Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal (IND)

Details

NameKolkata
Administrative divisionWest Bengal
CountryIndia
English nameCalcutta
NotesOfficially renamed to Kolkata in1995.

People born here (43)

Margaret Abbott USA GLF Olympics 1900 15 June 1876
Zeeshan Ali IND TEN Olympics 1988 1 January 1970
Derrick Anderson CAN HOC Olympics 1964 20 June 1936
Harihar Banerjee IND SHO Olympics 1952—1956 15 April 1922
Rahul Banerjee IND ARC Olympics 2012 15 December 1986
Purma Bannerjee IND ATH Olympics/Other 1920 1897
Richard Bate GBR ROW Olympics 1960 22 October 1938
Byomkesh Bose IND FBL Non-starter 1952 1927
George Caridia GBR TEN Olympics 1908—1912 20 February 1869
Shiv Chawrasia IND GLF Olympics 2016 15 May 1978
Jagmohan Dalmiya IND Administrator 1997—2000 30 May 1940
Meldric daLuz IND HOC Olympics 1952 1 February 1921
Atanu Das IND ARC Olympics/YOG 2010—2020 5 April 1992
Mouma Das IND TTE Olympics 2004—2016 24 February 1984
Terry Davies AUS ROW Olympics 1960—1964 18 October 1933
Edward Deane GBR ROW Non-starter 1924 23 August 1906
Rina Einy GBR TEN Non-Medal 1984 29 March 1965
Philip Falle GBR SAL Olympics 1928 19 March 1885
Ferdinand Fiellmann GBR FEN Non-starter 1908—1912 19 August 1883
Poulomi Ghatak IND TTE Olympics 2000 3 January 1983
Jagdish Gill CAN HOC Olympics 2016 5 December 1984
Muhammad Iqbal PAK SHO Olympics 1960 10 May 1929
Mac Joachim IND BOX Olympics 1948 1925
Robin Judah GBR SAL Olympics 1968 18 June 1930
Laxmi Kanta Das IND WLF Olympics 1960—1964 1 July 1938
Joydeep Karmakar IND SHO Olympics 2012 7 December 1979
Neville Lytton GBR JDP Olympics 1908 6 February 1879
Nalin Malik IND SWM Olympics 1932 1910
Sakti Mazumdar IND BOX Olympics 1952 13 November 1931
Prafulla Mullick IND SWM Olympics 1948 1919
Ashwini Nachappa IND ATH Non-starter 1988 21 October 1967
Anil Nandy IND FBL Non-starter 1948 1923
Nikhil Nandy IND FBL Olympics 1956 1932
Johnny Nuttall IND BOX Olympics/Non-starter 1948 11 April 1919
Leander Paes IND TEN Olympics/Other 1992—2016 17 June 1973
Norman Pritchard IND ATH Olympics 1900 23 June 1875
Alan Raphael CAN HOC Olympics 1964 26 December 1931
Arati Saha IND SWM Olympics 1952 24 September 1940
Rukma Shumsher Rana NEP Administrator 1998—2006 12 March 1936
Mansher Singh IND SHO Olympics 1984—2008 1 December 1965
Ronald Vernieux IND ATH Olympics 1932 18 October 1910
Ken Wilmshurst GBR ATH Olympics 1956 9 April 1931
Alistair Wilson GBR CSP Olympics 1964—1968 20 August 1939

People who died here (37)

Tulasidas Balaram IND FBL Olympics 1956—1960 16 February 2023
Harihar Banerjee IND SHO Olympics 1952—1956 28 March 1999
PK Banerjee IND FBL Olympics 1956—1960 20 March 2020
Samar Banerjee IND FBL Olympics 1956 20 August 2022
Rabin Bhatta IND BOX Olympics 1948 6 July 2004
Byomkesh Bose IND FBL Non-starter 1952 4 October 2003
Charles Boulden GBR IHO Non-starter 1924 29 January 1944
Netai Bysack IND CRD/CTR Olympics 1952 5 December 2005
Suprovat Chakravarty IND CRD/CTR Olympics 1952 24 December 2015
Samarandra Chatterjee IND WPO Olympics 1948 2 January 1987
Leslie Claudius IND HOC Olympics 1948—1960 20 December 2012
Jagmohan Dalmiya IND Administrator 1997—2000 20 September 2015
Rabi Das IND FBL Olympics 1948 21 April 1998
Keshav Dutt IND HOC Olympics 1948—1952 7 July 2021
Subimal Goswami IND FBL Olympics 1960 30 April 2020
James Hall IND ATH Olympics 1924—1928 20 May 1929
Chintamoni Kar GBR ART Olympics 1948 3 October 2005
Cheruvari Lakshmanan IND ATH Olympics 1924 3 October 1970
Bob Lall IND BOX Olympics 1948 16 May 1953
Sheikh Abdul Latif IND FBL Olympics 1952—1960 2 February 2000
Sailen Manna IND FBL Olympics 1948—1952 27 February 2012
Sakti Mazumdar IND BOX Olympics 1952 21 May 2021
Sahu Mewalal IND FBL Olympics/Non-starter 1948—1952 27 December 2008
Masude Minhas IND HOC Olympics 1932 16 January 1936
Darshan Mondal IND GAR Olympics 1964 29 May 1971
Prafulla Mullick IND SWM Olympics 1948 1974
Sachin Nag IND SWM/WPO Olympics/Non-starter 1948—1952 19 August 1987
Anil Nandy IND FBL Non-starter 1948 14 February 2003
Krishna Pal IND FBL Olympics 1956 14 October 2009
Jaswant Rajput IND HOC Olympics/Non-starter 1948—1952 28 January 2015
Samir Roy IND FBL Non-starter 1952 16 March 2019
Arati Saha IND SWM Olympics 1952 23 August 1994
Mohammad Sattar IND FBL Olympics 1952 23 April 2011
Gora Seal IND WPO Olympics 1948 23 September 2017
Tarit Kumar Sett IND CTR Olympics 1952 29 January 2014
Gindi Singh IND HOC Olympics 1960—1964 6 November 2002
P. Venkatesh IND FBL Olympics 1952 1 June 1977

Affiliations

Bengal Presidency AC, Kolkata (IND)
Calcutta Customs, Kolkata (IND)
Central Swimming Club, Kolkata (IND)
College Square Swimming Club, Kolkata (IND)
East Bengal FC, Kolkata (IND)
Kolkata Archery Club, Kolkata (IND)
Mohun Bagan AC, Kolkata (IND)
North Calcutta Rifle Club, Kolkata (IND)
Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Kolkata (IND)
South Calcutta Rifle Club, Kolkata (IND)