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Famous personalities of India

Short, sourced profiles — sector, state, honours, facts and quotes. Money figures always name their source and year; estimates are marked.

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Shashi Deshpande Literature & writing Shashi Deshpande Indian writer b. 1938 · Karnataka Shilpa Shetty Actors Shilpa Shetty Indian actress and film producer (born 1975) b. 1976 · Karnataka Shiva Rajkumar Playback singers Shiva Rajkumar Kannada film actor b. 1961 · Karnataka Udupi Ramachandra Rao Science & space Udupi Ramachandra Rao Indian space scientist (1932–2017) 1932–2017 · Karnataka Literature & writing A. K. Ramanujan Indian linguist (1929-1993) 1929–1993 · Karnataka Science & space A. S. Kiran Kumar Indian space scientist b. 1952 · Karnataka Politics & governance Basappa Danappa Jatti Indian politician (1912-2002) 1912–2002 · Karnataka Science & space Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao Indian-American mathematician (1920–2023) 1920–2023 · Karnataka Religion & spirituality Chidananda Saraswati Indian guru (1916-2008) 1916–2008 · Karnataka Journalism & media Gauri Lankesh Indian journalist and activist 1962–2017 · Karnataka Politics & governance H. D. Deve Gowda Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997 b. 1933 · Karnataka Business & industry Harish Hande Indian businessman b. 1967 · Karnataka Politics & governance Jayaram Jayalalithaa Indian Actress, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (1948–2016) 1948–2016 · Karnataka Defence & security K. M. Cariappa Second Field marshal of the Indian Army (1899-1993) 1899–1993 · Karnataka Literature & writing K. V. Subbanna Indian dramatist (1932-2005) 1932–2005 · Karnataka Cricket KL Rahul Indian cricket player b. 1992 · Karnataka Science & space Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon Indian physicist 1928–2016 · Karnataka Journalism & media Mohammed Zubair Indian journalist and fact-checker b. 1988 · Karnataka Chess Pranav Venkatesh Indian chess player b. 2006 · Karnataka Science & space Raja Ramanna Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004) 1925–2004 · Karnataka Literature & writing Raja Rao Indian-born English writer (1908–2006) 1908–2006 · Karnataka Defence & security Rama Raghoba Rane Param Vir Chakra receipt (1918–1994) 1918–1994 · Karnataka Science & space Roddam Narasimha Indian scientist (1933–2020) 1933–2020 · Karnataka Tennis Rohan Bopanna Indian tennis player (born 1980) b. 1980 · Karnataka

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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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