Famous Indian - Indian Celebrities - page 22

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
Jagadish Chandra Bose

Jagadish Chandra Bose

Jagadish Chandra Bose was a polymath, physicist, botanist and considered to be one of the fathers of radio science

IndianNovember 30, 1858153 views

Bismillah Khan

Ustad Bismillah Khan was a great exponent of Shehnai

IndianMarch 21, 1913107 views

J. R. D. Tata

J.R.D.Tata was an Indian businessman and aviator who founded TCS, Tata Motors and Air India

IndianJuly 29, 1904165 views

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker and was regarded as one of the greatest film directors

IndianMay 2, 1921154 views

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a great Indian freedom fighter, national leader and social reformer who advocated Swaraj or Self Rule

IndianJuly 23, 1856289 views

Satyendra Nath Bose

Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian physicist who along with Albert Einstein founded the basis for Bose-Einstein statistics

IndianJanuary 1, 189490 views

Ali Akbar Khan

Ali Akbar Khan was a great Hindustani classical musician

IndianApril 14, 1922157 views

Dadabhai Naoroji

Known as the Grand Old Man of India, Dadabhai Naoroji was an educator, social reformer and an important political leader

IndianSeptember 4, 1825180 views

Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar is a great Indian actor famously called the ‘Tragedy King’

IndianDecember 11, 1922193 views

Sri Chinmoy

Sri Chinmoy was an Indian spiritual master who advocated meditation and athleticism as means of achieving inner peace

IndianAugust 27, 1931134 views