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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Playback singers Arati Mukhopadhyay Indian singer b. 1943 · West Bengal Journalism & media Aravind Adiga Indian journalist and author b. 1974 · Tamil Nadu Defence & security Ardeshir Tarapore Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1923-1965) 1923–1965 · Maharashtra Chess Arjun Erigaisi Indian chess player b. 2003 · Telangana Defence & security Arun Khetarpal Recipient of Param Vir Chakra 1950–1971 · Maharashtra Journalism & media Arun Shourie Indian journalist and politician b. 1941 · Punjab Defence & security Arun Shridhar Vaidya Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra 1926–1986 · Maharashtra Social work & NGOs Aruna Roy Indian activist b. 1946 · Tamil Nadu Literature & writing Arundhathi Subramaniam Indian poet b. 1973 Literature & writing Arundhati Roy Indian novelist, essayist, and activist b. 1961 · Meghalaya Politics & governance Arvind Kejriwal Indian politician (born 1968) b. 1968 · Haryana Playback singers Asees Kaur Indian singer (born 1988) b. 1988 · Haryana Freedom struggle Asha Devi Aryanayakam Indian freedom fighter, educationist and gandhian 1901–1972 Literature & writing Ashapoorna Devi Indian writer (1909–1995) 1909–1995 · West Bengal Science & space Asima Chatterjee Indian chemist (1917–2006) 1917–2006 · West Bengal 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 Medicine & health Banoo Jehangir Coyaji Indian physician 1918–2004 · Maharashtra

Where this comes from

Profiles start from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; summaries are short and credited on each page), with portraits only under free Commons licences. Editors review every profile before it is published — living people always.

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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