Navsari
Navsari ranks 3,391st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haverhill, Massachusetts, Watertown, Massachusetts, and Soignies. Memorable people born in Navsari include Dadabhai Naoroji, Jamsetji Tata, and Bhikaiji Cama. Navsari has been the birth place of many politicians, and businesspeople. Navsari is located in India.
Navsari is the ninth biggest city in the state of Gujarat in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Navsari District. Navsari is between Surat and Mumbai. It is a twin city of Surat, 37 km to the north. At the 2011 Census of India, Navsari was the 16th biggest city of Gujarat state. It ranked 10th most populous city of Gujarat in the 1991 Census of India and 2001 Census of India. Dandi village near Navsari was the focal point of the great Salt March led by Mahatma Gandhi during civil disobedience movement of India. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1825 and 1952, Navsari was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Dadabhai Naoroji, Jamsetji Tata, and Bhikaiji Cama.
People Born in Navsari
Go to all RankingsDadabhai Naoroji
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1917
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 1
Jamsetji Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1904
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 2
Bhikaiji Cama
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3
Homai Vyarawalla
JOURNALIST
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 4
Ketan Mehta
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5
Newly Added People Born in Navsari
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Most individuals born in present day Navsari were politicians (1), businesspeople (1), social activists (1), journalists (1), and film directors (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, film directors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Navsari, including Ketan Mehta. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Navsari, including Dadabhai Naoroji.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Navsari since 1700.