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
- Writing
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- Sports
- Music
- Other
- Filtered to 1910s Clear ×
Naushad
1919 - 2006
Vishnu Prabhakar
1912 - 2009
Begum Akhtar
1914 - 1974
Attia Hosain
1913 - 1998
Mirza Hameedullah Beg
1913 - 1988
Sheila Kaul
1915 - 2015
John de Courcy Ireland
1911 - 2006
Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad
1914 - 1973
Khurshed Alam Khan
1919 - 2013
Saraswati Devi (music director)
1912 - 1980
Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi
1911 - 1969
Sukumar Bose
1912 - 1986
Syed Shahid Hamid
1910 - 1993
Dinshaw Eduljee
1919 - 1941
Hamida Habibullah
1916 - 2018
Sudha Roy
1914 - 1987
Shamim Karhani
1913 - 1975
Ibrahim Habibullah
Born 1910
Abrar Hussain (general)
1918 - 1992
Salik Lucknawi
1913 - 2013