People of India

Independence leader, advocate of nonviolence

Independence leader and first Prime Minister of India

Independence leader and national integrator

Constitution-maker, jurist and social reformer

Independence leader; INA founder

Poet, activist and India's first woman governor

Second Prime Minister of India

Former Prime Minister; India's first woman PM

Former Prime Minister, parliamentarian and poet

Former Prime Minister and economist

Prime Minister of India

President, aerospace scientist and educator

Social and religious reformer

Anti-caste reformer and educator

Educator, poet and women's-rights pioneer

Women's education and social-reform pioneer

Educator and women's-rights reformer

Humanitarian and social activist

Architect of India's White Revolution

Founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association

Philanthropist, educator and author

Business leader and philanthropist

Missionary; Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Founder of Buddhism

24th Tirthankara of Jainism

Philosopher and exponent of Advaita Vedanta

Philosopher, poet and social reformer

Mystic poet and spiritual teacher

Founder of Sikhism

Spiritual teacher and social thinker

Kerala philosopher and social reformer

Philosopher, yogi and nationalist

Spiritual teacher and philosopher

Poet, philosopher, artist; Nobel laureate

Hindi and Urdu novelist

Indian English novelist

Hindi poet, essayist and educator

Punjabi poet and novelist

Writer and social activist

Author and public intellectual

Painter and lithography pioneer

Modern Indian painter

Modernist painter and filmmaker

Carnatic vocalist

Sitarist and composer

Shehnai maestro

Hindustani classical vocalist

Legendary playback singer

Playback singer

Singer, composer and actor

Oscar-winning composer

Playback singer (Malayalam)

Bharatanatyam revivalist and cultural leader

Kathak dancer and choreographer

Pioneer of Indian cinema

Filmmaker, writer and illustrator

Actor, director and producer

Actor; 'Tragedy King' of Hindi cinema

Actor and television personality

Actor and social activist

Multilingual film actor

Telugu and Tamil film actor

Actor, filmmaker and screenwriter

Actor and cultural icon

Malayalam film actor and producer

Malayalam film actor and producer

Malayalam filmmaker

Physicist; Nobel laureate

Mathematician

Physicist, biologist and inventor

Nuclear physicist

Space-program pioneer

Agricultural scientist; Green Revolution

Missile scientist and engineer

Astronaut and aerospace engineer

Industrial pioneer and founder of the Tata Group

Industrialist and philanthropist

Infosys co-founder; IT entrepreneur

Biotechnology entrepreneur

Field hockey legend

Field hockey three-time Olympic gold medalist

Cricket; 'God of Cricket'

Cricket; 1983 World Cup captain

Cricket

Women's cricket

Sprinter; 'Flying Sikh'

Track and field sprinter

Javelin thrower; Olympic gold medalist

Boxing world champion

Badminton Olympic medalist

Chess grandmaster; former world champion

Shooting; first individual Olympic gold for India

Football captain

Field Marshal; 1971 war hero

First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army

Marshal of the Indian Air Force

First Param Vir Chakra recipient

Param Vir Chakra recipient (1965 war)

Kargil war hero; Param Vir Chakra recipient

Flight attendant; Ashoka Chakra recipient

India's first woman IPS officer; administrator

Civil engineer; 'Metro Man of India'

Chief Election Commissioner; reformer