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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Journalism & media Barkha Dutt Indian television journalist and author b. 1971 · Delhi Environment Basanti Devi Indian environmentalist - trees in Uttarakhand Uttarakhand 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 Defence & security Bipin Chandra Joshi Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1935-1994) 1935–1994 · Uttarakhand Defence & security Bipin Rawat India's 1st Chief of Defence Staff, former COAS 1958–2021 · Uttarakhand Politics & governance C. Joseph Vijay Indian politician and former actor (born 1974) b. 1974 · Tamil Nadu Politics & governance C. N. Annadurai Indian film writer and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1909-1969) 1909–1969 · Tamil Nadu Banking & finance C. Rangarajan Indian politician b. 1932 Science & space Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao Indian-American mathematician (1920–2023) 1920–2023 · Karnataka Social work & NGOs Chami Murmu Plants trees. Awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women's Day in New Delhi b. 1973 · Goa Chess Chanda Sandipan Indian chess grandmaster b. 1983 · 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.

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