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 Sam Manekshaw Indian military officer (1914–2009) 1914–2008 · Punjab Actors Sanjeev Kumar Indian film actor (1938-1985) 1938–1985 · Gujarat Law & judiciary Sanjiv Khanna Indian judge and lawyer b. 1960 Law & judiciary Sarv Mittra Sikri 13th Chief Justice of India (1908–1992) 1908–1992 Religion & spirituality Satchidananda Saraswati Yogiraj (1914-2002) 1914–2002 · Tamil Nadu Science & space Satish Dhawan Former ISRO Chairman 1920–2002 · Jammu and Kashmir Literature & writing Satya Vrat Shastri Jnanpith Award recipient in Sanskrit. Indian academic 1930–2021 Defence & security Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh Indian general 1903–1977 · Maharashtra Science & space Shailesh Nayak Indian oceanographer b. 1953 · Gujarat Banking & finance Shaktikanta Das Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) b. 1957 · Odisha Politics & governance Shankar Dayal Sharma President of India from 1992 to 1997 1918–1999 · Madhya Pradesh Defence & security Shankar Roychowdhury Indian Army Chief of Staff b. 1937 · West Bengal Religion & spirituality Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati Shankaracharya of jyotirmath and dwarka sharda math 1924–2022 · Madhya Pradesh Literature & writing Shankha Ghosh Indian Bengali poet, literary critic and educator (1932-2021) 1932–2021 Business & industry Shantanu Narayen Indian American business executive and CEO of Adobe b. 1963 · Telangana Law & judiciary Sharad Arvind Bobde 47th Chief Justice of India b. 1956 · Maharashtra Other sports Sharath Kamal Indian table tennis player b. 1982 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Kashmiri politician (1905-1982) 1905–1982 · Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Shikhar Dhawan Indian cricketer b. 1985 · Delhi Business & industry Shiv Nadar Indian businessman b. 1945 · Tamil Nadu Literature & writing Shrilal Shukla Indian writer (1925–2011) 1925–2011 · Uttar Pradesh Film & entertainment Shyam Benegal Indian director and screenwriter (1934–2024) 1934–2024 · Telangana Science & space Sivan Kailasavadivoo Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation b. 1957 · Tamil Nadu Actors Sombhu Mitra Indian actor (1915-1997) 1915–1997 · West Bengal

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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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