Mumbai ranks 33rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Venice, Toronto, and Amsterdam. Memorable people born in Mumbai include Shivaji, Salman Rushdie, and Zubin Mehta. Memorable people who died in Mumbai include Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Lata Mangeshkar. Mumbai has been the birth place of many actors and film directors and the death place of many actors and film directors. Mumbai is located in India.
Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million living within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 0 and 2008, Mumbai was the birth place of 213 globally memorable people, including Shivaji, Salman Rushdie, and Zubin Mehta. Additionaly, 119 globally memorable people have passed away in Mumbai including Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Lata Mangeshkar.
1627 - 1680
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 1
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 2
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 3
1944 - 1991
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 4
1931 - 1987
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 5
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 6
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 7
1912 - 1960
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 8
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 9
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 12
1911 - 1979
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 15
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 46
1944 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 76
1962 - 2021
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 90
1905 - 1991
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 91
1897 - 1984
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 92
1957 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 99
1957 - Present
HPI: 32.74
Rank: 106
1958 - Present
HPI: 32.55
Rank: 107
1980 - 2021
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 110
1962 - Present
HPI: 31.13
Rank: 115
1965 - Present
HPI: 30.45
Rank: 122
1856 - 1920
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1
1875 - 1950
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 2
1929 - 2022
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 3
1866 - 1915
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 4
1825 - 1917
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 5
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 6
1896 - 1995
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 7
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 8
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 9
1907 - 2003
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 10
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 11
1886 - 1965
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 12
1861 - 1936
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 23
1887 - 1971
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 38
1926 - 1997
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 40
1940 - 2021
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 47
1886 - 1969
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 56
1917 - 2005
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 65
1919 - 2002
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 69
1931 - 2004
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 70
1929 - 2020
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 72
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 76
1927 - 2018
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 82
1915 - 2012
HPI: 37.34
Rank: 89
Most individuals born in present day Mumbai were actors (145), film directors (11), politicians (7), writers (7), and religious figures (4), while most who died were actors (53), film directors (14), politicians (11), writers (10), and social activists (6).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mumbai, including Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan, and Anil Kapoor. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mumbai, including Aamir Khan, Vidya Balan, and Anil Kapoor.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Mumbai since 1700.