12.9782° N, 77.5903° E
BANGALORE
Most Famous People Born in Bangalore, India
- Notable people
- 607
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1971
- Most distinctive
- Model 8.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bangalore during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Bangalore Is Known For
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Actor is Bangalore's biggest profession — 26% of all notables (160).
Bangalore over-indexes on model — 8.3× the global rate.
Bangalore under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Bangalore's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Film & TV
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Science
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Lindsay Anderson
1923 - 1994
Guru Dutt
1925 - 1964
Shakuntala Devi
1929 - 2013
Agha Shahi
1920 - 2006
Ali Bongo
1929 - 2009
Maya Rao
1928 - 2014
David Lake (writer)
1929 - 2016
Ahmed Khan (footballer)
1926 - 2017
H. V. Sheshadri
1926 - 2005
Kalanidhi Narayanan
1928 - 2016
L. K. Doraiswamy
1927 - 2012
Kalyan Kumar
1929 - 1999
Sarangapani Raman
Born 1920
H. Y. Sharada Prasad
1924 - 2008
Mohammad Abdus Sattar
1925 - 2011
Henry Rebello
1928 - 2013
V. M. Muddiah
1929 - 2009
Malur R. Narasimha Prasad
1923 - 1987
H. K. Kesavan
1926 - 2014
T. Shanmugham
1920 - 2012
Ibrahim Jalees
1924 - 1977
Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
1922 - 2005
Vijaya Narasimha
1927 - 2001
R. L. Jalappa
Born 1925
H. Narayan Murthy
1924 - 2011
Salem Nanjundaiah Subba Rao
Born 1929
Nuggehalli Pankaja
Born 1929
V. Narayana Rao
Born 1921
M. S. Sivasankariah
1927 - 2009
V. S. Krishna Iyer
1922 - 2011
John Dossetor
1925 - 2020
Pansanttom Venkatesh
Born 1926
Krishnakant Patel
1927 - 1988
Tulasidas Dasappa
1929 - 2005
G. Muthuraj
1927 - 2006
Sattar Basheer
Born 1924