Cultural Production in

Present Day

Chennai (ind)

India

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Chennai ranks 141st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hammersmith, Portland, Oregon, and Denver. The most famous people from Chennai are A. R. Rahman, Pete Best, and Engelbert Humperdinck. The most famous people who died in Chennai are Janaki Ammal, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Jayalalithaa. Chennai has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many actors, and politicians. Chennai is located in India.

Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after London. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2006, Chennai was the birth place of 97 globally memorable people, including A. R. Rahman, Pete Best, and Engelbert Humperdinck. Additionaly, 40 globally memorable people have passed away in Chennai including Janaki Ammal, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Jayalalithaa.

People Born in Chennai

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  • Photo of Shoba

    Shoba

    ACTOR

    1962 - 1980

    HPI: 39.98

    Rank: 39

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Chennai were actors (45), athletes (6), politicians (5), chess players (5), and dancers (4),  while most who died were actors (10), politicians (8), writers (5), singers (3), and social activists (2).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Chennai, including Prabhas, Vijay, and Vikram. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Chennai, including Prabhas, Vijay, and Vikram.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Chennai since 1700.