Karnal
Karnal ranks 3,929th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chervonohrad, Changgyeonggung, and Grafton, New South Wales. Memorable people born in Karnal include Liaquat Ali Khan, Kalpana Chawla, and Badshah. Karnal has been the birth place of many politicians, and astronauts. Karnal is located in India.
Karnal is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. The city is well connected as it lies on National Highway 01, in the south of the city lies the cities of Panipat and Sonipat and in the north lies Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar city while in the east lies the river Yamuna, on the other end of which lies Saharanpur and Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh on the eastern bank. Karnal was used by the East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi. The Battle of Karnal between Nader Shah of Persia and the Mughal Empire took place in this city in 1739. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1895 and 2000, Karnal was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Liaquat Ali Khan, Kalpana Chawla, and Badshah.
People Born in Karnal
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Liaquat Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1951
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 1
Kalpana Chawla
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2003
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2
Badshah
SINGER
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.69
Rank: 3
Surender Kumar
HOCKEY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 18.86
Rank: 4
Nishant Dev
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Karnal
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HOCKEY PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 18.86
Rank: 4
Nishant Dev
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Karnal were politicians (1), astronauts (1), singers (1), hockey players (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, astronauts have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Karnal, including Kalpana Chawla. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karnal, including Liaquat Ali Khan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Karnal since 1700.
