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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Politics & governance R. Venkataraman President of India from 1987 to 1992 1910–2009 · Tamil Nadu Business & industry Radhakishan Damani Indian businessman b. 1955 · Rajasthan Religion & spirituality Radhe Maa Indian Hindu guru b. 1965 Playback singers Raghubir Yadav Indian film, stage and television actor b. 1957 · Madhya Pradesh Law & judiciary Raghunandan Swarup Pathak 18th Chief Justice of India 1924–2007 · Uttar Pradesh Science & space Raghunath Anant Mashelkar Indian scientist and chemical engineer b. 1943 · Goa Banking & finance Raghuram Rajan Indian economist and former governor of Reserve Bank of India b. 1963 · Madhya Pradesh Literature & writing Raghuveer Chaudhari Indian author b. 1938 · Gujarat Business & industry Rahul Bajaj Indian politician & businessman 1938–2022 Journalism & media Rahul Bose Indian actor b. 1967 · West Bengal Cricket Rahul Dravid Indian cricketer b. 1973 · Madhya Pradesh 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 Law & judiciary Rajendra Mal Lodha 41st Chief Justice of India b. 1949 · Rajasthan Law & judiciary Rajendra Prasad Indian statesman, lawyer and writer (1884–1963); first President of India 1884–1963 · Bihar Environment Rajendra Singh Indian environmentalist b. 1959 · Uttar Pradesh Defence & security Rajendrasinhji Jadeja High-ranking Indian military officer 1899–1964 Business & industry Rajesh Mehta Indian billionaire. b. 1964 · Gujarat Politics & governance Rajyavardhan Rathore Indian politician b. 1970 · Rajasthan Music Ram Narayan Indian classical sarangi player (1927–2024) 1927–2024 · Rajasthan Politics & governance Ram Nath Kovind President of India from 2017 to 2022 b. 1945 · Uttar Pradesh Business & industry Ram Shriram American businessman b. 1956 · Tamil Nadu Science & space Rama Govindarajan Indian fluid dynamicist and professor (born 1962) b. 1962 Defence & security Rama Raghoba Rane Param Vir Chakra receipt (1918–1994) 1918–1994 · Karnataka

Where this comes from

Profiles start from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; summaries are short and credited on each page), with portraits only under free Commons licences. Editors review every profile before it is published — living people always.

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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