Most Famous Indian Politicians

India has produced 1,074 notable politicians throughout history, led by Mahatma Gandhi. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Mahatma Gandhi — Indian Politician (1869–1948) , ranked #11
  2. Narendra Modi — Indian Politician (Born 1950) , ranked #2483
  3. Vallabhbhai Patel — Indian Politician (1875–1950) , ranked #4127
  4. Chanakya — Indian Advisor (-375–-283) , ranked #4146
  5. Sonia Gandhi — Indian Politician (Born 1946) , ranked #5090
  6. Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Indian Politician (1856–1920) , ranked #5647
  7. Lal Bahadur Shastri — Indian Politician (1904–1966) , ranked #5737
  8. Manmohan Singh — Indian Politician (Born 1932) , ranked #7138
  9. C. Rajagopalachari — Indian Politician (1878–1972) , ranked #7915
  10. Bhagat Singh — Indian Nationalist (1907–1931) , ranked #9896
  11. Pranab Mukherjee — Indian Politician (1935–2020) , ranked #12886
  12. K. R. Narayanan — Indian Politician (1920–2005) , ranked #13002
  13. Jayaprakash Narayan — Indian Politician (1902–1979) , ranked #16415
  14. V. V. Giri — Indian Politician (1894–1980) , ranked #17909
  15. Kailash Satyarthi — Indian Activist (Born 1954) , ranked #18752
  16. Lala Lajpat Rai — Indian Politician (1865–1928) , ranked #19225
  17. Gopal Krishna Gokhale — Indian Politician (1866–1915) , ranked #19571
  18. Anna Hazare — Indian Activist (Born 1937) , ranked #20301
  19. Sheikh Abdullah — Indian Politician (1905–1982) , ranked #23533
  20. Cheddi Jagan — Indian Politician (1918–1997) , ranked #26744