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.

817 people

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Literature & writing A. K. Ramanujan Indian linguist (1929-1993) 1929–1993 · Karnataka Science & space A. S. Kiran Kumar Indian space scientist b. 1952 · Karnataka Defence & security Abdul Hamid Indian Army soldier, Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1933–1965) 1933–1965 · Uttar Pradesh Chess Abhimanyu Puranik Indian chess player b. 2000 · Maharashtra Shooting Abhinav Bindra Indian sport shooter b. 1982 · Uttarakhand Law & judiciary Adarsh Sein Anand 29th Chief Justice of India (1936–2017) 1936–2017 · Jammu and Kashmir Chess Adhiban Baskaran Indian chess player b. 1992 · Tamil Nadu Film & entertainment Adoor Gopalakrishnan Indian film director (born 1941) b. 1941 · Kerala Business & industry Aga Khan IV 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims 1936–2025 Business & industry Ajaypal Singh Banga Indian American business executive b. 1959 · Maharashtra Defence & security Albert Ekka Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1942–1971) 1942–1971 · Jharkhand Literature & writing Ali Sardar Jafri Urdu writer from India (1913-2000) 1913–2000 · Uttar Pradesh Actors Alia Bhatt British actress b. 1993 · Maharashtra Playback singers Allah Jilai Bai Indian singer (1902-1992) 1902–1992 · Rajasthan Law & judiciary Altamas Kabir 39th Chief Justice of India (1948–2017) 1948–2017 · West Bengal Business & industry Amar Bose Indian American academic entrepreneur (1929–2013) 1929–2013 Banking & finance Amartya Sen Indian economist and philosopher (1933-) b. 1933 · West Bengal Journalism & media Amitabha Chowdhury Indian journalist 1927–2015 · West Bengal Journalism & media Amitav Ghosh Indian writer b. 1956 · West Bengal Banking & finance Amitav Ghosh Indian banker d. 2020 Actors Amol Palekar Indian actor b. 1944 · Maharashtra Playback singers Anirudh Ravichander Indian music composer b. 1990 · Tamil Nadu Literature & writing Anita Desai Indian novelist, University professor (born 1937) b. 1937 · Uttarakhand Social work & NGOs Anna Hazare Indian activist (born 1937) b. 1937 · Maharashtra

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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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