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.

102 people

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Religion & spirituality Nisargadatta Maharaj Indian guru (1897-1981) 1897–1981 · Maharashtra Actors Nutan Indian actress (1936-1991) 1936–1991 · Maharashtra Business & industry Pallonji Mistry Indian-born Irish billionaire businessman (1929–2022) 1929–2022 · Maharashtra Philosophy & thought Pandurang Shastri Athavale Indian philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer (1920–2003) 1920–2003 · Maharashtra Politics & governance Pandurang Vaman Kane Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar (1880–1972) 1880–1972 · Maharashtra Pankaj Advani Indian billiards and snooker player b. 1985 · Maharashtra Politics & governance Pratibha Patil President of India from 2007 to 2012 b. 1934 · Maharashtra Chess Praveen Thipsay Indian chess player b. 1959 · Maharashtra Defence & security Ramaswamy Parameshwaran Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1946–1987) 1946–1987 · Maharashtra Chess Raunak Sadhwani Indian chess player b. 2005 · Maharashtra Actors Raveena Tandon Indian actress b. 1974 · Maharashtra Cricket Rohit Sharma Indian cricketer (Captain) b. 1987 · Maharashtra Literature & writing Rudyard Kipling English writer and poet (1865–1936) 1865–1936 · Maharashtra Law & judiciary S. H. Kapadia 38th Chief Justice of India (1947–2016) 1947–2016 · Maharashtra Tennis Sania Mirza Indian tennis player b. 1986 · Maharashtra Defence & security Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh Indian general 1903–1977 · Maharashtra Law & judiciary Sharad Arvind Bobde 47th Chief Justice of India b. 1956 · Maharashtra Journalism & media Shobhaa De Indian journalist and novelist (born 1948) b. 1948 · Maharashtra Playback singers Smita Nair Jain Indian business executive b. 1969 · Maharashtra Actors Smita Patil Indian actress (1955–1986) 1955–1986 · Maharashtra Cricket Smriti Mandhana Indian cricketer b. 1996 · Maharashtra Defence & security Sunith Francis Rodrigues Formerly Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army 1933–2022 · Maharashtra Television & digital Tarla Dalal Chef (1936-2013) 1936–2013 · Maharashtra Social work & NGOs Teesta Setalvad Indian activist b. 1962 · Maharashtra

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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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