Surat
Surat ranks 2,777th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Biarritz, Mito, Ibaraki, and French Third Republic. Memorable people born in Surat include Ahmed Deedat, Sanjeev Kumar, and Mahadev Desai. Surat has been the birth place of many actors, and writers. Surat is located in India.
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means face in Urdu, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now the commercial and economic centre of South Gujarat, and one of the largest urban areas of western India. It has well-established diamond and textile industry, and is a major supply centre for apparels and accessories. About 90% of the world's diamonds are cut and polished in Surat. It is the second largest city in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and the eighth largest city by population and ninth largest urban agglomeration in India. It is the administrative capital of the Surat district. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1892 and 1988, Surat was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Ahmed Deedat, Sanjeev Kumar, and Mahadev Desai.
People Born in Surat
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Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 1
Sanjeev Kumar
ACTOR
1938 - 1985
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2
Mahadev Desai
WRITER
1892 - 1942
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 3
Zubeida
ACTOR
1911 - 1988
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 4
Namitha
MODEL
1981 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Rank: 5
Prachi Desai
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 23.21
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Surat were actors (3), writers (2), and models (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Surat, including Sanjeev Kumar, and Prachi Desai. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Surat, including Sanjeev Kumar, Zubeida, and Prachi Desai.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Surat since 1700.
