26.8481° N, 80.9336° E
LUCKNOW
Most Famous People Born in Lucknow, India
- Notable people
- 425
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1950
- Most distinctive
- Civil Service 16.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Lucknow during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Lucknow Is Known For
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Politician is Lucknow's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (58).
Lucknow over-indexes on civil service — 16.2× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Lucknow's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Film & TV
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- Sports
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1890s Clear ×
0011 THEOLOGIAN
Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi
1898 - 1983
0014 CHEMIST
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
1897 - 1994
0054 CHEMIST
I. K. Taimni
1898 - 1978
0165 SCHOLAR
Masud Hassan Rizvi
1893 - 1975
0195 PHILOSOPHER
Qalandar Baba Auliya
1898 - 1979
0197 AUTHOR
Munavvar Lakhnavi
1897 - 1970
0223 PHYSICIST
Alfred Lauck Parson
1899 - 1970
0227 MUSIC
Enayat Khan
1895 - 1938
0240 SCHOLAR
Rajeshwar Shastri Dravid
1899 - 1950
0250 POLITICIAN
Mohanlal Saksena
1896 - 1965
0289 MILITAR
Harry G. E. Luchford
1894 - 1917
0339 POLITICIAN
Sheorajvati Nehru
1897 - 1955