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.
Category All
Citizenship All
MG
Mahatma Gandhi Indian Politician 1869 – 1948
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11
NM
Narendra Modi Indian Politician Born 1950
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2,483
VP
Vallabhbhai Patel Indian Politician 1875 – 1950
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4,127
C
Chanakya Indian Advisor -375 – -283
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4,146
SG
Sonia Gandhi Indian Politician Born 1946
#
5,090
BG
Bal Gangadhar Tilak Indian Politician 1856 – 1920
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5,647
LB
Lal Bahadur Shastri Indian Politician 1904 – 1966
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5,737
MS
Manmohan Singh Indian Politician Born 1932
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7,138
CR
C. Rajagopalachari Indian Politician 1878 – 1972
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7,915
BS
Bhagat Singh Indian Nationalist 1907 – 1931
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9,896
PM
Pranab Mukherjee Indian Politician 1935 – 2020
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12,886
KR
K. R. Narayanan Indian Politician 1920 – 2005
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13,002
JN
Jayaprakash Narayan Indian Politician 1902 – 1979
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16,415
VV
V. V. Giri Indian Politician 1894 – 1980
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17,909
KS
Kailash Satyarthi Indian Activist Born 1954
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18,752
LL
Lala Lajpat Rai Indian Politician 1865 – 1928
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19,225
GK
Gopal Krishna Gokhale Indian Politician 1866 – 1915
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19,571
AH
Anna Hazare Indian Activist Born 1937
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20,301
SA
Sheikh Abdullah Indian Politician 1905 – 1982
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23,533
CJ
Cheddi Jagan Indian Politician 1918 – 1997
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26,744