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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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Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan Science & space Kariamanickam Srinivasa Krishnan Indian physicist (1898-1961) 1898–1961 · Tamil Nadu Karisma Kapoor Actors Karisma Kapoor Indian actress (born 1974) b. 1974 · Maharashtra Kaviyoor Ponnamma Playback singers Kaviyoor Ponnamma Indian actress (1945–2024) 1945–2024 · Kerala Kazi Nazrul Islam Literature & writing Kazi Nazrul Islam National poet of Bangladesh 1899–1976 · West Bengal Kedarnath Singh Literature & writing Kedarnath Singh Indian writer 1934–2018 · Uttar Pradesh Khushwant Singh Journalism & media Khushwant Singh Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014) 1915–2014 Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Journalism & media Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist (1914–1987) 1914–1987 · Haryana Kirron Kher Actors Kirron Kher Indian actress and TV talk show host b. 1952 · Karnataka Koka Subba Rao Law & judiciary Koka Subba Rao 9th Chief Justice of India 1902–1976 · Andhra Pradesh Koneru Humpy Chess Koneru Humpy Indian chess player b. 1987 · Andhra Pradesh Konkona Sen Sharma Actors Konkona Sen Sharma Indian actress b. 1979 Krishna Sobti Literature & writing Krishna Sobti Indian writer (1925–2019) 1925–2019 Krishnan Sasikiran Chess Krishnan Sasikiran Chess player b. 1981 · Tamil Nadu Kuvempu Literature & writing Kuvempu Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994) 1904–1994 · Karnataka Lakshmi Mittal Business & industry Lakshmi Mittal Indian steel magnate b. 1950 · Rajasthan Lalu Prasad Yadav Politics & governance Lalu Prasad Yadav 20th chief minister of Bihar and former union minister b. 1948 · Bihar Lara Dutta Actors Lara Dutta Indian actress (born 1978) b. 1978 · Uttar Pradesh Lata Mangeshkar Playback singers Lata Mangeshkar Indian singer (1929–2022) 1929–2022 · Madhya Pradesh M. Balamuralikrishna Playback singers M. Balamuralikrishna Indian Carnatic vocalist 1930–2016 · Andhra Pradesh M. R. Babu Lalith Chess M. R. Babu Lalith Indian chess player b. 1993 · Andhra Pradesh M. S. Subbulakshmi Classical music M. S. Subbulakshmi Indian Carnatic classical vocalist (1916–2004) 1916–2004 · Tamil Nadu M. Visvesvaraya Science & space M. Visvesvaraya Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962) 1860–1962 · Karnataka Madhuri Dixit Actors Madhuri Dixit Indian actress b. 1967 · Maharashtra Mahadevi Varma Literature & writing Mahadevi Varma Indian Hindi writer and poet (1907-1987) 1907–1987 · Uttar Pradesh

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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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