Personalities

Famous personalities of India

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

374 people

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Law & judiciary Mehr Chand Mahajan 3rd Chief Justice of India 1889–1967 · Himachal Pradesh Business & industry Micky Jagtiani Indian businessman 1952–2023 Law & judiciary Mirza Hameedullah Beg 15th Chief Justice of India (1913–1988) 1913–1988 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Mohammad Hidayatullah Vice President of India from 1979 to 1984 1905–1992 · Uttar Pradesh Playback singers Mohammed Rafi Indian playback singer (1924–1980) 1924–1980 · Punjab Playback singers Mubarak Begum Indian singer 1935–2016 · Rajasthan Playback singers Mukesh Indian singer (1923-1976) 1923–1976 Politics & governance Mulayam Singh Yadav 15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 10th Defence Minister of India (1939–2022) 1939–2022 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Muthuvel Karunanidhi Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1924–2018) 1924–2018 · Tamil Nadu Social work & NGOs Nanaji Deshmukh Indian activist (1916–2010) 1916–2010 Actors Nargis Indian actress (1929–1981) 1929–1981 · West Bengal Politics & governance Neelam Sanjiva Reddy Sixth President of India (1913-1996) 1913–1996 · Andhra Pradesh Literature & writing Nirad C. Chaudhuri Indian Bengali−English writer and man of letters (1897–1999) 1897–1999 · Assam Defence & security Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1943-1971) 1943–1971 · Punjab Law & judiciary Nirmala Joshi The succesor to Mother Teresa (1934-2015) 1934–2015 · Jharkhand Religion & spirituality Nisargadatta Maharaj Indian guru (1897-1981) 1897–1981 · Maharashtra Social work & NGOs nusrat aga Indian activist, educator and politician 1900–1999 · Jammu and Kashmir Actors Nutan Indian actress (1936-1991) 1936–1991 · Maharashtra Science & space Obaid Siddiqi Indian geneticist (1932-2013) 1932–2013 · Uttar Pradesh Defence & security Om Prakash Malhotra Indian Army general (1922-2015) 1922–2015 · Jammu and Kashmir Religion & spirituality Osho Indian guru and leader of the Rajneesh movement (1931–1990) 1931–1990 · Madhya Pradesh Literature & writing Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup Indian writer (1931–2016) 1931–2016 · Kerala Banking & finance P. C. Bhattacharya Indian banker 1903– · West Bengal Literature & writing Padma Sachdev Indian poet and novelist (1940–2021) 1940–2021 · Jammu and Kashmir

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