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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Actors Dharmendra Indian actor and politician (1935–2025) 1935–2025 · Punjab Social work & NGOs Dhondo Keshav Karve Indian social reformer (1858–1962) 1858–1962 · Maharashtra Cricket Digvesh Singh Rathi Indian cricketer b. 1999 Playback singers Dileep (Gopalakrishnan P Pillai) Indian Malayalam-language actor b. 1966 · Kerala Business & industry Dilip Shanghvi Indian businessman b. 1955 · Maharashtra Law & judiciary Dipak Misra 45th Chief Justice of India b. 1953 · Odisha Chess Divya Deshmukh Indian chess player b. 2005 · Maharashtra Playback singers Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Kannada actor (1974-2021) 1974–2021 · Tamil Nadu Film & entertainment Dr. Rajkumar Indian Kannada film actor, singer (1929–2006) 1929–2006 Politics & governance Droupadi Murmu President of India since 2026 b. 1958 · Odisha Athletics Dutee Chand Indian sprinter b. 1996 · Odisha Banking & finance Duvvuri Subbarao Indian economist, central banker, and civil servant. b. 1949 · Andhra Pradesh Other sports Edmund Hillary New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist (1919–2008) 1919–2008 Politics & governance Ela Bhatt Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) 1933–2022 · Gujarat Science & space Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis Indian Chemist b. 1951 · Kerala Law & judiciary Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah 19th Chief Justice of India 1924–1997 Politics & governance Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Politician, fifth President of India (1905-1977) 1905–1977 · Delhi Journalism & media Fareed Zakaria Indian-American journalist and author b. 1964 · Maharashtra Literature & writing Firaq Gorakhpuri Urdu author (1896-1982) 1896–1982 · Uttar Pradesh Politics & governance Flora MacDonald Canadian politician (1926-2015) 1926–2015 Science & space G. Madhavan Nair Indian aerospace engineer b. 1943 · Tamil Nadu Science & space G. N. Ramachandran Indian scientist (1922-2001) 1922–2001 · Kerala Shooting Gagan Narang Indian sport shooter b. 1983 · Tamil Nadu Journalism & media Gauri Lankesh Indian journalist and activist 1962–2017 · Karnataka

Where this comes from

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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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