18.5194° N, 73.8556° E

PUNE

Most Famous People Born in Pune, India

Notable people
363
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1965
Most distinctive
Cricket 11.9×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Pune Is Known For

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Actor is Pune's biggest profession — 26% of all notables (93).

Pune over-indexes on cricket — 11.9× the global rate.

Pune under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor93
  2. Cricket55
  3. Politician18
  4. Writer15
  5. Singer11
  6. Film9
  7. Player9
  8. Author8
  1. Cricket5511.9×
  2. Scientist57.4×
  3. Model66.4×
  4. Actor934.8×
  5. Novelist53.5×
  6. Author82.6×
  7. Film92.0×
  8. Business71.9×
  1. Politician180.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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0007 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Thomas Kailath

Born 1935

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0012 FILM

Deven Verma

1930 - 2014

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0029 ACTOR

Nilu Phule

1931 - 2009

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0032 SCIENTIST

Vasant Gowarikar

1933 - 2015

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0038 SCREENWRITER

Richard Gregson

1930 - 2019

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0042 MUSIC

Prabha Atre

Born 1932

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0066 CRICKET

Chandu Borde

Born 1934

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0068 ACTOR

Bhaskar Chandavarkar

1936 - 2009

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0072 WRITER

Tarla Dalal

1936 - 2013

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0075 GENETICIST

Archana Sharma (botanist)

1932 - 2008

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0083 MUSIC

Ashok Ranade

1937 - 2011

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0097 ACTOR

Padmarani

1937 - 2016

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0130 PRIEST

David Young (bishop)

1931 - 2008

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0160 PAINTER

Fred Cress

1938 - 2009

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0171 SOCIOLOGIST

D N Dhanagare

1936 - 2017

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0173 CRICKET

Vasant Ranjane

1937 - 2011

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0201 PHOTOGRAPHER

Shridhar Chillal

Born 1938

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0240 PRIEST

Valerian D’Souza

1933 - 2020

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0292 SCIENTIST

Mumtaz Ahmed Khan (humanitarian)

Born 1935

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0328 SCIENTIST

Shamsuddin H. Rahimtoola

1936 - 2016

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0339 CRICKET

Sher Mohammad

Born 1936

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0346 INFANTRY

Francis Dias

1934 - 2019

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0347 PLAYER

David Gilbert-Smith

1931 - 2003

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