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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Literature & writing Pratibha Ray Indian writer b. 1943 · Odisha Literature & writing Qurratulain Hyder Indian writer (1927–2007) 1927–2007 · Uttar Pradesh Religion & spirituality Radhe Maa Indian Hindu guru b. 1965 Science & space Rama Govindarajan Indian fluid dynamicist and professor (born 1962) b. 1962 Science & space Raman Parimala Indian mathematician b. 1948 · Tamil Nadu Actors Raveena Tandon Indian actress b. 1974 · Maharashtra Business & industry Roshni Nadar Indian businesswoman b. 1982 Tennis Sania Mirza Indian tennis player b. 1986 · Maharashtra Medicine & health Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi Indian physician Manipur Actors Shabana Azmi Indian actress b. 1950 · Uttar Pradesh Dance Shanta Rao Indian dancer 1930–2007 · Karnataka Actors Sharmila Tagore Indian actress b. 1944 · Telangana Science & space Shashi Wadhwa Indian anatomist and neurobiologist (born 1948) b. 1948 · Delhi Politics & governance Sheila Dikshit Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi (1938-2019) 1938–2019 · Punjab Actors Shobana Indian actress b. 1966 · Kerala Journalism & media Shobhaa De Indian journalist and novelist (born 1948) b. 1948 · Maharashtra Business & industry Shobhana Bhartia Indian businesswoman b. 1957 · West Bengal Science & space Shubha Tole Indian neuroscientist b. 1967 Playback singers Smita Nair Jain Indian business executive b. 1969 · Maharashtra Actors Smita Patil Indian actress (1955–1986) 1955–1986 · Maharashtra Cricket Smriti Mandhana Indian cricketer b. 1996 · Maharashtra Science & space Sudipta Sengupta Indian geologist b. 1946 · West Bengal Actors Suhasini Maniratnam Indian actress and director b. 1961 · Tamil Nadu Science & space Sunita Williams American astronaut and USN officer b. 1965

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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.

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