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.

443 people

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Politics & governance Pinarayi Vijayan Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Kerala b. 1936 · Kerala Religion & spirituality Prabodhananda b. 1950 Chess Praggnanandhaa Indian chess player b. 2005 · Tamil Nadu Medicine & health Prakash Amte Indian medical doctor and social worker b. 1948 Chess Pranav Venkatesh Indian chess player b. 2006 · Karnataka Politics & governance Pratibha Patil President of India from 2007 to 2012 b. 1934 · Maharashtra Literature & writing Pratibha Ray Indian writer b. 1943 · Odisha Chess Praveen Thipsay Indian chess player b. 1959 · Maharashtra Religion & spirituality Premanand Govind Sharan Hindu Guru b. 1972 · Uttar Pradesh Chess Prithu Gupta Indian chess player b. 2004 · Delhi Badminton Pullela Gopichand Badminton player and trainer b. 1973 · Andhra Pradesh Business & industry Radhakishan Damani Indian businessman b. 1955 · Rajasthan Religion & spirituality Radhe Maa Indian Hindu guru b. 1965 Playback singers Raghubir Yadav Indian film, stage and television actor b. 1957 · Madhya Pradesh Science & space Raghunath Anant Mashelkar Indian scientist and chemical engineer b. 1943 · Goa Banking & finance Raghuram Rajan Indian economist and former governor of Reserve Bank of India b. 1963 · Madhya Pradesh Literature & writing Raghuveer Chaudhari Indian author b. 1938 · Gujarat Journalism & media Rahul Bose Indian actor b. 1967 · West Bengal Cricket Rahul Dravid Indian cricketer b. 1973 · Madhya Pradesh Law & judiciary Rajendra Mal Lodha 41st Chief Justice of India b. 1949 · Rajasthan Environment Rajendra Singh Indian environmentalist b. 1959 · Uttar Pradesh Business & industry Rajesh Mehta Indian billionaire. b. 1964 · Gujarat Politics & governance Rajyavardhan Rathore Indian politician b. 1970 · Rajasthan Politics & governance Ram Nath Kovind President of India from 2017 to 2022 b. 1945 · 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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