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.

607 people

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Defence & security Arun Shridhar Vaidya Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra 1926–1986 · Maharashtra Politics & governance Arvind Kejriwal Indian politician (born 1968) b. 1968 · Haryana Politics & governance Atal Bihari Vajpayee Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004 1924–2018 · Madhya Pradesh Religion & spirituality Aurobindo Ghosh Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) 1872–1950 · West Bengal Cricket Axar Patel Indian cricketer b. 1994 · Gujarat Business & industry Azim Premji Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist b. 1945 · Maharashtra Law & judiciary Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi 26th Chief Justice of India 1932–2023 · Gujarat Banking & finance B. N. Adarkar Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (1910-1998) 1910–1998 · Maharashtra Freedom struggle Baba Amte Indian freedom fighter, social worker (1914–2008) 1914–2008 · Maharashtra Wrestling Bajrang Punia Indian male freestyle wrestler (born 1994) b. 1994 · Haryana Politics & governance Basappa Danappa Jatti Indian politician (1912-2002) 1912–2002 · Karnataka 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 Chess Bharath Subramaniyam Indian chess player b. 2007 · Tamil Nadu Business & industry Bhavin Turakhia Indian businessman b. 1979 · Maharashtra 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 Bhupinder Nath Kirpal 31st Chief Justice of India b. 1937 Law & judiciary Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha Chief Justice of India from 1959 to 1964 1899–1986 Business & industry Bhuvneshwar Kumar Indian cricket player b. 1990 · Uttar Pradesh Defence & security Bikram Singh Retired Indian army officer b. 1952 · Punjab Banking & finance Bimal Jalan Indian economist b. 1941 · Rajasthan

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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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