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NEW DELHI

Most Famous People Born in New Delhi, India

Notable people
508
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1972
Most distinctive
Model 11.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in New Delhi during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 115 notable births.

What New Delhi Is Known For

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Actor is New Delhi's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (111).

New Delhi over-indexes on model — 11.4× the global rate.

New Delhi under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Actor111
  2. Politician58
  3. Film26
  4. Singer23
  5. Cricket16
  6. Model15
  7. Business14
  8. Writer11
  1. Model1511.4×
  2. Computer Scientist57.0×
  3. Chess54.8×
  4. Film264.2×
  5. Actor1114.1×
  6. Producer53.4×
  7. Photographer83.3×
  8. Novelist63.0×
  1. Writer110.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of New Delhi's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Writing
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0009 ACTOR

Madhubala

1933 - 1969

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0030 ACADEMIC

Rajmohan Gandhi

Born 1935

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0042 POLITICIAN

Murli Manohar Joshi

Born 1934

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0108 ARCHITECT

Alexandros Tombazis

Born 1939

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0148 IMMUNOLOGIST

Indira Nath

Born 1938

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0199 JUDGE

Wajihuddin Ahmed

Born 1938

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0319 ACTOR

Ajay Mehta

Born 1938

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0325 ACTOR

Sudha Malhotra

Born 1936

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0382 PHYSICIST

Narasimhaiengar Mukunda

Born 1939

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0459 BEAUTY PAGEANT

Iona Pinto

1936 - 2012

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0460 POLITICIAN

Bharati Ray

Born 1934

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0475 PHYSICIST

Kamaluddin Ahmed (physicist)

1939 - 2014

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0506 DIPLOMÁTIC

Krishna Behari Lall

1937 - 2004

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0508 DIPLOMAT

Hardev Bhalla

Born 1936

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