Most Famous Indian Athletes

India has produced 348 notable athletes throughout history, led by The Great Khali. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. The Great Khali — Indian Wrestler (Born 1972) , ranked #10843
  2. MS Dhoni — Indian Cricket (Born 1981) , ranked #12575
  3. Saina Nehwal — Indian Badminton (Born 1990) , ranked #26563
  4. Jwala Gutta — Indian Badminton (Born 1983) , ranked #34146
  5. P. T. Usha — Indian Athletic (Born 1964) , ranked #42437
  6. Milkha Singh — Indian Athletic (Born 1935) , ranked #47485
  7. Geeta Phogat — Indian Wrestler (Born 1988) , ranked #59811
  8. Vijender Singh — Indian Boxer (Born 1985) , ranked #66769
  9. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu — Indian Football (Born 1992) , ranked #68204
  10. Pullela Gopichand — Indian Badminton (Born 1973) , ranked #68476
  11. Bhaichung Bhutia — Indian Football (Born 1976) , ranked #80361
  12. Pentala Harikrishna — Indian Chess (Born 1986) , ranked #85183
  13. Dutee Chand — Indian Athletic (Born 1996) , ranked #86215
  14. Humpy Koneru — Indian Chess (Born 1987) , ranked #88073
  15. Babita Kumari — Indian Wrestler (Born 1989) , ranked #94103
  16. Mary Kom — Indian Boxer (Born 1983) , ranked #98142
  17. Ajinkya Rahane — Indian Cricket (Born 1988) , ranked #99972
  18. Krishna Poonia — Indian Athletic (Born 1982) , ranked #100528
  19. Man Singh II — Indian Polo (1911–1970) , ranked #101248
  20. Anju Bobby George — Indian Athletic (Born 1977) , ranked #114099