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BANGALORE

Most Famous People Born in Bangalore, India

Notable people
607
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1971
Most distinctive
Model 8.3×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Bangalore during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 118 notable births.

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.

  1. Actor160
  2. Cricket64
  3. Film36
  4. Politician34
  5. Football32
  6. Author17
  7. Singer16
  8. Model13
  1. Model138.3×
  2. Cricket648.3×
  3. Actor1605.0×
  4. Film364.8×
  5. Author173.3×
  6. Novelist62.5×
  7. Swimmer62.0×
  1. Politician340.5×
  2. Football320.5×
  3. Writer110.6×

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.

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0024 AUTHOR

Kiran Rao

Born 1973

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0046 AUTHOR

V. Ravichandran

Born 1961

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0068 AUTHOR

B. G. L. Swamy

1918 - 1980

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0102 AUTHOR

Geethapriya

1932 - 2016

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0104 AUTHOR

Jayanth C. Paranjee

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0197 AUTHOR

Ramesh Menon

Born 1955

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0198 AUTHOR

Prashant Raj

Born 1982

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0252 AUTHOR

Ramaswami Balasubramaniam

Born 1965

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0352 AUTHOR

Ravi Subramanian

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0366 AUTHOR

Swaroop Kanchi

Born 1983

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0369 AUTHOR

Vijaya Narasimha

1927 - 2001

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0401 AUTHOR

A. N. Prahlada Rao

Born 1953

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0424 AUTHOR

Khaleel Mamoon

Born 1948

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0432 AUTHOR

Dushyanth Sridhar

Born 1986

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0463 AUTHOR

Ravi V. Melwani

Born 1966

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0488 AUTHOR

Siddharth Katragadda

Born 1972

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0543 AUTHOR

Ramjee Chandran

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