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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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0010 ARCHITECT

Charles Correa

1930 - 2015

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0046 ACTOR

Irshad Panjatan

Born 1931

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0055 NOVELIST

Fatima Surayya Bajia

1930 - 2016

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0068 ACTOR

Nigar Sultana (actress)

1932 - 2000

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0072 FOOTBALL

Peter Thangaraj

1935 - 2008

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0074 POET

Zehra Nigah

Born 1937

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0095 CRICKET

Abbas Ali Baig

Born 1939

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0120 WRITER

Mujtaba Hussain

1936 - 2020

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0168 POLITICIAN

Bangaru Laxman

1939 - 2014

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0191 ASTRONOMER

Saleh Muhammad Alladin

1931 - 2011

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0201 POLITICIAN

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi

1931 - 2008

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0213 POLITICIAN

G. Sanjeeva Reddy

Born 1930

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0214 ALGOLOGIST

Vidyavati

Born 1939

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0226 AUTHOR

Awaz Sayeed

1933 - 1995

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0246 BIOGRAPHER

Bilkees I. Latif

1931 - 2017

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0270 CRICKET

Habib Ahmed

1939 - 1993

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0333 FARMER

B. V. Rao

1935 - 2004

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0379 ARMY

Mohammad Ahmed Zaki

Born 1935

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0381 BOTANIST

E. A. Siddiq

Born 1937

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0391 ARMY

F. N. Billimoria

1934 - 2005

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0393 CRICKET

Habib Khan

Born 1937

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0394 FOOTBALL

Syed Shahid Hakim

Born 1939

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0441 CRICKET

Amir Ali (Indian cricketer)

1939 - 1985

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0476 CRICKET

Mehboob Nausheer

Born 1934

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0487 CRICKET

Ahmed Rafiuddin

Born 1936

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0488 CRICKET

Komadur Padmanabhan

Born 1937

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0492 CRICKET

Sinderraj Lokenderraj

Born 1938

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0502 ANCHOR

Fateh Khan (presenter)

1937 - 2007

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