Famous Personalities of India and the World. These are a few known Indian and International Personalities known worldwide. Taken from different websites to compile for the Competitive exam
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES OF INDIA AND WORLD
| S.No | Personalities | Remarks |
| 1 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948 | 👉 Father of the Nation (India) 👉 Gopal Krishna Gokhale is considered the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi 👉 On 9th January 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa (January 9 is observed as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) 👉 02 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, is internationally observed as Non-violence Day 👉 Gandhiji was the president of the Indian National Congress in 1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress. 👉 Rabindranath Tagore called Gandhiji as „Mahatma‟ 👉 Cripps Mission (1942) was called as „Post Dated Cheque‟ by Gandhiji 👉 The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Gandhiji Gandhi was thrown out of the train at Pietermaritzburg station in South Africa 👉 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested by the British Government first time at Sabarmati on 10 March 1922 and sentenced to six-year jail for sedition 👉 Mahatma Gandhi was nominated 5 times for the Nobel Peace Prize 👉 One of his famous Quotes “My Life is My Message.” 👉 Raj Ghat Memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi |
| 2. | Subhash Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) | 🔵 Netaji is known as a beacon of light of Asia 🔵 The title of „Father of the Nation‟ was given to the Mahatma Gandhi by Subhash Chandra Bose 🔵 „Dilli Chalo’ was a famous slogan of Subhash Chandra Bose 🔵 Book ‘The Indian Struggle’ was written by Netaji 🔵 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripurti Session in 1939 by defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| 3. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) | 🔹First Deputy Prime Minister and First home minister of India Birthday of Vallabhbhai Patel is celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or 🔹National Unity Day He is known as ‘Indian Bismarck’ . 🔹He is also known as “The Iron Man of India 🔹Mahatma Gandhi gave the title “Sardar” to Vallabhbhai Patel 🔹Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Said that “I know Only One Culture that is Agriculture” 🔹The Statue of Unity’ is located in the Indian state of Gujarat. It‟s dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. |
| 4 | BR Ambedkar | 👉Chairman of the drafting committee 👉Father of the Indian Constitution 👉He received the Bharat Ratna in 1990 👉Only Indian leader participated in all the round table conferences |
| 5 | 5 Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 🟢Rajendra Prasad was the first President of independent India 🟢Dr. Rajendra Prasad was First elected President of the Constituent Assembly |
| 6 | Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) | 🟥 First Prime Minister of independent India 🟥 In 1955, Nehru received the Bharat Ratna award 🟥 Motilal Nehru Is Father Of Jawaharlal Nehru 🟥 ‘An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru 🟥 “Discovery of India” is written by Jawaharlal Nehru 🟥 He Initiated Non-Aligned Movement 🟥 Shantivan Memorial dedicated to Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi |
| 7 | C. Rajagopalachari | 👉Rajagopalachari was the last Governor General of India 👉He received the Bharat Ratna award in 1954 |
| 8 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 🟢Lal Bahadur Shastri served as the second Prime Minister of India. 🟢Lal Bahadur Shastri also known as Man of Peace 🟢Lal Bahadur Shastri Signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan |
| 9 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5 September 1888 – 17 April 1975) | 🔹He served as the first Vice President of India and the second President of India. 🔹His birthday is celebrated in India as Teachers Day 🔹He was awarded a Bharat Ratna in 1954 |
| 10 | Dadabhai Naoroji | 🟥Grand Old Man of India 🟥Book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” written by Dadabhai Naoroji 🟥Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to calculate the national Income 🟥Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian elected to British parliament |
| 11 | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | 🔵Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first women minister of an Indian state (UP) 🔵The first woman to become president of the UN General Assembly |
| 12 | Sarojini Naidu | 👉Sarojini Naidu was the first woman governor of India. 👉Sarojini Naidu Was known as Nightingale of India. 👉She was the first Indian woman president of Indian National Congress. |
| 13 | Sucheta Kriplani | She was India’s first woman Chief Minister(Uttar Pradesh) |
| 14 | Indira Gandhi | 🔵She was the first and only female Prime Minister of India. 🔵She received the Bharat Ratna in 1971. |
| 15 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee | Author of Vande Mataram |
| 16 | Rabindranath Tagore | 🔹Indian National Anthem written by Rabindranath Tagore 🔹Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 (For Gitanjali ). 🔹He surrendered the knighthood as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. 🔹Visvabharati University was founded by Rabindranath Tagore |
| 17 | Clement Richard Attlee | 🟥He was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Indian independence. 🟥Leader of the Labour Party. |
| 19 | Nelson Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) | 👉Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. 👉He was the country’s first black head of state 👉He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 👉He received the Bharat Ratna in 1990 👉The most famous quote by Nelson Mandela is that „Education is the most powerful weapon that you can use to change the world.‟ |
| 20 | Abdul Ghaffar khan | 1. Abdul Ghaffar khan known as Frontier Gandhi 2. He is also known as Badshah Khan 3. He won the Bharat Ratna in 1987 being a first non-Indian. |
| 21 | Tunku Abdul Rahman | Father of Malaysia First Prime Minister of Malaysia |
| 22 | Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) | 1. Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th president of the United States. 2. Abolishing slavery 3. One of the four presidents who have been assassinated |
| 23 | Abu Bakr (573 AD-634 AD) | Abu Bakr was the first caliph |
| 24 | Abul fazal | He was one of the Navratnas in the court of Akbar Author of Akbarnama |
| 25 | Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) | Adolf Hitler was a leader of the Nazi Party “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle) is an autobiography of Adolf Hitler. Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo) Was the official secret police of Nazi Germany He became the chancellor of Germany in 1933 |
| 26 | Gen. Erwin Rommel | 🔹He was popularly known as the Desert Fox 🔹He served as a field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany During World War II |
| 27 | Yasser Arafat | 1. He was Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization 2. Yasser Arafat received Nobel Prize in 1994 |
| 28 | Aurobindo Ghosh | Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher freedom fighter Author of the Books ‘Essays on the Gita’ and ‘The Life Divine’ |
| 29 | Banabhatta | Banabhatta, the author of Harshacharita and Kadambari was a court poet of Harsha |
| 50 | Mihir Sen | He was the first Indian to swim across English Channel |
| 51 | Milkha Singh | 1. Milkha Singh, also known as The Flying Sikh 2. Indian track-and-field athlete |
| 52 | Rakesh Sharma | 1. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian go into space 2. Rakesh Sharma flew aboard a Soyuz T11 spacecraft on 1984 |
| 53 | Vasco da Gama | 1. Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered a sea route to India 2. In 1498 CE Vasco da Gama reached Calicut where he was cordially received by King Zamorin the ruler of Calicut. |
| 54 | Satyajit Ray | 1. Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, graphic artist, lyricist and author 2. Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1984) 3. Bharat Ratna (1992) 4. Honorary Academy Award in 1992 |
| 55 | Lata Mangeshkar | 1. Lata Mangeshkar is an Indian playback singer and music director 2. Melody Queen of India 3. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her in 1989 4. She received the Bharat Ratna in 2001 |
| 56 | Bhanu Athaiya | 1. Bhanu Athaiya is an Indian costume designer 2. Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian to win an Academy Award in 1983 |
| 57 | Reita Faria Powell | Reita Faria Powell was the first Indian the woman won the Miss World title in 1966 |
| 58 | Hanaoka Seishu | 1. Hanaoka Seishu was a Japanese surgeon 2. Seishu Hanaoka performed the first successful surgical treatment of breast cancer under general anesthesia in the world |
| 59 | Sebastian Kurz | 1. Chancellor of Austria (since 2020) 2. Sebastian Kurz Is the youngest head of government in the world |
| 60 | Sanna Marin | 1. Prime Minister of Finland (since 2019) 2. She became the youngest female prime minister in the world |
| 61 | 63 Nita Ambani | 1. Nita Mukesh Ambani is an Indian philanthropist 2. Nita Ambani becomes the first Indian trustee of New York’s Metropolitan Museum 3. She was the first Indian woman to become a member of the International Olympic Committee |
| 62 | Sharad Arvind Bobde | Sharad Arvind Bobde is the 47th chief justice of india |
| 76 | Vikram Sarabhai | 1. He is regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program. 2. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1972. |
| 77 | Homi Jehangir Bhabha | 1. He Known as the father of the Indian nuclear Programme 2. Bhabha was awarded the Adams Prize in 1942 and Padma Bhushan in 1954. 3. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1951 and 1953–1956. |
