Delhi
Delhi ranks 207th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haarlem, Kingston, Jamaica, and Sapporo. Memorable people born in Delhi include Alauddin Khalji, Pervez Musharraf, and Syed Ahmad Khan. Memorable people who died in Delhi include Humayun, Amir Khusrow, and Alauddin Khalji. Delhi has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Delhi is located in India.
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). According to the 2011 census, Delhi's city proper population was over 11 million, while the NCT's population was about 16.8 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Delhi was the birth place of 61 globally memorable people, including Alauddin Khalji, Pervez Musharraf, and Syed Ahmad Khan. Additionaly, 49 globally memorable people have passed away in Delhi including Humayun, Amir Khusrow, and Alauddin Khalji.
People Born in Delhi
Go to all RankingsAlauddin Khalji
POLITICIAN
1266 - 1316
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2
Syed Ahmad Khan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1817 - 1898
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 3
Muhammad bin Tughluq
POLITICIAN
1290 - 1351
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 4
Ghiyas ud din Balban
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1287
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 5
Ibrahim Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1526
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 6
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 7
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Mir Jafar
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1765
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 9
Harilal Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 10
Sikandar Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1517
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 11
Sanjay Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1980
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Delhi
Go to all RankingsMurli Manohar Joshi
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 22
Gita Mehta
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 25
Tariq Anwar
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 26
Kapila Vatsyayan
DANCER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 28
Randhir Singh Gentle
HOCKEY PLAYER
1922 - 1981
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 33
Arundathi Nag
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 28.13
Rank: 40
Saba Azad
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 26.78
Rank: 44
Sanjana Sanghi
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 25.87
Rank: 45
Tanuja Chandra
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 24.50
Rank: 48
Nia Sharma
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 21.97
Rank: 51
Ishant Sharma
CRICKETER
1988 - Present
HPI: 20.74
Rank: 52
Neha Bhasin
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 19.30
Rank: 54
People Deceased in Delhi
Go to all RankingsHumayun
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1556
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 1
Amir Khusrow
MUSICIAN
1253 - 1325
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 2
Alauddin Khalji
POLITICIAN
1266 - 1316
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 3
Abul Kalam Azad
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1958
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 4
Dhyan Chand
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1979
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 5
Ghiyas ud din Balban
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1287
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 6
Iltutmish
POLITICIAN
1211 - 1236
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 7
Guru Tegh Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1675
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 8
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 9
Nizamuddin Auliya
POLITICIAN
1238 - 1325
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 10
Shah Alam II
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1806
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 11
Jahandar Shah
POLITICIAN
1661 - 1713
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Delhi
Go to all RankingsKhvandamir
HISTORIAN
1475 - 1534
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 19
Muhammad Aufi
HISTORIAN
1171 - 1242
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 27
Banda Singh Bahadur
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1716
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 28
Roshanara Begum
WRITER
1617 - 1671
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 32
Daulat Singh Kothari
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1993
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 37
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
NOBLEMAN
1643 - 1721
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 39
Gita Mehta
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 40
Bhisham Sahni
WRITER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 44
Kapila Vatsyayan
DANCER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 45
Rameshwari Nehru
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 46
Tughluq Khan
NOBLEMAN
1301 - 1389
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 49
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Delhi were actors (20), politicians (18), singers (5), social activists (4), and cricketers (3), while most who died were politicians (28), writers (7), musicians (2), historians (2), and dancers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Delhi, including Madhubala, Shakti Kapoor, and Sushma Seth. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Delhi, including Madhubala, Mukesh, and Shakti Kapoor.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in Delhi since 1700.