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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.

19 people

Abhijeet Gupta Chess Abhijeet Gupta Indian chess grandmaster b. 1989 · Rajasthan Chanda Kochhar Business & industry Chanda Kochhar Indian businesswoman b. 1961 · Rajasthan Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Religion & spirituality Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Social reformer, preacher, and spiritual master b. 1967 · Rajasthan Irrfan Khan Actors Irrfan Khan Indian actor (1967–2020) 1967–2020 · Rajasthan Lakshmi Mittal Business & industry Lakshmi Mittal Indian steel magnate b. 1950 · Rajasthan Mithali Raj Cricket Mithali Raj Indian women's cricketer b. 1982 · Rajasthan Shaitan Singh Defence & security Shaitan Singh Indian Army officer, recipient of Param Vir Chakra 1924–1962 · Rajasthan Sunil Vaswani Business & industry Sunil Vaswani Indian Billionaire b. 1963 · Rajasthan Playback singers Allah Jilai Bai Indian singer (1902-1992) 1902–1992 · Rajasthan Politics & governance Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Vice President of India from 2002 to 2007 1923–2010 · Rajasthan Banking & finance Bimal Jalan Indian economist b. 1941 · Rajasthan Science & space Man Mohan Sharma Indian chemical engineer b. 1937 · Rajasthan Playback singers Mubarak Begum Indian singer 1935–2016 · Rajasthan Defence & security Piru Singh Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1918-1948) 1918–1948 · Rajasthan Business & industry Radhakishan Damani Indian businessman b. 1955 · Rajasthan Law & judiciary Rajendra Mal Lodha 41st Chief Justice of India b. 1949 · Rajasthan Politics & governance Rajyavardhan Rathore Indian politician b. 1970 · Rajasthan Music Ram Narayan Indian classical sarangi player (1927–2024) 1927–2024 · Rajasthan Religion & spirituality Swami Maheshwarananda Indian guru b. 1945 · Rajasthan

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