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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Chess Magesh Chandran Panchanathan Indian chess player b. 1983 · Tamil Nadu Law & judiciary Mahesh Chandra Mehta Indian lawyer b. 1946 Politics & governance Mamata Banerjee Former Chief Minister of West Bengal b. 1955 · West Bengal Science & space Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon Indian physicist 1928–2016 · Karnataka Science & space Man Mohan Sharma Indian chemical engineer b. 1937 · Rajasthan Law & judiciary Mandakolathur Patanjali Sastri 2nd Chief Justice of India 1889–1963 Law & judiciary Manepalli Narayana Rao Venkatachaliah 25th Chief Justice of India b. 1929 Other sports Manika Batra Indian table tennis player b. 1995 · Delhi Science & space Manju Ray Indian scientist in molecular enzymology and cancer biochemistry 1947–2021 Politics & governance Manmohan Singh Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician 1932–2024 Film & entertainment Manna Dey Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013) 1919–2013 · West Bengal Politics & governance Manohar Parrikar Indian politician (1955-2019) 1955–2019 · Goa Defence & security Manoj Kumar Pandey Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1975–1999) 1975–1999 · Uttar Pradesh Playback singers Manorama Indian actress (1937–2015) 1937–2015 · Tamil Nadu Hockey Manpreet Singh Indian field hockey player b. 1992 · Punjab Shooting Manu Bhaker Indian sport shooter b. 2002 · Haryana Journalism & media Mark Tully British journalist (1935–2026) 1935–2026 · West Bengal Boxing Mary Kom Indian amateur boxer b. 1982 · Manipur Politics & governance Mayawati Indian politician b. 1956 Actors Meena Kumari Indian actress and poet (1933-1972) 1933–1972 · Maharashtra Politics & governance Mehbooba Mufti Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir b. 1959 · Jammu and Kashmir Law & judiciary Mehr Chand Mahajan 3rd Chief Justice of India 1889–1967 · Himachal Pradesh Social work & NGOs Melinda Gates American philanthropist b. 1964 Business & industry Micky Jagtiani Indian businessman 1952–2023

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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