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Most Famous Indian Business People

Business 47
India 3,791
23,231 LM Lakshmi Mittal Lakshmi Mittal Indian Business b. 1950
39,151 VK Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien Indian Entrepreneur 1921–2012
165,248 SR Subrata Roy Subrata Roy Indian Business b. 1948
186,411 VN Vineet Nayar Vineet Nayar Indian Manager b. 1962
191,686 LK Lakshmi Kant Jha Indian Bank 1913–1988
275,701 RS Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma Indian Investor
331,005 AC Alagappa Chettiar Alagappa Chettiar Indian Business 1909–1957
431,339 SJ Sanjay Jha Indian Business b. 1963
457,143 SN Shiv Nadar Shiv Nadar Indian Business b. 1945
599,917 NC Natarajan Chandrasekaran Natarajan Chandrasekaran Indian Chief Executive b. 1963
730,414 MM Mathunny Mathews Mathunny Mathews Indian Business b. 1936
791,049 B Balkrishna Balkrishna Indian Business b. 1972
791,772 HH Harish Hande Harish Hande Indian Business
807,525 OP Om Prakash Munjal Indian Business 1928–2015
815,662 MA M. A. Yusuff Ali M. A. Yusuff Ali Indian Business b. 1955
876,490 MA Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Indian Executive 1888–1982
888,959 JM Joe Madiath Joe Madiath Indian Business b. 1950
896,786 VG V. G. Siddhartha Indian Business d. 2019
919,544 AM Azad Moopen Azad Moopen Indian Business b. 1953
966,629 RL Richard Levett Richard Levett Indian Business d. 1711
991,892 SS Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain Indian Entrepreneur 1911–1977
1,027,575 BV B. V. Raju B. V. Raju Indian Industrialist 1920–2002
1,047,190 PN P. N. C. Menon P. N. C. Menon Indian Business b. 1948
1,049,294 RN R. N. Shetty R. N. Shetty Indian Entrepreneur b. 1928
1,158,439 BP Baburaoji Parkhe Indian Entrepreneur 1912–1997
1,177,217 RB Rohit Bansal Indian Entrepreneur
1,179,448 HV H. Vasanthakumar H. Vasanthakumar Indian Entrepreneur 1950–2020
1,224,666 SA Sheetal Amte Indian Entrepreneur
1,334,446 RG R. G. Chandramogan Indian Entrepreneur
1,406,216 NB Narendra Bansal Indian Business b. 1963
1,410,727 VA Vemuri Anjaneya Sarma Indian Merchant 1917–2003
1,416,914 SM Sabu M Jacob Indian Business
1,428,332 SR Srini Raju Srini Raju Indian Entrepreneur b. 1961
1,459,520 MO Motilal Oswal Indian Business
1,525,178 AS A. Sivasailam A. Sivasailam Indian Business 1934–2011
1,534,684 JR Jagmal Raja Chauhan Indian Industrialist 1887–1974
1,577,593 SJ Shrikant Joshi Shrikant Joshi Indian Chief Executive b. 1958
1,649,458 KR Khora Ramji Chawda Indian Bank 1860–1923
1,699,563 JV Jairam Valjee Chouhan Indian Business 1892–1956
1,754,218 MG M George Muthoot Indian Business 1911–1993
1,776,634 CR Chinnaswami Rajam Chinnaswami Rajam Indian Business 1882–1955
2,020,652 SN S. N. Balakrishnan Indian Executive
2,070,220 UN U. N. Mehta U. N. Mehta Indian Business 1923–1998
2,209,232 KN Karthik Naralasetty Indian Entrepreneur b. 1989
2,271,259 RG Rohtas Goel Indian Business b. 1962
2,353,588 BS B. Shivaraman Indian Industrialist 1924–2002
2,395,204 DS Devi Sahai Jindal Indian Industrialist
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Inside India Business People

47 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous india business people born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Business People peaked in the 1920s with 6 people.

What India Business People Are Known For

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Business are India Business People's biggest group — 51% of all notables (24).

India Business People over-index on business — 97.1× the global rate.

  1. Business24
  2. Entrepreneur10
  3. Industrialist4
  4. Bank2
  5. Chief Executive2
  6. Executive2
  7. Manager1
  8. Investor1
  1. Business2497.1×
  2. Entrepreneur1059.7×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce India Business People compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.