Chandigarh
Chandigarh ranks 979th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Warrington, Changsha, and Marburg. The most famous people from Chandigarh are Neerja Bhanot, Kapil Dev, and Mahie Gill. The most famous people who died in Chandigarh are Nek Chand, Zail Singh, and Milkha Singh. Chandigarh has been the birth place of many actors, and cricketers and the death place of many sculptors, and politicians. Chandigarh is located in India.
People
Between 1959 and 2002, Chandigarh was the birth place of 23 globally memorable people, including Neerja Bhanot, Kapil Dev, and Mahie Gill. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Chandigarh including Nek Chand, Zail Singh, and Milkha Singh.
People Born in Chandigarh
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Neerja Bhanot
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1963 - 1986
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1
Kapil Dev
CRICKETER
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 2
Mahie Gill
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 3
Shwetha Menon
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 4
Flora Saini
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 5
Yuvraj Singh
CRICKETER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 6
Sabeer Bhatia
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 7
Ayushmann Khurrana
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 8
Gul Panag
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 9
Gurmeet Choudhary
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 32.54
Rank: 10
Mona Singh
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 31.26
Rank: 11
Sonia Agarwal
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Chandigarh
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Wamiqa Gabbi
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 30.15
Rank: 13
Sargun Mehta
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 16
Harman Baweja
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.76
Rank: 17
Taniya Bhatia
CRICKETER
1997 - Present
HPI: 24.52
Rank: 18
Gurleen Chopra
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 23.67
Rank: 20
Aditi Arya
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 22.81
Rank: 21
People Deceased in Chandigarh
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Nek Chand
SCULPTOR
1924 - 2015
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1
Zail Singh
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1994
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 2
Milkha Singh
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Chandigarh were actors (15), cricketers (3), athletes (2), social activists (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were sculptors (1), politicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chandigarh, including Mahie Gill, Shwetha Menon, and Flora Saini. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chandigarh, including Mahie Gill, Shwetha Menon, and Flora Saini.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Chandigarh since 1700.
