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.

208 people

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Politics & governance Ela Bhatt Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) 1933–2022 · Gujarat Politics & governance Flora MacDonald Canadian politician (1926-2015) 1926–2015 Journalism & media Gauri Lankesh Indian journalist and activist 1962–2017 · Karnataka Literature & writing Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic b. 1942 · West Bengal Art & culture Geeta Kapur Indian art historian b. 1943 Classical music Girija Devi Indian classical singer 1929–2017 · Uttar Pradesh Journalism & media Gisela Bonn German journalist (1909-1996) 1909–1996 Journalism & media Gita Mehta Indian novelist and film director (1942–2023) 1942–2023 · Delhi Chess Harika Dronavalli Indian Chess.com player b. 1991 · Andhra Pradesh Cricket Harmanpreet Kaur Indian cricketer b. 1989 · Punjab Playback singers Hemlata Indian female singer b. 1954 · Telangana Journalism & media Homai Vyarawalla Indian photojournalist (1913–2012) 1913–2012 · Gujarat Politics & governance Indira Gandhi Prime Minister of India (1966-1977; 1980-1984) 1917–1984 · Uttar Pradesh Law & judiciary Indira Jaising Indian lawyer b. 1940 · Maharashtra Science & space Indira Nath Indian immunologist 1938–2021 · Andhra Pradesh Journalism & media Irom Chanu Sharmila Indian civil rights activist b. 1972 · Manipur Politics & governance Jayaram Jayalalithaa Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016) 1948–2016 · Karnataka Cricket Jhulan Goswami Indian women cricketer b. 1983 · West Bengal Literature & writing K. R. Meera Indian writer b. 1970 · Kerala Tennis Kiran Bedi First female Indian Police Service Officer (born 1949) b. 1949 · Punjab Other sports Kunjarani Devi Indian weightlifter b. 1968 · Manipur Literature & writing Lalithambika Antharjanam Indian writer and social reformer 1909–1987 · Kerala Boxing Lovlina Borgohain Indian boxer b. 1997 · Assam Badminton Madhumita Bisht Indian badminton player b. 1964 · West Bengal

Where this comes from

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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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