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 Mamata Banerjee Former Chief Minister of West Bengal b. 1955 · West Bengal Other sports Manika Batra Indian table tennis player b. 1995 · Delhi Science & space Manju Ray Indian scientist in molecular enzymology and cancer biochemistry 1947–2021 Playback singers Manorama Indian actress (1937–2015) 1937–2015 · Tamil Nadu Shooting Manu Bhaker Indian sport shooter b. 2002 · Haryana Boxing Mary Kom Indian amateur boxer b. 1982 · Manipur Politics & governance Mayawati Indian politician b. 1956 Actors Meena Kumari Indian actress and poet (1933-1972) 1933–1972 · Maharashtra Politics & governance Mehbooba Mufti Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir b. 1959 · Jammu and Kashmir Social work & NGOs Melinda Gates American philanthropist b. 1964 Other sports Mirabai Chanu Indian weightlifter (born 1994) b. 1994 · Manipur Playback singers Mubarak Begum Indian singer 1935–2016 · Rajasthan Actors Nargis Indian actress (1929–1981) 1929–1981 · West Bengal Business & industry Natasha Poonawalla Indian businesswoman b. 1981 Social work & NGOs Nileema Mishra Indian social worker b. 1972 Law & judiciary Nirmala Joshi The succesor to Mother Teresa (1934-2015) 1934–2015 · Jharkhand Social work & NGOs nusrat aga Indian activist, educator and politician 1900–1999 · Jammu and Kashmir Actors Nutan Indian actress (1936-1991) 1936–1991 · Maharashtra Athletics P. T. Usha Indian track and field athlete b. 1964 · Kerala Literature & writing Padma Sachdev Indian poet and novelist (1940–2021) 1940–2021 · Jammu and Kashmir Dance Padma Subrahmanyam Indian dancer b. 1943 · Tamil Nadu Business & industry Padmasree Warrior Indian chemical engineer and business executive b. 1961 · Andhra Pradesh Freedom struggle Perin Captain Indian freedom fighter 1888–1958 · Gujarat Politics & governance Pratibha Patil President of India from 2007 to 2012 b. 1934 · Maharashtra

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