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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Science & space Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan Indian space scientist 1940–2025 · Kerala Defence & security Krishnaswamy Sundarji Indian soldier (Indian Chief of Staff 1986-1998) and author (1930-1999) 1930–1999 · Tamil Nadu Business & industry Kumar Mangalam Birla Indian industrialist (born 1967) b. 1967 · Maharashtra Other sports Kunjarani Devi Indian weightlifter b. 1968 · Manipur Politics & governance L. K. Advani Deputy Prime Minister of India (2002-2004) b. 1927 Banking & finance Lakshmi Kant Jha Indian diplomat and economic administrator (1913-1988) 1913–1988 · Bihar Politics & governance Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister of India from 1964 to 1966 1904–1966 · Uttar Pradesh Literature & writing Lalithambika Antharjanam Indian writer and social reformer 1909–1987 · Kerala Tennis Leander Paes Indian tennis player b. 1973 · West Bengal Chess Leon Luke Mendonca Indian chess player b. 2006 · Goa Boxing Lovlina Borgohain Indian boxer b. 1997 · Assam Religion & spirituality Luke Coutinho Indian author Maharashtra Art & culture M. F. Husain Indian artist (1915–2011) 1915–2011 · Maharashtra Actors M. G. Ramachandran Film actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 – 1987) 1917–1987 Politics & governance M. K. Stalin Indian politician (born 1953) b. 1953 · Tamil Nadu Banking & finance M. Narasimham Indian banker (1927-2021) 1927–2021 · Andhra Pradesh Actors M. Night Shyamalan American filmmaker (born 1970) b. 1970 · Kerala Science & space M. S. Narasimhan Indian mathematician (1932–2021) 1932–2021 · Tamil Nadu Agriculture M. S. Swaminathan Indian agronomist (1925–2023) 1925–2023 · Tamil Nadu Literature & writing M. T. Vasudevan Nair Indian author, screenplay writer and film director (1933–2024) 1933–2024 · Kerala Education Madan Mohan Malaviya Indian educator and politician 1861–1946 · Uttar Pradesh Science & space Madhav Gadgil Indian ecologist, writer, environmental activist 1942–2026 · Maharashtra Law & judiciary Madhukar Hiralal Kania 23rd Chief Justice of India 1927–2016 · Maharashtra Badminton Madhumita Bisht Indian badminton player b. 1964 · 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.

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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