
Juan Carlos Arteche
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2010
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 469
Wally Hickel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 470
In India
Among people born in India, Rajeshwari Chatterjee ranks 1,064 out of 1,861. Before her are Bappi Lahiri (1952), Arun Shourie (1941), V. Shantaram (1901), Begum Samru (1746), Tina Desai (1987), and Nandini Satpathy (1931). After her are Anita Hassanandani (1981), Ramdev (1965), Pankaj Udhas (1951), Arijit Singh (1987), Kunal Kapoor (1977), and Aruna Roy (1946).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsBappi Lahiri
SINGER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,058
Arun Shourie
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 1,059
V. Shantaram
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,060
Begum Samru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1746 - 1836
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 1,061
Tina Desai
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 1,062
Nandini Satpathy
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 1,063
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
ENGINEER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1,064
Anita Hassanandani
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 1,065
Ramdev
PRESENTER
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 1,066
Pankaj Udhas
SINGER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 1,067
Arijit Singh
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 1,068
Kunal Kapoor
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,069
Aruna Roy
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,070
Among ENGINEERS In India
Among engineers born in India, Rajeshwari Chatterjee ranks 4. Before her are Percy Hobart (1885), Arthur E. Kennelly (1861), and Verghese Kurien (1921). After her are Tessy Thomas (1963).
Percy Hobart
1885 - 1957
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1
Arthur E. Kennelly
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 2
Verghese Kurien
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 3
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 4
Tessy Thomas
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 5



















































