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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

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 110 notable births.

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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0001 POET

Sarojini Naidu

1879 - 1949

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0071 POET

Mohiuddin Qadri Zore

1904 - 1962

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0074 POET

Zehra Nigah

Born 1937

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0110 POET

Rasheed Turabi

1908 - 1973

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0112 POET

Taqi Abedi

Born 1952

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0310 POET

Moulana Sahvi Shah

1923 - 1979

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0438 POET

Khamakha Hyderabadi

1929 - 2017

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0461 POET

Aleem Khan Falaki

Born 1956

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0490 POET

Sulaiman Khateeb

1922 - 1978

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