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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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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Freedom struggle Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Indian freedom fighter and social reformer (1903-1988) 1903–1988 · Karnataka B. K. S. Iyengar Religion & spirituality B. K. S. Iyengar Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918–2014) 1918–2014 · Karnataka Aishwarya Rai Actors Aishwarya Rai Indian actress (1973–) b. 1973 · Karnataka Anil Kumble Cricket Anil Kumble Former Indian cricketer b. 1970 · Karnataka Ashwini Ponnappa Badminton Ashwini Ponnappa Indian badminton player b. 1989 · Karnataka B. R. Shetty Business & industry B. R. Shetty Indian businessman b. 1942 · Karnataka Bhimsen Joshi Classical music Bhimsen Joshi Indian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011) 1922–2011 · Karnataka Chandrashekhara Kambara Literature & writing Chandrashekhara Kambara Indian writer b. 1937 · Karnataka Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao Science & space Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao Indian chemist b. 1934 · Karnataka D. R. Bendre Literature & writing D. R. Bendre Kannada poet (1896–1981) 1896–1981 · Karnataka George Fernandes Journalism & media George Fernandes Indian trade unionist and politician (1930–2019) 1930–2019 · Karnataka K. Shivaram Karanth Literature & writing K. Shivaram Karanth Indian writer (1902-1997) 1902–1997 · Karnataka Kirron Kher Actors Kirron Kher Indian actress and TV talk show host b. 1952 · Karnataka Kuvempu Literature & writing Kuvempu Indian poet, playwright, novelist, critic, and prolific thinker (1904–1994) 1904–1994 · Karnataka M. Visvesvaraya Science & space M. Visvesvaraya Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore (1861-1962) 1860–1962 · Karnataka Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Literature & writing Masti Venkatesha Iyengar Indian writer (1891–1986) 1891–1986 · Karnataka N. R. Narayana Murthy Business & industry N. R. Narayana Murthy Indian businessman b. 1946 · Karnataka Nandan Nilekani Business & industry Nandan Nilekani Indian businessman b. 1955 · Karnataka Prakash Raj Actors Prakash Raj Indian film actor, director, producer, and television presenter b. 1965 · Karnataka R. K. Laxman Art & culture R. K. Laxman Indian artist, illustrator and cartoonist 1924–2015 · Karnataka Rajinikanth Actors Rajinikanth Indian actor (born 1950) b. 1950 · Karnataka Robin Uthappa Cricket Robin Uthappa Indian cricketer b. 1984 · Karnataka S. M. Krishna Politics & governance S. M. Krishna Indian politician 1932–2024 · Karnataka Sadhguru Religion & spirituality Sadhguru Indian yogi and author (born 1957) b. 1957 · Karnataka

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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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