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Amritsar (ind)

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Amritsar ranks 721st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bromley, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Cádiz. Memorable people born in Amritsar include Guru Tegh Bahadur, Rajesh Khanna, and Guru Hargobind. Amritsar has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Amritsar is located in India.

Amritsar, historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as Ambarsar, is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. It is situated 217 km (135 mi) north-west of Chandigarh, and 455 km (283 mi) north-west of New Delhi. It is 28 km (17.4 mi) from the India-Pakistan border, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1595 and 1996, Amritsar was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Guru Tegh Bahadur, Rajesh Khanna, and Guru Hargobind.

People Born in Amritsar

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Amritsar were actors (6), politicians (3), singers (2), athletes (2), and military personnels (1),  while most who died were .

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Amritsar, including Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, and Geeta Bali. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Amritsar, including Rajesh Khanna, Jeetendra, and Geeta Bali.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Amritsar since 1700.