Famous People Born In Lucknow

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Cliff Richard
(One of the Best-Selling Music Artists of All Time)
Cliff Richard
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 14, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
The third-top-selling artist in UK Singles history, Cliff Richard has sold over 250 million records. He charted 67 top-ten and 14 number-one singles in the U.K. He mostly performed with his backing band, The Shadows, and redefined the rock-and-roll genre with singles such as Move It, which inspired The Beatles.
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Ali Fazal
(Actor)
Ali Fazal
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Birthdate: October 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Kanika Kapoor
(Indian Singer and Composer)
Kanika Kapoor
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 21, 1978
Sun Sign: Leo

Kanika Kapoor is an Indian singer who achieved popularity after the release of her song Baby Doll from the movie Ragini MMS 2. She then went on to record some of the most popular Hindi songs like Lovely. Over the years, she has won many prestigious awards like Brit Asia TV Music Awards, BIG Star Entertainment Award, and Filmfare Award.

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Sumona Chakravarti
(Actress)
Sumona Chakravarti
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Birthdate: June 24, 1988
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Romila Thapar
(Indian Historian Known for Authoring Books About Indian History)
Romila Thapar
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Birthdate: November 30, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Renowned history scholar and JNU professor Romila Thapar has also taught at Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania. She has previously been in the news for rejecting the Padma Bhushan twice, stating she didn’t accept state awards. She has also often opposed Hindutva and the “saffronization” of education.

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Dinesh Patel
(Baseball player)
Dinesh Patel
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 8, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
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Naushad
(One of the Greatest and Foremost Music Directors of the Hindi Film Industry)
Naushad
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 25, 1919
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: May 5, 2006

It is believed, during his struggling days, legendary music director Naushad would often sleep on the footpath near the Broadway theater in Bombay. The Padma Bhushan-winning composer, who is known for his music in films such as Baiju Bawra and Mughal-e-Azam, popularized classical music ijn Hindi films.

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Ranveer Brar
(Chef as Judge in 3 Seasons (four, six and seven) of MasterChef India)
Ranveer Brar
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Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: February 8, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Juhi Chaturvedi
(Screenwriter)
Juhi Chaturvedi
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Birthdate: 1975 AD
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Kumar Gaurav
(Actor)
Kumar Gaurav
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Birthdate: July 11, 1960
Sun Sign: Cancer
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Shantanu Moitra
(Composer, Musician)
Shantanu Moitra
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 22, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Talat Mahmood
(Actor, Singer)
Talat Mahmood
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 24, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: May 9, 1998
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Baba Sehgal
(First Indian rapper)
Baba Sehgal
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 23, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Pankaj Bhadouria
(Chef as Winner of MasterChef India Season 1)
Pankaj Bhadouria
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Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: July 14, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
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Agha Hasan Abedi
(Banker)
Agha Hasan Abedi
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 14, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: August 5, 1995
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Chetan Baboor
(Indian Table Tennis Player)
Chetan Baboor
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 22, 1974
Sun Sign: Taurus
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Imitiaz Qureshi
(Chef as First Chef Ever to Receive the Padma Shri)
Imitiaz Qureshi
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Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: February 2, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
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Vinit Singh
(Playback singer)
Vinit Singh
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 15, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
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Kamal Rani Varun
(Politician)
Kamal Rani Varun
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 3, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: August 2, 2020
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Ajay Chopra
(Chef With Unique Culinary Styles)
Ajay Chopra
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Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: February 8, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius