Most Famous People from India
India has produced 3,791 notable individuals throughout history, with politicians and actors being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Mahatma Gandhi. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
MG
Mahatma Gandhi Indian Politician 1869 – 1948
#
11
RT
Rabindranath Tagore Indian Painter 1861 – 1941
#
166
SR
Shah Rukh Khan Indian Film Born 1965
#
519
SV
Swami Vivekananda Indian Monk 1863 – 1902
#
638
RS
Ravi Shankar Indian Composer 1920 – 2012
#
924
SR
Srinivasa Ramanujan Indian Mathematician 1887 – 1920
#
984
R
Rajneesh Indian Religious 1931 – 1990
#
1,011
AS
Amartya Sen Indian Economist Born 1933
#
1,031
PC
Priyanka Chopra Indian Actor Born 1982
#
1,260
MI
Muhammad Iqbal Indian Poet 1877 – 1938
#
1,385
AR
A. R. Rahman Indian Composer Born 1966
#
1,477
AR
Aishwarya Rai Indian Actor Born 1973
#
1,776
B
Babur Indian Poet 1483 – 1530
#
1,908
BR
B. R. Ambedkar Indian Economist 1891 – 1956
#
2,069
SR
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Indian Philosopher 1888 – 1975
#
2,184
SA
Sri Aurobindo Indian Poet 1872 – 1950
#
2,208
CV
C. V. Raman Indian Physicist 1888 – 1970
#
2,366
AS
Adi Shankara Indian Philosopher 788 – 820
#
2,388
AR
Arundhati Roy Indian Novelist Born 1961
#
2,410
R
Ramakrishna Indian Mystic 1836 – 1886
#
2,466