Most Famous Indian Artists & Designers

50 Indian Artists & Designers in view out of 59

Art & Design 59
India 3,791
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore Indian Painter 1861 – 1941
#166
Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma Indian Painter 1848 – 1906
#9,848
S. H. Raza
S. H. Raza Indian Painter 1922 – 2016
#45,809
Jamini Roy
Jamini Roy Indian Painter 1887 – 1972
#49,594
Nandalal Bose
Nandalal Bose Indian Painter 1882 – 1966
#52,554
Nek Chand
Nek Chand Indian Sculptor 1924 – 2015
#54,176
Tyeb Mehta
Tyeb Mehta Indian Painter 1925 – 2009
#88,803
K. G. Subramanyan
K. G. Subramanyan Indian Painter 1924 – 2016
#95,958
Lala Deen Dayal
Lala Deen Dayal Indian Photographer 1844 – 1905
#101,474
BB
Benode Behari Mukherjee Indian Painter 1904 – 1980
#108,353
RB
Ramkinkar Baij Indian Sculptor 1910 – 1980
#112,954
KR
Krishna Reddy (artist) Indian Printmaker 1925 – 2018
#138,532
Shaheer Sheikh
Shaheer Sheikh Indian Photographer Born 1984
#168,481
KS
K. Shankar Pillai Indian Cartoonist 1902 – 1989
#175,160
KK
Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar Indian Painter 1911 – 1996
#192,508
MB
Manjit Bawa Indian Painter 1941 – 2008
#219,640
Amritlal Vegad
Amritlal Vegad Indian Painter 1928 – 2018
#232,762
BS
Bhajju Shyam Indian Painter Born 1971
#233,684
AR
A. Ramachandran Indian Painter Born 1935
#271,544
Francis Newton Souza
Francis Newton Souza Indian Painter 1924 – 2002
#298,021
Narayan Debnath
Narayan Debnath Indian Artist 1925 – 2016
#320,774
AS
Amarnath Sehgal Indian Sculptor 1922 – 2007
#324,090
VG
V. Ganapati Sthapati Indian Architect 1927 – 2011
#329,238
PM
Paresh Maity Indian Painter Born 1965
#344,752
Asit Kumar Haldar
Asit Kumar Haldar Indian Painter 1890 – 1964
#371,676
CK
Chintamoni Kar Indian Sculptor 1915 – 2005
#378,035
Kanayi Kunhiraman
Kanayi Kunhiraman Indian Sculptor Born 1937
#564,526
GH
George Horse Capture Indian Curator 1937 – 2013
#577,335
BC
B. C. Sanyal Indian Sculptor 1901 – 2003
#620,855
PT
Pakhal Tirumal Reddy Indian Painter 1915 – 1996
#687,264
Sarla Thakral
Sarla Thakral Indian Painter 1914 – 2008
#721,260
SR
Sarbari Roy Choudhury Indian Artist 1933 – 2012
#784,892
SM
Samir Mondal Indian Painter Born 1952
#832,205
Hasmukh Patel
Hasmukh Patel Indian Architect 1933 – 2018
#837,797
NN
N. N. Rimzon Indian Sculptor Born 1957
#890,615
AP
Antonio Piedade da Cruz Indian Sculptor 1895 – 1982
#897,557
Lee Moorhouse
Lee Moorhouse Indian Photographer 1850 – 1926
#914,442
RR
Rathika Ramasamy Indian Photographer
#1,033,591
SD
Sanatan Dinda Indian Painter Born 1971
#1,092,579
Balan Nambiar
Balan Nambiar Indian Painter Born 1937
#1,093,505
PA
Pallavur Appu Marar Indian Artist 1928 – 2002
#1,116,417
AF
Anita Fields Indian Artist Born 1951
#1,145,907
Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni
Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni Indian Chef 1974 – 2012
#1,191,972
Gangavathi Pranesh
Gangavathi Pranesh Indian Artist Born 1968
#1,305,842
Satish Acharya
Satish Acharya Indian Cartoonist Born 1971
#1,315,859
SJ
Sosa Joseph Indian Painter Born 1971
#1,512,684
Diwan Manna
Diwan Manna Indian Photographer Born 1958
#1,527,695
PR
P. R. Thippeswamy Indian Artist 1922 – 2000
#1,559,745
M. D. Parashar
M. D. Parashar Indian Painter Born 1961
#1,627,867
Shashikant Dhotre
Shashikant Dhotre Indian Artist Born 1982
#1,833,022

By the numbers

Inside India Artists & Designers

59 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous india artists & designers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Artists & Designers peaked in the 1920s with 12 people.

What India Artists & Designers Are Known For

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Painter are India Artists & Designers's biggest group — 46% of all notables (27).

India Artists & Designers over-index on photographer40.8× the global rate.

  1. Painter27
  2. Sculptor9
  3. Photographer8
  4. Artist8
  5. Cartoonist2
  6. Architect2
  7. Printmaker1
  8. Curator1
  1. Photographer840.8×
  2. Artist821.3×
  3. Sculptor918.7×
  4. Painter2716.8×

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