Most Famous Indian Scientists
India has produced 138 notable scientists throughout history, led by Srinivasa Ramanujan. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
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SR
Srinivasa Ramanujan Indian Mathematician 1887 – 1920
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984
AS
Amartya Sen Indian Economist Born 1933
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1,031
BR
B. R. Ambedkar Indian Economist 1891 – 1956
#
2,069
CV
C. V. Raman Indian Physicist 1888 – 1970
#
2,366
JC
Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanist 1858 – 1937
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4,226
B
Brahmagupta Indian Mathematician 598 – 670
#
9,100
CR
C. R. Rao Indian Mathematician Born 1920
#
10,878
VR
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Indian Biologist Born 1952
#
13,869
P
Pāṇini Indian Linguist Born ?
#
14,564
SR
S. R. Ranganathan Indian Mathematician 1892 – 1972
#
14,792
RR
Raghuram Rajan Indian Economist Born 1963
#
14,982
BI
Bhāskara II Indian Mathematician 1114 – 1185
#
15,559
MS
M. S. Swaminathan Indian Geneticist Born 1925
#
17,583
V
Varāhamihira Indian Mathematician 505 – 587
#
18,832
VS
Vikram Sarabhai Indian Physicist 1919 – 1971
#
25,555
VS
V. S. Ramachandran Indian Psychologist Born 1951
#
25,685
EC
E. C. George Sudarshan Indian Physicist 1931 – 2018
#
32,118
JS
Jai Singh II Indian Mathematician 1688 – 1743
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40,103
AG
Anandi Gopal Joshi Indian Physician 1865 – 1887
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40,122
H
Hemachandra Indian Mathematician 1089 – 1172
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43,779