Engineer
Verghese Kurien
Indian entrepreneur
1921 - 2012
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Verghese Kurien
His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Verghese Kurien is the 337th most popular engineer (down from 269th in 2024), the 807th most popular biography from India (down from 577th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Engineer.
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Among Engineers
Among engineers, Verghese Kurien ranks 337 out of 389. Before him are Othmar Ammann, Martin Eberhard, Beatrice Hicks, Aldo Costa, Ove Arup, and Jesse Ramsden. After him are John Monash, Da-Wen Sun, Isaac Roberts, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Octave Chanute, and Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Othmar Ammann
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 331
Martin Eberhard
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 332
Beatrice Hicks
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 333
Aldo Costa
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 334
Ove Arup
1895 - 1988
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 335
Jesse Ramsden
1735 - 1800
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 336
Verghese Kurien
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 337
John Monash
1865 - 1931
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 338
Da-Wen Sun
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 339
Isaac Roberts
1829 - 1904
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 340
Hugh Latimer Dryden
1898 - 1965
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 341
Octave Chanute
1832 - 1910
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 342
Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford
1893 - 1971
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 343
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Verghese Kurien ranks 403. Before him are Muhibbe Darga, Stan Mortensen, John Russell, Herb Ellis, Róbert Antal, and Prvoslav Mihajlović. After him are Geoffrey Crossley, Susan Peters, Usmar Ismail, Big Walter Horton, Jacques Friedel, and Bill Bright. Among people deceased in 2012, Verghese Kurien ranks 389. Before him are Horst Faas, J. Bernlef, Vasily Belov, Jenni Rivera, Rino Ferrario, and Eric Sykes. After him are Margaret Mahy, Vladimir Astapovsky, Takao Sakurai, Boris Razinsky, Robert Sabatier, and Peter Struck.
Others Born in 1921
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Muhibbe Darga
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 2018
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 397
Stan Mortensen
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1991
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 398
John Russell
ACTOR
1921 - 1991
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 399
Herb Ellis
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2010
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 400
Róbert Antal
ATHLETE
1921 - 1995
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 401
Prvoslav Mihajlović
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1978
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 402
Verghese Kurien
ENGINEER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 403
Geoffrey Crossley
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 404
Susan Peters
ACTOR
1921 - 1952
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 405
Usmar Ismail
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1971
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 406
Big Walter Horton
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1981
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 407
Jacques Friedel
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2014
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 408
Bill Bright
WRITER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 409
Others Deceased in 2012
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Horst Faas
WRITER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 383
J. Bernlef
WRITER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 384
Vasily Belov
WRITER
1932 - 2012
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 385
Jenni Rivera
SINGER
1969 - 2012
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 386
Rino Ferrario
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 387
Eric Sykes
ACTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 388
Verghese Kurien
ENGINEER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 389
Margaret Mahy
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 390
Vladimir Astapovsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2012
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 391
Takao Sakurai
ATHLETE
1941 - 2012
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 392
Boris Razinsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 393
Robert Sabatier
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 394
Peter Struck
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2012
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 395
In India
Among people born in India, Verghese Kurien ranks 807 out of NaN. Before him are Ismail Merchant (1936), Spike Milligan (1918), Danny Denzongpa (1948), Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896), Stan Swamy (1937), and Preity Zinta (1975). After him are Asha Parekh (1942), Udit Narayan (1955), Ajit Doval (1945), Ali Akbar Khan (1922), Har Dayal (1884), and Mohan Bhagwat (1950).
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Ismail Merchant
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2005
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 801
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 802
Danny Denzongpa
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 803
Gopal Swarup Pathak
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1982
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 804
Stan Swamy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1937 - 2021
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 805
Preity Zinta
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 806
Verghese Kurien
ENGINEER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 807
Asha Parekh
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 808
Udit Narayan
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 809
Ajit Doval
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 810
Ali Akbar Khan
SINGER
1922 - 2009
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 811
Har Dayal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 812
Mohan Bhagwat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 813
Among Engineers In India
Among engineers born in India, Verghese Kurien ranks 3. Before him are Percy Hobart (1885), and Arthur E. Kennelly (1861). After him are Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922), and 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
