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HYDERABAD

Most Famous People Born in Hyderabad, India

Notable people
503
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1967
Most distinctive
Cricket 16.2×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Hyderabad Is Known For

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Cricket is Hyderabad's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (104).

Hyderabad over-indexes on cricket — 16.2× the global rate.

Hyderabad under-produces writer — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Cricket104
  2. Actor89
  3. Politician74
  4. Film29
  5. Singer11
  6. Writer10
  7. Poet9
  8. Author8
  1. Cricket10416.2×
  2. Film294.7×
  3. Entrepreneur84.7×
  4. Model64.6×
  5. Badminton54.4×
  6. Actor893.3×
  7. Author81.9×
  8. Poet91.7×
  1. Writer100.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Hyderabad's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0042 MINISTER

Abid Hussain

1926 - 2012

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0045 MATHEMATICIAN

K. G. Ramanathan

1920 - 1992

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0060 COMPOSER

G. K. Venkatesh

1927 - 1993

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0078 ACTOR

Ajit Khan

1922 - 1998

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0108 CRICKET

Ghulam Ahmed (cricketer)

1922 - 1998

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0116 MARSHAL

Idris Hasan Latif

1923 - 2018

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0142 PHYSICIST

Aneesur Rahman

1927 - 1987

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0144 MONK

Omkarananda

1929 - 2000

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0145 WRITER

Gnanananda Kavi

Born 1922

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0183 DIPLOMAT

Syed Mohammad Ahsan

1921 - 1989

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0211 WRITER

Khalique Ibrahim Khalique

1926 - 2006

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0231 POLITICIAN

T. N. Sadalakshmi

1928 - 2004

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0242 ACTOR

Chandrashekhar (film Actor)

Born 1923

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0257 POLITICIAN

G. Venkatswamy

1929 - 2014

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0286 DIPLOMAT

A. M. Khusro

1925 - 2003

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0310 POET

Moulana Sahvi Shah

1923 - 1979

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0315 SINGER

Vithal Rao

1929 - 2015

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0318 ACTOR

Bhalchandra Pendharkar

1921 - 2015

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0330 PHYSICIAN

Ramachandra Datatraya Lele

Born 1928

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0368 SCHOLAR

Moulana Hameed Uddin Husami Aqil Sahab

1928 - 2010

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0369 POLITICIAN

Laxminarayana Mudiraj

1929 - 2015

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0380 TEACHING

Muhammad Jalaluddin Sayeed

1920 - 2005

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0425 ZOOLOGIST

Ahmed Mohiuddin

1923 - 1998

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0438 POET

Khamakha Hyderabadi

1929 - 2017

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0466 CRICKET

Asghar Ali (cricketer, born 1924)

1924 - 1979

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0490 POET

Sulaiman Khateeb

1922 - 1978

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0503 FOOTBALL

Sayed Moinuddin

Born 1924

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