Amritsar
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. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha region of Punjab. 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 19 globally memorable people, including Guru Tegh Bahadur, Rajesh Khanna, and Guru Hargobind.
People Born in Amritsar
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Guru Tegh Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1675
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 1
Rajesh Khanna
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 2
Guru Hargobind
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1644
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 3
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 4
Jeetendra
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 5
Sam Manekshaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 6
Madan Lal Dhingra
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1909
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 7
Joseph Coutts
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 8
Geeta Bali
ACTOR
1930 - 1965
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 9
Deepa Mehta
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 10
Mahendra Kapoor
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 11
Bishan Singh Bedi
CRICKETER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Amritsar
Go to all RankingsMadan Lal Dhingra
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1909
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 7
Harmanpreet Singh
HOCKEY PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 12.68
Rank: 19
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Amritsar were actors (6), politicians (3), singers (2), military personnels (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Amritsar since 1700.
