Most Famous Indian Military figures

India has produced 48 notable military figures throughout history, led by Nana Sahib. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Nana Sahib — Indian Rebel (1824–1859) , ranked #32889
  2. Tantia Tope — Indian Soldier (1819–1859) , ranked #61606
  3. Kodandera M. Cariappa — Indian Officer (1899–1993) , ranked #152881
  4. Kunwar Singh — Indian Rebel (1777–1858) , ranked #179897
  5. White Man Runs Him — Indian Militar (1858–1929) , ranked #245963
  6. Arun Shridhar Vaidya — Indian Lieutenant (1926–1986) , ranked #267229
  7. K. V. Krishna Rao — Indian Army (1923–2016) , ranked #273967
  8. Vikram Batra — Indian Officer (1974–1999) , ranked #292432
  9. Bipin Chandra Joshi — Indian Army (1935–1994) , ranked #381788
  10. Kanhoji Angre — Indian Navy (1669–1729) , ranked #427160
  11. Yashwantrao Holkar — Indian Rebel (1776–1811) , ranked #449835
  12. Khudadad Khan — Indian Soldier (1888–1971) , ranked #480451
  13. Syed Ahmed El Edroos — Indian Commander (1899–1962) , ranked #564271
  14. Chewang Rinchen — Indian Army (1931–1997) , ranked #593498
  15. John L. Bullis — Indian Militar (1841–1911) , ranked #619091
  16. Hamidur Rahman — Indian Militar (1953–1971) , ranked #756733
  17. Badlu Singh — Indian Gallantry (1876–1918) , ranked #760427
  18. Lachit Borphukan — Indian Commander (1622–1671) , ranked #767243
  19. Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam — Indian Militar (1913–2000) , ranked #803369
  20. Sher Shah (VC) — Indian Army (1917–1945) , ranked #871484