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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Literature & writing Bhagwan Das Indian Theosophist (1869-1958) 1869–1958 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Vice President of India from 2002 to 2007 1923–2010 · Rajasthan Religion & spirituality Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, founder of the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti (1898-1968) 1898–1968 Actors Bharat Bhushan Indian actor 1920–1992 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Bhisham Sahni Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003) 1915–2003 Playback singers Bhupen Hazarika Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor and filmmaker (1926–2011) 1926–2011 · Assam Law & judiciary Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha Chief Justice of India from 1959 to 1964 1899–1986 Defence & security Bipin Chandra Joshi Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1935-1994) 1935–1994 · Uttarakhand Defence & security Bipin Rawat India's 1st Chief of Defence Staff, former COAS 1958–2021 · Uttarakhand Politics & governance C. N. Annadurai Indian film writer and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1909-1969) 1909–1969 · Tamil Nadu Science & space Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao Indian-American mathematician (1920–2023) 1920–2023 · Karnataka Politics & governance Chandra Shekhar Prime Minister of India (1990-1991) 1927–2007 · Uttar Pradesh Science & space Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman Indian physicist (1888–1970) 1888–1970 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance Charan Singh Prime Minister of India (1979-1980) 1902–1987 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Chidambaram Subramaniam Indian politician (1910-2000) 1910–2000 · Tamil Nadu Religion & spirituality Chidananda Saraswati Indian guru (1916-2008) 1916–2008 · Karnataka Religion & spirituality Chinmayananda Saraswati Indian Hindu spiritual teacher (1916-1993) 1916–1993 · Kerala Science & space Conjeevaram Srirangachari Seshadri Indian mathematician (1932–2020) 1932–2020 · Tamil Nadu Journalism & media Danish Siddiqui Indian photojournalist (1983-2021) 1983–2021 Film & entertainment Devika Rani Indian actress (1908-1994) 1908–1994 · Andhra Pradesh Defence & security Dhan Singh Thapa Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1928-2005) 1928–2005 · Himachal Pradesh Actors Dharmendra Indian actor and politician (1935–2025) 1935–2025 · Punjab Social work & NGOs Dhondo Keshav Karve Indian social reformer (1858–1962) 1858–1962 · Maharashtra Playback singers Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Kannada actor (1974-2021) 1974–2021 · Tamil Nadu

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