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Physicist & mathematician
Award-winning actor
Former Editor-in-chief of Malayala Manorama
Chief Election Commissioner who conducted the first General Elections
Poet; founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi
Pioneer of the feminist movement in India
Actor, entrepreneur, producer, pilot
Producer & director; Created The Sword of Tipu Sultan
Founder and editorial director of HT Media
Founder of the magazine Ananda Vikatan, and Gemini Studios
India's youngest Test captain in cricket
Filmfare Award-winning actress
Four-time National Women's Premier title holder in chess
The Mozart of Madras
Capt of the team that won the 1983 World Cup
Playwright, political journalist
Novelist; 'Jackie Collins of India'
Former professional footballer
Former professional basketball player
Acted in around 200 films for more than six decades
Actor known for his versatility and natural acting ability
Actress and stuntwoman
Jnanpith award-winning Bengali novelist and poet
His career covered film, radio, stage and TV roles
Actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter
Choreographer, Actress, Director, Producer
Brilliant mathematician
National award-winning actor
8-time National award-winning playback singer
Jurist; senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India since 1971
Stand-up comedian and YouTube personality
Actor known for his dancing skills
Nobel Peace Prize laureate
The Wall
Well known for her command over "Natya Sangeet"
Theosophist; Bharat Ratna recipient
Philosopher
Grandmaster; Women's World Junior Champion
Chair of SEBI
Pioneering biochemist who discovered the function of adenosine triphosphate
First Indian in space
Santoor maestro
The director of classics such as Aaradhana and Kati Patang
Jnanpith recipient; Author of Hajar Churashir Maa
First Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
First Indian to race in F1
Played Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen
First Olympic medallist
Gold medal in football at the 1962 Asian Games
Former publisher of The Illustrated Weekly of India; founder of People for Animals, India's largest animal protection NGO
Created the first Indian test tube baby
One of India's most famous international actors
One of the most melodious music directors in Bollywood
Founder of AIADMK, former CM of Tamil Nadu; Bharat Ratna recipient
Bollywood lyricist
Screenwriter, lyricist, poet
Actress and screenwriter
Veena player, film maker
Politician, actress, swimmer
National badminton champion for a record-equaling nine times
Former F1 racer
Founded The Hindu and Swadesamitran
One of the best known of Satyajit Ray's collaborators
Authority on Jain philosophy and Prakrit literature
Urdu novelist and short story writer
Movie director
Writer, freedom fighter
Star of movies such as MS Dhoni: The Untold Story
Jnanpith Award recipient for Odia literature
Many time member of parliament
Carnatic vocalist and activist
Known for making acclaimed films such as Guide and Teesri Manzil
Painter of Tussar Pattachitra
Indian nationalist
Founder of Shiv Sena; ardent cartoonist before his entry into politics
Particularly known for directing Sholay
Travel writer
Pioneer of Kannada theatre
Successful filmmaker
Playback singer
Writer of thrillers and mystery fiction
Hindustani classical music vocalist from the Kirana Gharana.
Naga spiritual and political leader
'Father of Tamil cinema'
Record for delivering the most number of balls in Women's Test cricket history
National Award winning cinematographer
Bestselling author of The Better Man, Ladies Coupe
Indian born star of movies such as Thief of Baghdad
Art director of Kaalapani, Baahubali etc
Co-founder of location-based social networking site Foursquare.com
First Indian to head the Indian Army
Co-founder of Sun Microsystems
"Lion of Punjab"; Co-founder of Punjab National Bank
Classical vocalist, recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi award
Associated with India's nuclear programme
Activist and author
Silver in Athens 2004 in shooting
P Gopichand's coach; recipient of Dronacharya Award
Avant-garde artist
Journalist, human-rights activist
Indian actress and entrepreneur
One of the greatest poets of Kannada literature
First recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
