Famous Indian - Indian Celebrities - page 10

Indians are argumentative by nature and it is this inherent quality that has played a vital role in shaping India in its present form. With a rich civilization heritage of over 5000 years Indians are probably among the few people in the world who have a continuous uninterrupted past. The Indian nationality consists of many regional ethno-linguistic groups, reflecting the rich and complex history of India. The history of the Indian people goes back to the Indus Valley Civilization and since then there have been many Indians who have left their lasting legacy in different fields, be it philosophy, science, arts, culture and sports. Great philosophers like Buddha and Mahavira showed people an alternative way of life and gave birth to new religions. Ancient Indian mathematicians Aryabhata, Bhaskara and Brahmagupta invented the concept of zero and the decimal system.  Great Indian writers like Kalidasa, Premchand, Rabindranath Tagore and others vividly portrayed the social life during their era and made the world of literature a lot richer by their contribution.

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The Most Famous Indian

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Sunny LeoneMay 13, 1981Canadian, Indian, AmericanSunny Leone is an actress and model
Ajaypal Banga1960AmericanAjaypal Banga is an Indian-American business executive who is the CEO of MasterCard
Urmila MatondkarFebruary 4, 1974IndianUrmila Matondkar is an Indian film actress known for her films like ‘Rangeela’ and ‘Satya.’
The Great KhaliAugust 27, 1972IndianThe Great Khali is an Indian American professional wrestler
DharmendraDecember 8, 1935IndianDharmendra is an Indian film actor best known for his role in the hindi blockbuster movie ‘Sholay’ (1975)
Priyanka Chaudhary RainaJune 18, 1986IndianPriyanka Chaudhary Raina is the wife of Indian cricketer Suresh Raina
Ruskin BondMay 19, 1934IndianRuskin Bond is an award winning Indian author of British descent
Ashoka304 BCIndianAshoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty and ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent
Begum Hazrat Mahal1820Indian, NepaliBegum Hazrat Mahal was the first wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah and one of the earliest female freedom fighters during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Saira BanuAugust 23, 1944IndianSaira Banu is a famous Indian Hindi film actress

Prafulla Chandra Ray

Prafulla Chandra Ray was a renowned Indian Chemist who founded the chemical manufacture company ‘Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Works Ltd.’

IndianAugust 2, 1861170 views

Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh was the last of the ten Sikh Gurus

IndianDecember 22, 1666130 views

Sai Baba of Shirdi

Shirdi Sai Baba was an Indian spiritual master who was revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees

IndianSeptember 28, 1835145 views

Ramdev

Baba Ramdev is an Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Patanjali Yogpeeth

IndianDecember 25, 1965169 views

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada was an Indian spiritual teacher who founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)

IndianSeptember 1, 1896170 views

Jaggi Vasudev

Jaggi Vasudev is an Indian yogi and mystic who founded the Isha Foundation

IndianSeptember 3, 1957248 views

Adi Shankara

Adi Shankara was an early 8th century Indian Hindu philosopher and theologian whose teachings had a profound influence on the growth of Hinduism.

Indian788126 views

Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba was an Indian guru who claimed to be the reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi

IndianNovember 23, 1926608 views

Mahavira

Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism

Indian599 BC128 views