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.

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Literature & writing Ashapoorna Devi Indian writer (1909–1995) 1909–1995 · West Bengal Science & space Asima Chatterjee Indian chemist (1917–2006) 1917–2006 · West Bengal Religion & spirituality Aurobindo Ghosh Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) 1872–1950 · West Bengal Chess Chanda Sandipan Indian chess grandmaster b. 1983 · West Bengal Journalism & media Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist b. 1956 · West Bengal Literature & writing Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic b. 1942 · West Bengal Film & entertainment Hrishikesh Mukherjee Indian film director (1922–2006) 1922–2006 · West Bengal Cricket Jhulan Goswami Indian women cricketer b. 1983 · West Bengal Politics & governance Jyoti Basu Indian politician (1914-2010) 1914–2010 · West Bengal Tennis Leander Paes Indian tennis player b. 1973 · West Bengal Badminton Madhumita Bisht Indian badminton player b. 1964 · West Bengal Politics & governance Mamata Banerjee Former Chief Minister of West Bengal b. 1955 · West Bengal Film & entertainment Manna Dey Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013) 1919–2013 · West Bengal Journalism & media Mark Tully British journalist (1935–2026) 1935–2026 · West Bengal Actors Nargis Indian actress (1929–1981) 1929–1981 · West Bengal Chess Neelotpal Das Indian chess player b. 1982 · West Bengal Banking & finance P. C. Bhattacharya Indian banker 1903– · West Bengal Religion & spirituality Prajnanapada Indian guru (1891–1974) 1891–1974 · West Bengal Journalism & media Rahul Bose Indian actor b. 1967 · West Bengal Defence & security Shankar Roychowdhury Indian Army Chief of Staff b. 1937 · West Bengal Business & industry Shobhana Bhartia Indian businesswoman b. 1957 · West Bengal Actors Sombhu Mitra Indian actor (1915-1997) 1915–1997 · West Bengal Film & entertainment Soumitra Chatterjee Indian actor (1935–2020) 1935–2020 · West Bengal Literature & writing Subhash Mukhopadhyay Indian writer 1919–2003 · West Bengal

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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