Karnataka
Karnataka ranks 7,689th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Arcueil, Myrhorod, and Southfield, Michigan. Memorable people born in Karnataka include Pulakeshin II, and Rajeshwari Chatterjee. Karnataka has been the birth place of many historians, and engineers. Karnataka is located in India.
Karnataka is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. With 15,257,000 residents, the state capital Bangalore is the largest city of Karnataka. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 610 and 1922, Karnataka was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Pulakeshin II, and Rajeshwari Chatterjee.
People Born in Karnataka
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Pulakeshin II
HISTORIAN
610 - 642
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1
Rajeshwari Chatterjee
ENGINEER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 2
Newly Added People Born in Karnataka
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Most individuals born in present day Karnataka were historians (1), and engineers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history historians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Karnataka, including Pulakeshin II.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Karnataka since 1700.
