Prayagraj
Prayagraj ranks 776th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Västerås, Jönköping, and Eindhoven. The most famous people from Prayagraj are Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jawaharlal Nehru. The most famous people who died in Prayagraj are Mahadevi Varma, Chandra Shekhar Azad, and Sumitranandan Pant. Prayagraj has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Prayagraj is located in India.
People
Between 1400 and 1966, Prayagraj was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachchan, and Jawaharlal Nehru. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Prayagraj including Mahadevi Varma, Chandra Shekhar Azad, and Sumitranandan Pant.
People Born in Prayagraj
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Indira Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1984
HPI: 91.54
Rank: 1
Amitabh Bachchan
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 2
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 3
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2008
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 4
Dhyan Chand
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1979
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 5
Madan Mohan Malaviya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1946
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 6
Ramananda
PHILOSOPHER
1400 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1990
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 8
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
WRITER
1904 - 1948
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 9
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 10
Dharamvir Bharati
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 11
Hariprasad Chaurasia
MUSICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Prayagraj
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People Deceased in Prayagraj
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Mahadevi Varma
WRITER
1907 - 1987
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1
Chandra Shekhar Azad
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1931
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 2
Sumitranandan Pant
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3
Purushottam Das Tandon
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4
Suryakant Tripathi
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Prayagraj were politicians (8), writers (5), musicians (2), actors (1), and philosophers (1), while most who died were writers (3), and politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Prayagraj, including Dharamvir Bharati, Nayantara Sahgal, and Meena Alexander. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Prayagraj, including Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Vishwanath Pratap Singh.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Prayagraj since 1700.
