Politician

Rajiv Gandhi

1944 - 1991

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Rajiv Gandhi

His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2024). Rajiv Gandhi is the 2,741st most popular politician (down from 2,032nd in 2024), the 110th most popular biography from India (down from 69th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Indian Politician.

Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He was assassinated in 1991 by a suicide bomber, which led to his widow, Sonia Gandhi, taking over as the president of the Indian National Congress.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Rajiv Gandhi ranks 2,740 out of 19,576. Before him are Jehoram of Israel, Bolesław Bierut, Gennady Zyuganov, Theobald I of Navarre, Hermann von Salza, and Rinchinbal Khan. After him are Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Cyril Ramaphosa, Sebastián Piñera, Émile Lahoud, Pharnaces II of Pontus, and Kara Ahmed Pasha.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Jehoram of Israel
870 BC - 841 BC
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 2,735
Bolesław Bierut
1892 - 1956
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 2,736
Gennady Zyuganov
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 2,737
Theobald I of Navarre
1201 - 1253
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 2,738
Hermann von Salza
1170 - 1239
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 2,739
Rinchinbal Khan
1326 - 1332
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 2,740
Rajiv Gandhi
1944 - 1991
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 2,741
Albert IV, Duke of Austria
1377 - 1404
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2,742
Cyril Ramaphosa
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2,743
Sebastián Piñera
1949 - 2024
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2,744
Émile Lahoud
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2,745
Pharnaces II of Pontus
95 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2,746
Kara Ahmed Pasha
1450 - 1555
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 2,747

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi ranks 60. Before him are Nick Mason, George Graham, Erwin Neher, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claudia Mori, and Gennady Zyuganov. After him are Abdul Hamid, Harold Ramis, Sondra Locke, Gérard Mourou, Mairead Maguire, and Bernhard Schlink. Among people deceased in 1991, Rajiv Gandhi ranks 31. Before him are David Lean, Max Frisch, Arno Breker, Henri Lefebvre, Michael Landon, and Demetrios I of Constantinople. After him are Natalia Ginzburg, Jerzy Kosiński, Wilhelm Kempff, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Stan Getz, and Jean Tinguely.

Others Born in 1944

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Nick Mason
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 54
George Graham
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 55
Erwin Neher
BIOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 56
Jean-Pierre Léaud
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 57
Claudia Mori
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 58
Gennady Zyuganov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 59
Rajiv Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1991
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 60
Abdul Hamid
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 61
Harold Ramis
ACTOR
1944 - 2014
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 62
Sondra Locke
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 63
Gérard Mourou
PHYSICIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 64
Mairead Maguire
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 65
Bernhard Schlink
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 66

Others Deceased in 1991

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David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 25
Max Frisch
WRITER
1911 - 1991
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 26
Arno Breker
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1991
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 27
Henri Lefebvre
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1991
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 28
Michael Landon
ACTOR
1936 - 1991
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 29
Demetrios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1991
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 30
Rajiv Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1991
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 31
Natalia Ginzburg
WRITER
1916 - 1991
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 32
Jerzy Kosiński
WRITER
1933 - 1991
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 33
Wilhelm Kempff
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1991
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 34
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1991
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 35
Stan Getz
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1991
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 36
Jean Tinguely
SCULPTOR
1925 - 1991
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 37