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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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0044 ACTOR

Razak Khan

1951 - 2016

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0047 SINGER

Hemlata

Born 1954

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0059 SCHOLAR

Omar Khalidi

1952 - 2010

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0088 WRITER

Jameela Nishat

Born 1955

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0102 BUSINESS

Prem Watsa

Born 1950

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0104 CRICKET

Shivlal Yadav

Born 1957

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0105 POLITICIAN

Malla Reddy

Born 1953

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0111 CRICKET

Arshad Ayub

Born 1958

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0112 POET

Taqi Abedi

Born 1952

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0122 ENTREPRENEUR

Hasan Ali Khan

Born 1954

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0124 SINGER

Talat Aziz

Born 1956

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0133 CARTOONIST

Ajit Ninan

Born 1955

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0166 FILM

R. Narayana Murthy

Born 1953

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0190 POLITICIAN

G. Raj Kumar

Born 1953

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0199 ACTOR

Saloni (actress)

1950 - 2010

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0204 ACADEMIC

Nirmala Rao

Born 1959

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0227 MUSIC

Fareed Ayaz

Born 1952

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0234 POLITICIAN

Mohammad Ali (Indian politician)

Born 1952

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0238 POLITICIAN

K. Laxman

Born 1956

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0251 POLITICIAN

Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy

Born 1951

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0259 JOURNALIST

Mazhar Abbas

Born 1958

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0280 POLITICIAN

Swamy Goud

Born 1954

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0287 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

K. V. L. Narayan Rao

1954 - 2017

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0293 ENTREPRENEUR

Sanjiv Sidhu

Born 1957

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0307 CRICKET

Shahid Akbar

1958 - 2012

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0321 POLITICIAN

Mallu Ravi

Born 1950

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0329 FOOTBALL

Shabbir Ali

Born 1956

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0331 AUTHOR

Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah

Born 1955

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0339 ENGINEER

Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui

Born 1952

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0345 POLITICIAN

Chellamalla Suguna Kumari

Born 1955

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0352 POLITICIAN

Naraparaju Ramchander Rao

Born 1959

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0358 POLICE

Hasan Gafoor

1950 - 2012

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0365 POLITICIAN

Danam Nagender

Born 1958

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0371 ENTREPRENEUR

Mir Imran

Born 1956

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0383 POLITICIAN

Sarve Satyanarayana

Born 1954

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0392 POLITICIAN

Vaddepalli Narsing Rao

1952 - 2014

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0396 POLITICIAN

Amanullah Khan (politician)

1950 - 2002

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0421 ARTIST

Leila Sujir

Born 1951

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0424 POLITICIAN

Mukesh Goud

1959 - 2019

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0446 CRICKET

Pawan Kumar (cricketer, born 1959)

Born 1959

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0461 POET

Aleem Khan Falaki

Born 1956

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0464 CRICKET

Khlid Qayyum

Born 1958

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0499 MISS

Anjum Mumtaz Barg

Born 1954

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