Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur ranks 2,913th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Jackson, Tennessee, Trinidad and Tobago, and Imotski. The most famous people from Gorakhpur are Paramahansa Yogananda, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Jimmy Sheirgill. The most famous people who died in Gorakhpur are Ram Prasad Bismil. Gorakhpur has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers. Gorakhpur is located in India.
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur district, North Eastern Railway Zone and Gorakhpur division. The city is home to the Gorakhnath Math, a Gorakhnath temple. The city also has had an Indian Air Force station since 1963. Gita Press, the world's largest publisher of Hindu religious texts like Ramayana and Mahabharata, has been established here since 1926. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1987, Gorakhpur was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Paramahansa Yogananda, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Jimmy Sheirgill. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Gorakhpur including Ram Prasad Bismil.
People Born in Gorakhpur
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Paramahansa Yogananda
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 1
Firaq Gorakhpuri
WRITER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 2
Jimmy Sheirgill
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3
Leo Amery
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1955
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 4
Anurag Kashyap
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 5
Saurabh Shukla
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 6
Amrapali Dubey
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 34.54
Rank: 7
Nitasha Kaul
WRITER
HPI: 28.92
Rank: 8
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Gorakhpur were actors (3), writers (2), philosophers (1), politicians (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Gorakhpur, including Jimmy Sheirgill, Saurabh Shukla, and Amrapali Dubey. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Gorakhpur, including Jimmy Sheirgill, Saurabh Shukla, and Amrapali Dubey.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Gorakhpur since 1700.
