Famous Indian - Indian Celebrities - page 20

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.

Find out more about the greatest Indians, including Mahatma Gandhi, Priyanka Chopra, Virat Kohli, Alia Bhatt and B. R. Ambedkar.

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

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay/Chatterjee was a famous Bengali writer, poet and journalist

IndianJune 27, 1838162 views

Jamini Roy

Jamini Roy was a path-breaking artist who started the trend of coming up with painting rich in folk art tradition

IndianApril 11, 1887166 views

Lala Lajpat Rai

Lala Lajpat Rai was a prominent Indian freedom fighter who actively participated in the Indian freedom struggle against the British rule

IndianJanuary 28, 1865117 views

Khushwant Singh

Khushwant Singh was a popular Indian journalist, author and lawyer

IndianFebruary 2, 1915165 views

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of free India and was also a prominent leader of the Indian National Congress

IndianOctober 2, 1904120 views

Meghnad Saha

Meghnad Saha was an eminent astrophysicist best known for his theory of thermal ionization

IndianOctober 6, 1893198 views

Verghese Kurien

Verghese Kurien, best known as the “Father of the White Revolution” in India, was the founder Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board

IndianNovember 26, 1921159 views

Mary Kom

Mary Kom is an Indian boxer who has the distinction of being a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion

IndianMarch 1, 1983116 views