Bangalore
Bangalore ranks 392nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tacoma, Washington, Akron, Ohio, and Mainz. The most famous people from Bangalore are C. N. R. Rao, Feroz Khan, and Lindsay Anderson. The most famous people who died in Bangalore are C. V. Raman, B. D. Jatti, and M. Visvesvaraya. Bangalore has been the birth place of many actors, and social activists and the death place of many actors, and physicists. Bangalore is located in India.
People
Between 1915 and 1998, Bangalore was the birth place of 51 globally memorable people, including C. N. R. Rao, Feroz Khan, and Lindsay Anderson. Additionaly, 21 globally memorable people have passed away in Bangalore including C. V. Raman, B. D. Jatti, and M. Visvesvaraya.
People Born in Bangalore
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C. N. R. Rao
CHEMIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 1
Feroz Khan
ACTOR
1939 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 2
Lindsay Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1994
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 3
Prakash Raj
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 4
Shakuntala Devi
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 5
Rajinikanth
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 6
Nayanthara
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 7
Derek Prince
PHILOSOPHER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 8
Asha Parekh
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 9
Kirron Kher
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 10
B. Saroja Devi
ACTOR
1938 - 2025
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 11
Nithya Menen
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bangalore
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Salil Shetty
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 20
Sahar Biniaz
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.09
Rank: 27
Tara
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 31
Aamani
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 32
Suman Ranganathan
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 32.27
Rank: 36
Sanjjana
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 37
Kubbra Sait
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 31.04
Rank: 39
Ramya
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 30.90
Rank: 40
Richa Pallod
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.23
Rank: 41
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.00
Rank: 43
Meghana Raj
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 27.19
Rank: 46
Stuart Binny
CRICKETER
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.93
Rank: 47
People Deceased in Bangalore
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C. V. Raman
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1970
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 1
B. D. Jatti
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2002
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 2
M. Visvesvaraya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1962
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 3
Rajkumar
ACTOR
1929 - 2006
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 4
S. R. Ranganathan
MATHEMATICIAN
1892 - 1972
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 5
Feroz Khan
ACTOR
1939 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 6
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 7
Shakuntala Devi
WRITER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 8
Girish Karnad
ACTOR
1938 - 2019
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 9
Puneeth Rajkumar
ACTOR
1975 - 2021
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 10
U. R. Ananthamurthy
WRITER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bangalore were actors (30), social activists (4), cricketers (3), film directors (2), and businesspeople (2), while most who died were actors (7), physicists (3), politicians (3), mathematicians (2), and writers (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bangalore, including Feroz Khan, Prakash Raj, and Rajinikanth. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bangalore, including Feroz Khan, Prakash Raj, and Rajinikanth.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Bangalore since 1700.
