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Famous personalities of India

Short, sourced profiles — sector, state, honours, facts and quotes. Money figures always name their source and year; estimates are marked.

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Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Science & space Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Aerospace scientist · 11th President of India 1931–2015 · Tamil Nadu Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Freedom struggle Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988) 1903–1988 · Karnataka Homi J. Bhabha Science & space Homi J. Bhabha Nuclear physicist · father of India's nuclear programme 1909–1966 · Maharashtra Abdul Ghaffar Khan Freedom struggle Abdul Ghaffar Khan Pashtun independence activist against British rule in India 1890–1988 Swami Vivekananda Philosophy & thought Swami Vivekananda Philosopher and monk 1863–1902 · West Bengal Abdul Rashid Khan Playback singers Abdul Rashid Khan Indian singer (1908-2016) 1908–2016 · Uttar Pradesh B. R. Ambedkar Freedom struggle B. R. Ambedkar Jurist · Chair of the Constitution Drafting Committee 1891–1956 G. Sankara Kurup Literature & writing G. Sankara Kurup Indian Malayali poet and literary critic (1901-1978) 1901–1978 · Kerala Mahatma Gandhi Freedom struggle Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the independence movement 1869–1948 · Gujarat Rabindranath Tagore Literature & writing Rabindranath Tagore Poet · Nobel laureate in Literature 1861–1941 · West Bengal B. K. S. Iyengar Religion & spirituality B. K. S. Iyengar Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918–2014) 1918–2014 · Karnataka Aruna Asaf Ali Freedom struggle Aruna Asaf Ali Indian independence activist (1909-1996) 1909–1996 · Haryana Srinivasa Ramanujan Mathematics Srinivasa Ramanujan Mathematician · Fellow of the Royal Society 1887–1920 · Tamil Nadu Abul Kalam Azad Politics & governance Abul Kalam Azad Indian politician and writer (1888–1958) 1888–1958 Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film & entertainment Akkineni Nageswara Rao Indian film actor and producer (1923–2014) 1923–2014 · Andhra Pradesh Ali Akbar Khan Music Ali Akbar Khan Hindustani musician (1922–2009) 1922–2009 Ameen Sayani Ameen Sayani Indian radio personality 1932–2024 Amrita Pritam Journalism & media Amrita Pritam Indian novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005) 1919–2005 Asha Bhosle Playback singers Asha Bhosle Indian playback singer (1933–2026) 1933–2026 · Maharashtra Ashok Kumar Film & entertainment Ashok Kumar Indian actor (1911–2001) 1911–2001 · Bihar Bal Thackeray Journalism & media Bal Thackeray Indian politician (1926-2012) 1926–2012 · Maharashtra Baldev Raj Chopra Film & entertainment Baldev Raj Chopra Indian film director (1914–2008) 1914–2008 · Punjab Balkrishna Doshi Architecture Balkrishna Doshi Indian architect (1927-2023) 1927–2023 · Maharashtra Bashir Badr Literature & writing Bashir Badr Indian poet of Urdu 1935–2026 · Uttar Pradesh

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Net worth and income come from official records (election affidavits, company filings) or recognised rich lists (Forbes, Hurun), each with its year. News-report figures are shown only as marked estimates. We never guess anyone's gender: it is shown only as the person states it.

Reliability 1–5 on each profile is the weakest source behind what the page shows: 5 official record, 4 strong sources (Forbes, major publications), 3 encyclopedic sources, 2 or less weak.

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