Bangalore ranks 385th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind La Plata, Bamako, and Burbank, California. Memorable people born in Bangalore include Shakuntala Devi, Lindsay Anderson, and Prakash Raj. Memorable people who died in Bangalore include C. V. Raman, S. R. Ranganathan, and M. Visvesvaraya. Bangalore has been the birth place of many actors and film directors and the death place of many actors and politicians. Bangalore is located in India.
Bangalore, officially Bengaluru, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than 8 million and a metropolitan population of around 15 million, making it India's third most populous city and fourth most populous urban agglomeration. It is the most populous city and largest urban agglomeration in South India, and is the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over 900 m (3,000 ft) above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation of India's "Garden City". Its elevation is the highest of India's major cities. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1915 and 1998, Bangalore was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Shakuntala Devi, Lindsay Anderson, and Prakash Raj. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in Bangalore including C. V. Raman, S. R. Ranganathan, and M. Visvesvaraya.
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 1
1923 - 1994
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 2
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 3
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 4
1915 - 2003
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 6
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 7
1939 - 2009
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 8
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 9
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 11
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.45
Rank: 12
1972 - 2004
HPI: 29.37
Rank: 14
1974 - Present
HPI: 24.05
Rank: 20
1998 - Present
HPI: 13.31
Rank: 30
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 1
1892 - 1972
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 2
1861 - 1962
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 3
1938 - 2019
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 4
1913 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 5
1929 - 2013
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 6
1932 - 2014
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 7
1912 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 8
1929 - 2006
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 9
1908 - 1994
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 10
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 11
1939 - 2009
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Bangalore were actors (15), film directors (3), badminton players (2), social activists (2), and writers (1), while most who died were actors (6), politicians (3), physicists (2), writers (2), and mathematicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bangalore, including Prakash Raj, Rajinikanth, and Asha Parekh. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bangalore, including Prakash Raj, Rajinikanth, and Asha Parekh.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Bangalore since 1700.