Nagpur
Nagpur ranks 1,445th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind León, Spain, Forest Gate, and Lucknow. Memorable people born in Nagpur include Sharman Joshi, Nirmala Deshpande, and Subhash Ghai. Memorable people who died in Nagpur include K. B. Hedgewar. Nagpur has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Nagpur is located in India.
Nagpur is the third-largest city of the Indian state of Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune. It is called the heart of India because of its central geographical location. It is the largest and most populated city in central India. Also known as the "Orange City", Nagpur is the 13th largest city in India by population. According to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to be the fifth fastest growing city in the world from 2019 to 2035 with an average growth of 8.41%. It has been proposed as one of the Smart Cities in Maharashtra and is one of the top ten cities in India in Smart City Project execution. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1902 and 1993, Nagpur was the birth place of 11 globally memorable people, including Sharman Joshi, Nirmala Deshpande, and Subhash Ghai. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Nagpur including K. B. Hedgewar.
People Born in Nagpur
Go to all Rankings
Sharman Joshi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1
Nirmala Deshpande
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 2
Subhash Ghai
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 3
Nitin Gadkari
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 4
Jyoti Amge
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 5
Rajkumar Hirani
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 6
Rohit Sharma
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 7
Richard Allen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1969
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 8
Devendra Fadnavis
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 9
Ronit Roy
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 10
Gayatri Joshi
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Nagpur
Go to all Rankings
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Nagpur were actors (4), politicians (3), film directors (2), social activists (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Nagpur, including Sharman Joshi, Jyoti Amge, and Ronit Roy. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Nagpur, including Sharman Joshi, Jyoti Amge, and Ronit Roy.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Nagpur since 1700.
