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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- Filtered to 1900s Clear ×
0006 JUDGE
Mohammad Hidayatullah
1905 - 1992
0038 PHILOSOPHER
Swami Karpatri
1907 - 1982
0042 WRITER
Sajjad Zaheer
1905 - 1973
0050 COMPOSER
Abdul Rashid Khan
1908 - 2016
0070 SCHOLAR
Jagdish Chandra Jain
1909 - 1994
0071 WRITER
Mohammad Mujeeb
1902 - 1985
0082 HOCKEY
Murray Murdoch
1904 - 2001
0083 THEOLOGIAN
Ali Naqi Naqvi
1905 - 1988
0101 AUTHOR
Aghajani Kashmeri
1908 - 1998
0172 LYRICIST
Mukhram Sharma
1909 - 2000
0229 WRITER
Isha Basant Joshi
Born 1908
0260 NOVELIST
Jocelyn Playfair
1904 - 1997
0402 CRICKET
Frederick Eccleston
1905 - 1988