Most Famous Indian Athletes

50 Indian Athletes in view out of 339

Sports 339
India 3,791
The Great Khali
The Great Khali Indian Wrestler Born 1972
#10,843
MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni Indian Cricket Born 1981
#12,575
Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal Indian Badminton Born 1990
#26,563
Jwala Gutta
Jwala Gutta Indian Badminton Born 1983
#34,146
P. T. Usha
P. T. Usha Indian Athletic Born 1964
#42,437
Milkha Singh
Milkha Singh Indian Athletic Born 1935
#47,485
Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat Indian Wrestler Born 1988
#59,811
Vijender Singh
Vijender Singh Indian Boxer Born 1985
#66,769
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Indian Football Born 1992
#68,204
Pullela Gopichand
Pullela Gopichand Indian Badminton Born 1973
#68,476
Bhaichung Bhutia
Bhaichung Bhutia Indian Football Born 1976
#80,361
PH
Pentala Harikrishna Indian Chess Born 1986
#85,183
Dutee Chand
Dutee Chand Indian Athletic Born 1996
#86,215
Humpy Koneru
Humpy Koneru Indian Chess Born 1987
#88,073
Babita Kumari
Babita Kumari Indian Wrestler Born 1989
#94,103
Mary Kom
Mary Kom Indian Boxer Born 1983
#98,142
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane Indian Cricket Born 1988
#99,972
Krishna Poonia
Krishna Poonia Indian Athletic Born 1982
#100,528
Anju Bobby George
Anju Bobby George Indian Athletic Born 1977
#114,099
Yogeshwar Dutt
Yogeshwar Dutt Indian Wrestler Born 1982
#115,643
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja Indian Cricket Born 1988
#123,817
Zaheer Khan
Zaheer Khan Indian Cricket Born 1978
#124,147
MA
Manuel Aaron Indian Chess Born 1935
#126,144
Subrata Pal
Subrata Pal Indian Football Born 1986
#127,639
Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina Indian Cricket Born 1986
#127,690
TL
Tintu Lukka Indian Runner Born 1989
#131,018
Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta Indian Chess Born 1989
#147,880
Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra Indian Javelin Thrower Born 1997
#151,069
Manoj Kumar (boxer)
Manoj Kumar (boxer) Indian Boxer Born 1986
#155,811
LB
Lalita Babar Indian Athletic Born 1989
#158,766
Robin Uthappa
Robin Uthappa Indian Cricket Born 1984
#159,309
Gouramangi Singh
Gouramangi Singh Indian Football Born 1986
#171,280
Balbir Singh Sr.
Balbir Singh Sr. Indian Hockey 1924 – 2020
#171,566
Dipa Karmakar
Dipa Karmakar Indian Gymnast Born 1993
#177,318
CL
Climax Lawrence Indian Football Born 1979
#178,955
S. Sreesanth
S. Sreesanth Indian Cricket Born 1983
#191,415
Prarthana Thombare
Prarthana Thombare Indian Player Born 1994
#201,359
Manu Bhaker
Manu Bhaker Indian Sport Born 2002
#210,192
Shiva Keshavan
Shiva Keshavan Indian Luger Born 1981
#211,674
Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua Indian Football Born 1991
#214,798
KD
Kavita Devi Indian Weightlifter Born 1983
#218,613
WS
Wriddhiman Saha Indian Cricket Born 1984
#242,016
Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal Indian Cricket Born 1990
#243,029
Pappachen Pradeep
Pappachen Pradeep Indian Football Born 1983
#246,050
SS
Santhi Soundarajan Indian Runner Born 1981
#247,644
Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar Indian Cricket Born 1956
#247,877
PO
Pragyan Ojha Indian Cricket Born 1986
#256,884
GV
Gundappa Viswanath Indian Cricket Born 1949
#259,208
US
Udham Singh (field hockey) Indian Hockey 1928 – 2000
#266,546
Anwar Ali (footballer)
Anwar Ali (footballer) Indian Football Born 1984
#268,788

By the numbers

Inside India Athletes

339 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among India Athletes peaked in the 1980s with 121 people.

What India Athletes Are Known For

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Cricket are India Athletes's biggest group — 29% of all notables (98).

India Athletes over-index on archer — 41.8× the global rate.

  1. Cricket98
  2. Football87
  3. Athletic37
  4. Hockey24
  5. Sport14
  6. Boxer13
  7. Wrestler12
  8. Player10
  1. Archer541.8×
  2. Cricket9835.3×
  3. Badminton932.0×
  4. Chess613.7×
  5. Athletic3711.5×
  6. Boxer139.7×
  7. Hockey248.6×
  8. Wrestler127.1×

City Hot Spots

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