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 1930s Clear ×
Romila Thapar
Born 1931
Waris Hussein
Born 1938
Sai Paranjpye
Born 1938
Birju Maharaj
Born 1938
Ram Charan (consultant)
Born 1939
Naiyer Masud
1936 - 2017
Ajoy Ghatak
Born 1939
Leila Seth
1930 - 2017
Govind Mishra
Born 1939
Hajra Masroor
1930 - 2012
Sultan Ahmed (director)
1938 - 2002
Fazlur Rahman Faridi
1932 - 2011
K. P. Saxena
1932 - 2013
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
1937 - 2017
Afaq Hussain
1939 - 2002
Chunni Lal Khetrapal
Born 1937
Muhammad Zubair Umar
Born 1938
Khursheed Aslam
1936 - 1993
V. Mohini Giri
Born 1938
Digvijai Singh
1934 - 2018
Abdul Haq Ansari
1931 - 2012
Mirza Mohammed Athar
1937 - 2016
Radhika Herzberger
Born 1938
S. K. Kaul
Born 1934
Mudrarakshas
1933 - 2016
Kalbe Sadiq
Born 1939
S. K. Misra
Born 1932
Denzil Keelor
Born 1933
Trevor Keelor
1934 - 2002
Imitiaz Qureshi
Born 1931
Dewan Singh Bhakuni
Born 1930
Raj Baveja
Born 1934
Jagdish Narain Sinha
Born 1939
Malabika Kanan
1930 - 2009
S. P. Singh (jurist)
1937 - 2020
S C Rai
1937 - 2016
Arthur Thorpe
Born 1939
Pushkar Johari
Born 1936
Lalita Ahmed
Born 1939