Pranab

Article summary

Pranab is an Indian name, common among Assamese, Bengalis, Odias and Nepalis. A variation of the name is 'Pranav'. Notable people with the name include: * Pranab R. Dastidar (1933-2022), Indian electronics engineer * Pranab Kumar Barua (1934-2024), Bangladeshi academic * Pranab Mukherjee (1935–2020), former Indian president * Pranab Kumar Gogoi (1936-2020), Indian lawyer and politician * Pranab K. Sen (1937-2023), American statistician * Pranab Bardhan (born 1939), Indian economist * Pranab Kumar Chowdhury (born 1960), Bangladeshi pediatrician and writer * Pranab Kalita (born 1961), Indian politician * Pranab Debbarma (born 1962), Indian politician * Pranab Roy (born 1963), Indian cricketer * Pranab Prakash Das (born 1972), Indian politician * Pranab Kumar Balabantaray (born 1976, Indian politician * Pranab Kumar Aich (born 1986), Indian filmmaker and photographer

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1. date of birth: 1939 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351638902