1921 - 2012
Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur who led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production termed the White Revolution. Kurien graduated in physics from University of Madras in 1940 and received his masters in mechanical engineering from University of Michigan in 1947. In 1949, Kurien was sent by the Government of India to its run a experimental creamery at Anand where he set up the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Limited in 1950 which later became Amul. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Verghese Kurien has received more than 2,574,334 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Verghese Kurien is the 239th most popular engineer (up from 266th in 2019), the 471st most popular biography from India (up from 514th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Engineer.
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Among engineers, Verghese Kurien ranks 239 out of 323. Before him are Burt Rutan, Johann Georg Halske, Marcel Deprez, Aron Ralston, Johannes Winkler, and Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev. After him are Jean-Augustin Barral, Percy Hobart, Hendrik Wade Bode, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne, Sherif Ismail, and Ernest Goüin.
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 233
1814 - 1890
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 234
1843 - 1918
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 235
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 236
1897 - 1947
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 237
1902 - 1978
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 238
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 239
1819 - 1884
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 240
1885 - 1957
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 241
1905 - 1982
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 242
1747 - 1827
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 243
1955 - 2023
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 244
1815 - 1885
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 245
Among people born in 1921, Verghese Kurien ranks 252. Before him are Ernst Haas, Manny Ayulo, Edvard Mirzoyan, Pierre Bec, Inge Borkh, and Maria Gorokhovskaya. After him are Bernard Lown, Mikayil Abdullayev, Gunnar Eriksson, Kees de Jager, Jacques Martin, and Juan José Arreola. Among people deceased in 2012, Verghese Kurien ranks 223. Before him are Peter Carsten, William Windom, James Farentino, Jim Marshall, Ramaz Shengelia, and Lupe Ontiveros. After him are Rafael Lesmes, Richard Lynch, Sergio Livingstone, Vladimir Krutov, Yash Chopra, and Hector Bianciotti.
1921 - 1986
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 246
1921 - 1955
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 247
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 248
1921 - 2014
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 249
1921 - 2018
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 250
1921 - 2001
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 251
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 252
1921 - 2021
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 253
1921 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 254
1921 - 1982
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 255
1921 - 2021
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 256
1921 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 257
1921 - 2001
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 258
1928 - 2012
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 217
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 218
1938 - 2012
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 219
1923 - 2012
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 220
1957 - 2012
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 221
1942 - 2012
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 222
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 223
1926 - 2012
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 224
1940 - 2012
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 225
1920 - 2012
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 226
1960 - 2012
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 227
1932 - 2012
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 228
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 229
Among people born in India, Verghese Kurien ranks 471 out of 1,493. Before him are Andrew Scott Waugh (1810), Om Puri (1950), Shuja-ud-Daula (1732), Nutan (1936), Muhammad Azam Shah (1653), and Azim Premji (1945). After him are H. D. Deve Gowda (1933), Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), Percy Hobart (1885), Sanjay Gandhi (1946), Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (1858), and Sharmila Tagore (1944).
1810 - 1878
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 465
1950 - 2017
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 466
1732 - 1775
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 467
1936 - 1991
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 468
1653 - 1707
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 469
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 470
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 471
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 472
1940 - 2020
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 473
1885 - 1957
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 474
1946 - 1980
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 475
1858 - 1945
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 476
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 477
Among engineers born in India, Verghese Kurien ranks 1. After him are Percy Hobart (1885), Arthur E. Kennelly (1861), and Tessy Thomas (1963).
1921 - 2012
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 1
1885 - 1957
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 2
1861 - 1939
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 3
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 4