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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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Kuvempu Literature & writing Kuvempu Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994) 1904–1994 · Karnataka Lata Mangeshkar Playback singers Lata Mangeshkar Indian singer (1929–2022) 1929–2022 · Madhya Pradesh M. Balamuralikrishna Playback singers M. Balamuralikrishna Indian Carnatic vocalist 1930–2016 · Andhra Pradesh M. S. Subbulakshmi Classical music M. S. Subbulakshmi Indian Carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004) 1916–2004 · Tamil Nadu M. Visvesvaraya Science & space M. Visvesvaraya Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962) 1860–1962 · Karnataka Mahadevi Varma Literature & writing Mahadevi Varma Indian Hindi writer and poet (1907-1987) 1907–1987 · Uttar Pradesh Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Religion & spirituality Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Indian spiritual master 1917–2008 · Madhya Pradesh Mahasweta Devi Literature & writing Mahasweta Devi Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016) 1926–2016 Major Dhyan Chand Singh Hockey Major Dhyan Chand Singh Indian field hockey player (1905–1979) 1905–1979 · Uttar Pradesh Majrooh Sultanpuri Film & entertainment Majrooh Sultanpuri Indian Urdu poet and Hindi language lyricist (1919-2000) 1919–2000 · Uttar Pradesh Mamoni Raisom Goswami Literature & writing Mamoni Raisom Goswami A celebrated writer of contemporary Indian literature 1942–2011 · Assam Manibhai Desai Social work & NGOs Manibhai Desai Indian social activist (1920-1993) 1920–1993 · Gujarat Manoj Kumar Film & entertainment Manoj Kumar Indian actor and director (1937-2025) 1937–2025 Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Literature & writing Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Indian writer (1891–1986) 1891–1986 · Karnataka Mohammed Aziz Playback singers Mohammed Aziz Indian singer (1954-2018) 1954–2018 · West Bengal Mohammed Burhanuddin Mohammed Burhanuddin 52nd Dai al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohra 1915–2014 · Gujarat Morarji Desai Politics & governance Morarji Desai Prime Minister of India from 1977 to 1979 1896–1995 · Gujarat Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997) 1910–1997 Mrinal Sen Film & entertainment Mrinal Sen Indian film director (1923–2018) 1923–2018 Mulk Raj Anand Journalism & media Mulk Raj Anand Indian English writer (1905–2004) 1905–2004 N. T. Rama Rao Politics & governance N. T. Rama Rao Indian, Tollywood(Telugu Film Industry) Actor and Former Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh (1923–1996) 1923–1996 · Andhra Pradesh Naushad Film & entertainment Naushad Indian composer (1919–2006) 1919–2006 · Uttar Pradesh Nirmal Verma Literature & writing Nirmal Verma Indian writer (1929–2005) 1929–2005 · Himachal Pradesh Om Puri Actors Om Puri Indian actor (1949–2017) 1949–2017 · Haryana

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