List of Brahmins

This is a list of notable people who belong to the Hindu Brahmin caste.

Historical figures

Basava,12th-century Indian statesman, philosopher, poet, social reformer and Lingayat saint. Basava Jayanthi is celebrated after him[1]
Bhattadeva (1558–1638), acknowledged as the father of Assamese prose and known for Katha Bhagavat and Katha Gita[2]
Chanakya, Teacher of Chandragupta Maurya and also an ancient Indian philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor of the Maurya Empire.[3]
Gopana – was the General of Kumara Kampana II who was the son of Bukka Raya the founder of Vijayanagara Empire[4]
Kaundiya, earliest disciple and follower of Gautama Buddha. He was the first to become an Arhat. Koundiny Asana was named after him[5]
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, was a Hindu philosopher and a scholar of Mimamsa school of philosophy from Kamarupa (present-day Assam)[6]
Mohan Lal Kashmiri, Indian diplomat who played a central role in the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1838–1842[7][8]
Moropant Pingle -was the Peshwe in Shivaji's Asthapradhan mandal[9]
Nana Fadnavis, Influential minister and Statesman of the Maratha Empire during the Peshwa administration.[10]
Peshwa Bajirao I – Peshwa of Maratha Empire.[11]
Samarth Ramdas, Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, writer and spiritual master.[12]
Sariputra, main disciple and First of the Buddha's two chief disciples.[13]
Smarthavicharam, Kuriyedath Thāthri. Woman who challenged Brahminism[14]

Rulers

Bhabani -Rani/Queen of Natore[15]
Bhavashankari - Rani/Queen of Bhurishrestha[16]
Chach of Alor,Hindu king of Sindh and was the founder of Brahman dynasty.[17]
Maharaja Gangadhar Rao, 5th Maharaja of Jhansi and Newalkar dynasty[18]
Gangu, Brahmin ruler of the Deccan.[19]
Gautamiputra Satakarni, Most successful ruler of Brahmin Satavahana dynasty use the title Eka-brahmana
Lakshmibai - Rani/Queen of Jhansi[20]
Maharaja Dahir,Last Brahmin King of Sindh who sacrificed his life fighting for Hindustan against Arab invasion[21][22]
Mayurasharma, Founder of the Kadamba dynasty.[23]
Pushyamitra Shunga, founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire.[24]
Raja Ganesha - Founder of Ganesha dynasty. He ended the first Ilyas Shahi Dynasty and started Hindu Empire in Bengal[25]
Shashanka, Sovereign Emperor of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom[26]
Vasudeva Kanva, Founder of the Brahmin Kanva dynasty.[27]
Vindhyashakti- Founder of the Vakataka dynasty.[28]

Film Industry

Actors

Anupam Kher, Indian actor who received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He was the Chairman of CBFC, FTII and NSD[29]
Cho Ramaswamy, an Indian actor and political satirist who received Padma Bhushan[30]
Crazy Mohan, Indian actor and comedian[31][32]
Gemini Ganesan, Indian actor called "King of Romance" who received Padma Shri[33]
Girish Karnad[34]
Gollapudi Maruti Rao[35]
Jayaram, Indian actor who received Padma Shri[36]
Kamal Haasan, 60 years in Indian Cinema and still counting. Received Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.He is the Highest Filmfare achiever and Highest Oscar Submission from India[37]
Major Sundarrajan[38]
Manoj Bajpayee, Indian actor who received Padma Shri[39]
Mohit Raina[40]
Raaj Kumar, Indian Film actor who acted in Oscar nominated movie Mother India.[41]
Sanjeev Kumar, Indian actor who is the seventh greatest actor of Indian cinema of all-time in a poll conducted by Rediff.comIn[42]
Sharman Joshi[43]
Shankar Nag[44]
Sidharth Shukla[45]
Uday Kiran[46]
Unnikrishnan Namboothiri[47]
V. Nagaiah, Indian actor who received Padma Shri[48]
Y.V Rao[49]

Directors, Cinematographers and producers

Basu Bhattacharyya, Film Director[50]
B. V. Karanth, Film Director who received Padma shri[51]
Dadasaheb Phalke, Producer and Father of Indian Cinema.Dadasaheb Phalke Award named after him for lifetime contribution to cinema and is the highest official recognition for film personalities in the country[52]
Girish Karnad,Film Director who received India's top literary prize, the Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri in 1974 and Padma Bhushan in 1992[53]
Guru dutt, Indian Film director and actor. He was included among CNN's "Top 25 Asian Actors" in 2012[54]
G. V. Iyer, Indian Film director called "Kannada Bheeshma" who was the only person who made films in Sanskrit[55]
Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Film director who received Golden Bear, Padma Vibhushan,NTR National Award and DadaSaheb Phalke Award. Chairman of the CBFC and NFDC[56]
K. Balachander, Film Maker who is called Iyakkunar Sigaram (Director Paramount). He received Padma Shri and DadaSaheb Phalke Award[57]
Kidar Sharma,Indian Film Director[58]
K. Subramanyam,Indian film director [59]
Nanabhai Bhatt, Film Director & Producer who was the first to feature twins in Indian cinema & Patriarch of Bhatt Film Family.[60]
Puttanna Kanagal,Kannada Film Director. Puttanna Kanangal Award was named after his contribution [61]
Vivek Agnihotri, Film director[62][63]
V.K.Murthy, First cinematographer to be chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.[64]

Actress

Adah Sharma[65]
Aditi Sharma[66]
Anushka Sharma[67]
Deepika Padukone[68]
Dr. Sharmila, Indian television and Film actress[69][70]
Durga bai Kamat, the first female actor in Indian cinema. She is known for being India's first heroine[71]
Durga Khote, Indian Actress who received Padma Shri and Dadasaheb Phalke Award.[72]
Gayathri Raguram, Indian Actress and choreographer[73]
Hema Malini, Indian actress who received Padma Shri[74]
Indraja[75]
Kavita Kaushik[76]
Krishna Kumari[77]
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan[78]
Lavanya Tripathi[79]
Leela Chitnis[80]
Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress who received Padma Shri[81]
Madhuvanti Arun[82]
Mamta Kulkarni[83]
Pallavi Sharda, Indian Australian Actress[84]
Rashmi Gautam[85]
Rasika Joshi[86]
Shanta Apte[87]
Shruti Haasan[88]
Soundarya[89]
Soundarya Sharma[90]
Suchitra Sen, Indian actress who received Padma Shri[91]
Sumitra Devi[92]
Trisha[93]
Vasundhara Das[94]
Vidya Balan, Indian actress who received Padma Shri[95]
Yami Gautam[96]

Fashion models and designers

Bhanu Athaiya, costume designer who was the first Indian to win Oscar award.[97]
Kalpana Iyer, model and actress who became runner-up at Miss India 1978 and Miss World 1978 beauty pageant where she was a top 15 semi-finalist.[98]
Nethra Raghuraman, Indian model who won Femina Magazine Look of the Year contest 1997.[99]
Poonam Pandey, erotic model was one of the top 8 contestants of Gladrags 2010 and Kingfisher Calendar Girl Hunt 2011.[100]

Indian independence movement

Aruna, India Activist who received Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna[101]
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a member of the Indian National Congress[102]
Batukeshwar Dutt, Indian Freedom.Fighter and Revolutionary. He is best known for having exploded two bombs, along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929[103]
Chandra Shekhar Azad, freedom fighter and an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA)[102]
Chapekar brothers, Indian Revolutionaries who were involved in assassination of W.C.Rand [104]
Durgabai Deshmukh, Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and politician. She received Padma Vibhushan and UNESCO Award (for outstanding work in the field of literacy)[105]
Durgawati Devi,Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter.She is best known for having accompanied Bhagat Singh on the train journey in which he made his escape in disguise after the Saunders killing[106]
Gopal Krishna Gokhale, political guru of Mahatma Gandhi[102]
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian social reformer and freedom activist. She received Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and UNESCO honoured her with an award in 1977 for her contribution towards the promotion of handicrafts.[107]
Krishna Nath Sharma, freedom fighter of Assam who opened schools for Dailts.[108]
Mahadev Desai, Indian activist who was the Personal Secretary of Mahatma Gandhi[109]
Malati Choudhury, Indian civil rights and freedom activist and Gandhian.[110]
Mangal Pandey, associated with the 1857 rebellion[111]
N. S. Hardikar, freedom fighter and founder of Rashtriya Seva Dal, a voluntary cadre based organisation.[112]
Rajendra Lahiri,Indian revolutionary who was the mastermind behind Kakori conspiracy and Dakshineshwar bombing[113]
Raj Kumar Shukla, One of the First person who convinced M.K. Gandhi to visit Champaran for Champaran Satyagraha[114]
Ramprasad Bismil, freedom fighter[115]
Shivaram Rajguru, an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra, known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British Raj police officer.[116]
Subramaniya Siva[117]
Tagadur Ramachandra Rao, Indian Freedom fighter and social activist [118]
Tatya Tope, A general in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its notable leaders.[119]
Vasukaka Joshi[120]
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar freedom fighter[121][122]

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

A. A. Krishnaswami Ayyangar, Indian Mathematician who wrote an article on the difference between Chakravala method and Continued Fractions[123]
Anandi Gopal Joshi, one of the first Indian female doctors who practiced with a degree in Western medicine[124]
Bhāskara II, Indian mathematician and astronomer.[125]
C. S. Seshadri, Indian mathematician.[126]
Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910 - 1949),[127] Indian physician and one of the five Indian physicians dispatched to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938.
G. N. Ramachandran, Indian Physicist who created Ramachandran plot for understanding peptide structure. He was the first to propose a triple-helical model for the structure of collagen[128]
Janaki Ammal, Indian Botanist whose notable work involved studies on sugarcane and the eggplant. She received Padma Shri[129]
Kadambini Ganguly, one of the first Indian female doctors who practiced with a degree in Western medicine[130]
K. S. Krishnan, Indian Physicist who was the co-discoverer of Raman scattering and mentor of C. V. Raman. He also received Padma Bhushan[131]
Nilakantha Somayaji,Indian Mathematician and Astronomer known for his work related to Tantrasamgraha[132]
Parameshvara Nambudiri, Indian Mathematician and Astronomer who was known for creating Drigganita and Parameshvara circumradius formula[133]
Rudranath Capildeo,Mathematician and Politician of Trinidad and Tobago[134]
Shakuntala Devi,[135] Indian mathematician.
Shyamala Gopalan,[136] Indian American biomedical scientist and mother of vice president of United States Kamala Harris
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician[137]
Udupi Ramachandra Rao,[138] former ISRO chairman and one of the pioneer of Indian satellite development programme(developed India's first satellite Aryabhata)
Varāhamihira, Indian astronomer and polymath[139]
Yellapragada Subbarow, Indian biochemist[140]

Social sciences

Agnivesh,[141] Indian social activist and the founder of Arya Sabha
Arya Pallam, Social reformer, communist, feminist from Kerala who fought against the oppression of upper class (Brahman) women[142]
Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer who built India's first school for widows and first university for women. He also received Bharat Ratna.[143]
Girish Prabhune, Indian social worker whose works included towards upliftment of the nomadic Pardhi community. He received Padma Shri[144]
G. S. Ghurye, Sociology Professor & considered Founder of Indian Sociology[145]
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian educator and social reformer considered the "father of Bengali prose".[146]
Jaya Arunachalam, Indian social worker and the founder of Working Women's Forum. She received Padma Shri.[147]
Jiddu Krishnamurti,[148] Indian philosopher, speaker and writer
Jnanadanandini Devi,Social reformer who influenced the earliest phase of women's empowerment in 19th century Bengal[149]
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Indian LGBT actvist who was the first transgender person to represent Asia Pacific in the UN in 2008 and also the Acharya Mahamandaleshwar of[150]
M.N.Srinivas, Indian sociologist and anthropologist who worked on the Caste System and the concept of 'Dominant Caste'. He received Padma Bhsushan.[151]
Nanaji Deshmukh, social reformer and politician. He received Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna[152]
Priyamvada Gopal,[153] professor at University of Cambridge
Ram Mohan Roy, Co founder of the Brahmo Sabha and the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj,[154]
R. S. Subbalakshmi (Sister Subbalakshmi) Indian Social Reformer who received Padma Shri[155]
T. M. A. Pai, Founder of India's first private medical school Kasturba Medical College who established Manipal Institute of Technology.He received Padma Shri[156]
Traffic Ramaswamy[157]
U. G. Krishnamurti,[158] Indian speaker and spiritual writer

Sports

Ashok Mankad[159]
D. B. Deodhar, former Indian cricketer[160]
Dilip Sardesai, Indian Cricketer.He is the father of Journalist Rajdeep Saradesai[161]
Ishant Sharma[162]
Lala Amarnath, First batsman ever to score a century for India in Test cricket.He received Padma Bhushan[163]
Madhav Apte, Indian Cricketer[164]
Mihir Sen,First Indian Swimmer to conquer English Channel and record in Guinness Book of Records as the "world's greatest long distance swimmer".He received Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri[165][166]
Subramanian Badrinath[167]
Suresh Raina, former Indian cricketer[168][169]

Military

Somnath Sharma, First recipient of India's highest gallantry award Param Vir Chakra[170]
Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, Officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women's Affairs in the Azad Hind government. She received Padma Vibushan[171]
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, 5th Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army (1962 - 1966). After his retirement he served as the Indian High Commissioner to Canada. He received Padma Vibhushan[172]
Gopal Gurunath Bewoor, 8th Chief of Army Staff (1973 - 1975). He received Padma Bhushan and Param Vishisht Seva Medal[173]
Tapishwar Narain Raina, 9th Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army (1975 - 1978). He received Padma Bhushan and Maha Vir Chakra[174]
K.V.Krishna Rao, 11th Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army (1981 - 1983) and former governor of Jammu and Kahsmir, Nagaland, Manipur amd Tripura.He received Param Vishisht Seva Medal[175]
Krishnaswamy Sundarji, 13th Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army (1986 - 1988) and last former British Indian Army officer to command the Indian Army. He received Param Vishisht Seva Medal.[176]
Vishwa Nath Sharma, 14th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army (1988—1990). He received Param Vishisht Seva Medal & Ati Vishisht Seva Medal[170]
Bipin Chandra Joshi, 16th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1993 - 1994). He received Param Vishisht Seva Medal & Ati Vishisht Seva Medal[177]
Hon. Major Deepak Rao is an Indian military trainer cited to be the Indian pioneer of modern close quarter battle training.[178]

Musicians

Bharathwaj, composer[179]
Bhimsen Joshi, singer[180]
C. Ramchandra, Indian music director & Playback singer[181]
D. K. Pattammal, Indian Carnatic Musician who was the first woman to have performed Ragam Thanam Pallavi (male stronghold) in concerts. She has received Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan[182][183]
Jasraj[184][185]
Kalki Sadasivam, Indian singer and husband of M.S.Subulakshmi.[186]
Kishore Kumar, Indian Playback singer and actor[187]
M. Balamuralikrishna[188]
Palghat Mani Iyer[189]
Parassala B. Ponnammal, Indian Carnatic Musician who was the first women Student at Swathi Thirunal College of Music. She has received Padma Shri.[190]
Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar virtuoso and a composer. He received 5 Grammy awards, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna[191]
Shankar Mahadevan, singer[192]
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, singer[193][194]
Tansen, Indian musician and composer who was prominent in Hindustani classical music[195]
Thyagaraja, composer[196]
T. M. Krishna, Indian Carnatic vocalist, writer, activist and author[197][198]
Upendra Kumar, Kannada Music Director[199]
V. Dakshinamoorthy,Carnatic musician, composer and music director[200]
Venkataramana Bhagavathar, Composer of Carnatic music[201]
Zubeen Garg, singer[202]

Nobel laureates

C. V. Raman, awarded Nobel Prize for Physics, 1930[203][204]
Kailash Satyarthi, awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 2014[205]
Rabindranath Tagore, awarded Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913[206]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, American astrophysicist, awarded 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics[207][208]
V.S. Naipul, awarded Nobel Prize in literature, 2001[209][210]

Business

Dwarkanath Tagore,First Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners.He is the founder of Carr, Tagore and Company[211]
Indra Nooyi, Indian-American business executive and former CEO of PepsiCo[212][213]
Sheela Gautam,Founder and owner of Sheela Foam Limited.She was the Member of Parliament (June 1991 - May 2004)[214]
S. L. Kirloskar, Chairman of Kirloskar Group who is the son of Laxmanrao Kirloskar who founded Kirloskar Group[215]
S. S. Vasan, Founder of the Tamil-language magazine Ananda Vikatan and the film production company Gemini Studios[216]
Sudha Murthy, Chairperson of the Infosys limited and member of the public health care initiatives of the Gates Foundation.She received Padma Shri[217]
T. T. Krishnamachari,Founder of TTK group and Prestige. He also served as Finance minister (1956- 1966) and founded NCAER[218]
T. V. Sundaram Iyengar, founder of TVS Co[219][220]
Vittal Mallya, Former Chairman of United Breweries Group. He is the father of Vijay Mallya[221][222]
Viveck Goenka Chairman, managing director and editorial director of the Indian Express Group[223]

Law

B. N. Rau,Indian Judge of International Court of Justice. He played a key role in drafting the Constitution of India. He was also the President of the UN Security council and Prime minister of Jammu & Kashmir[224]
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, Advocate General of Madras Presidency & Diwan of Travancore (1936-1947)[225][226]
V.R. Krishna Iyer,Judge[227]
T. Muthuswamy Iyer, First Indian to become judge of the Madras High Court[228]
Sambhunath Pandit,[229] First Indian to become judge of Calcutta High Court in 1863
Madhukar Narhar Chandurkar, Former Chief Justice of Bombay and Madras High Court[230]
Mahadev Govind Ranade, Indian Judge of Bombay High court. He was one of the founder of Indian national congress & considered as "Father of Indian Economics". He received Rao Bahadur award[231]
Ganesh Dutt,Indian Lawyer who made generous donations from his earnings & development of education in bihar[232]
Bijan Kumar Mukherjea,4th Chief Justice of India[233]
P. B. Gajendragadkar, 7th Chief Justice of India[234]
Kailas Nath Wanchoo, 10th Chief Justice of India[235]
Y. V. Chandrachud,16th Chief Justice of India who is the longest-serving Chief Justice in India[236]
Ranganath Misra, 21st Chief Justice of India and first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India[237]

Professionals

Anant Pai (Uncle Pai), Pioneer of Indian Comics whose famous work includes Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle[238]
Balshastri Jambhekar,Indian Journalist considered to be Father of Marathi journalism for his efforts in starting first marathi newspaper Darpan [239]
Daya Nayak, Indian Police Inspector and detective who is fame for being Encounter specialist. He has gunned down more than 80 criminals in Mumbai Underworld.[240]
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian Man of Letters who was the first Indian in United States to win Newbery Medal in 1928[241]
Ganapati Chakraborty, Indian Magician who is considered to be the pioneer of Bengal modern magic. He was the mentor of P. C. Sorcar & K Lal[242]
Irawati Karve,First women Anthropologist of India[243]
Jagannath Shankarseth,Indian philanthropist and educationalist [244]
Mrinalini Sarabhai, Indian Classical dancer who founded Darpana Academy of Performing Arts. She received Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri[245]
Neerja Bhanot,Indian Flight attendant who died while saving passengers on Pan Am Flight 73. She received Ashoka Chakra & Nishan-e-Pakistan for her bravery[246]
Rangaraj Pandey,Indian Journalist who was the former Editor-in-chief Thanthi TV. He is also the founder of Chanakyaa YouTube Channel [247]
R. K. Laxman, Indian Cartoonist who received Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Ramon Magsaysay Award[248]
Rukmini Devi,Indian Classical Dancer who catalyzed the renaissance of Bharatanatyam dance.She was the first woman in Indian to be nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha. She received Padma Bhushan[249]
Sanjukta Panigrahi,Indian Classical dancer who was first Odia woman to embrace ancient classical dance at an early age. She received Padma Shri[250]

Artist

Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar, artist who received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan[251]
K. G. Subramanyan, Indian Artist who received Padma Shri,Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan[252]
Laxman Pai, Indian Artist and Painter who received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan[253]
M. V. Dhurandhar,Indian Artist known for his Post card arts [254]
N. S. Bendre, Indian Artist who founded Baroda Group. He received Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan[255]
Ravishankar Raval, Indian Artist who received Padma Shri[256]
S.Rajam, Indian Artist and Carnatic musician. He is the older brother of Tamil film director and musician S. Balachander and actress S. Jayalakshmi[257]
Y.G. Srimati, Indian artist whose painting figures were Hindu mythology and her style was influenced by Nandalal Bose & frescoes of the Ajanta Caves[258]

Bureaucrats

Benegal Rama Rau ,Indian Civil Servant who was the 4th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India & Ambassador of India to both Japan and USA[259]
Brajesh Mishra, India's first National Security advisor, Indian diplomat for Indian Foreign Service and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Principal Secretary[260][261]
Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, Founder and former president of Family Planning Association India[262]
Durga Prasad Dhar, Indian Diplomat who was the Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union,Minister in Government of J&K and India[263]
Hemant Karkare,Indian Police Service who was the Chief of Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad. He received Ashoka Chakra[264][265]
Mannem Nageswara Rao, former-interim director officer Central Bureau of Investigation[266]
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya,Indian Civil Engineer and Diwan of Mysore.He was the Chief engineer of Krishna Raja Sagara dam. He is considered "Father of Indian Civil Engineering" & received Bharat Ratna[267]
M. V. Kamath,Indian journalist who was the broadcasting executive & Chairman of Prasar Bharati. He received Padma Bhushan[268]
P. N. Dhar, Indian Economist who was the head of Indira Gandhi's secretariat and one of her closest advisers. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan[269]
P. N. Haksar, First Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (1971-1973) and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission (1975-1977). He was the first-ever chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University[270]
Ravindra Kaushik, Spy & RAW operative Famously known as Black Tiger, He is regarded as India's Greatest spy to be engaged in Undercover operation at Pakistan armed forces.[271]
R. N. Kao, Indian spymaster and the first founder chief of India's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing.[272]
Satyendra Dubey,IES officer and was the Project Director in the National Highways Authority of India at Koderma[273]
Sukumar Sen,Indian Civil Servant who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India & first Chief Election Commissioner in Sudan.He received Padma Bhushan[274]
Suresh Tendulkar, Indian economist and former chief of the National Statistical Commission. He was an member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Economic Advisory Council[275][276]
T. N. Seshan,Indian Bureaucrat who was the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India & 18th Cabinet Secretary of IndiaHe received Ramon Magsaysay Award[277]
Triloki Nath Kaul, Indian Diplomat who was two times Foreign Secretary of India[278]
Vijay Lakshmi Pandit, Indian diplomat who was the first female Governor of Maharashtra and first female President of the United Nations General Assembly[279][280]

Politicians

Political Party founders

Dattopant Thengadi, Indian Hindu Ideologue who founded Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh & Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[281]
K. B. Hedgewar,Founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)[282]
Shripad Amrit Dange, Co founder of Communist Party of India. He was the Member of the Indian Parliament for Bombay Central and Central South[283]
Surendranath Banerjee,Indian Politician who was the 11th President of Indian congress. He founded Indian National association and also co founded Indian National congress.He was the First Indian to qualify for Indian Civil Services Examination [284]
Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Minister of Industry and supply. He was the founder of Bharathiya Jana Sangh (predecessor of BJP)[285]
V. S. Srinivasa Sastri, Indian Politician who was the co-founder of Indian Liberal Party. He was Member of the Council of State & India's Agent to the Union of South Africa. He received Order of the Star of India[286]
Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, co-founder and First President of Indian National Congress.[287]

Ministers,MPs and MLAs

Arindam Bhattacharya (politician), Member of Legislative Assembly(MLA) from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly[288] and President of the West Bengal unit of All India Brahman Mahasabha founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya in 1939
Deepak Bharadwaj, Indian politician belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Bhardwaj had contested for 15th Lok Sabha from the West Delhi Constituency[289]
Girdhari Lal Bhargava, Indian Politician who was the Member of Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament of Rajasthan[290]
H. R. Bhardwaj, 27th Minister of Law and Justice, former Governor of Karnataka and Kerala[291]
Jana Krishnamurthi, Indian Politician who was the former Union Law minister and 6th president of Bharathiya Janata Party[292]
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Indian Politician who was the 3rd Minister of Agriculture and 2nd Governor of Uttar Pradesh. He is the Founder of Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan[293]
K. S. Sudarshan was the Fifth Chief/Sarsanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh[294]
Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras popularly known as Balasaheb Deoras, was the third Chief/Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh[295]
M. S. Golwalkar better known as Guruji was the second Chief/Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh[296]
P. Ramamurthi, Indian Politician who was Member of Parliament and politburo member of Communist Party of India (Marxist)[297]
Pramod Mahajan, minister in the government of Vajpayee[298]
Prem Nath Dogra,Leader of Jammu & Kashmir known as Sher-e-Duggar.He was also the President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1955) [299]
Rahul Easwar, Indian right-wing activist, philosophy author and orator[300]
Rahul Gandhi, Indian Politician[301]
Rajendra Trivedi, speaker of Gujarat Legislative Assembly[302]
Sanjay Jha,[303] former national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress
Satish Sharma, Indian Politician who was the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas (1993–1996) and MP of Uttar Pradesh (2010 – 2016)[304]
Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi, Indian Politician who was the Member of Parliament, and leader of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti[305]
Somnath Chatterjee, Indian Politician who was the 14th Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Member of Parliament (1985 - 2009) [306]
Subhas Chakraborty, Indian Politician who was the MLA, Minister of Transport,Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs and Minister of Tourism Government of West Bengal[307]
Subramanian Swamy, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[308]
Uma Shankar Dikshit,Indian Politician who was the 12th Governor of West Bengal,7th Governor of Karnataka & 10th Minister of Home Affairs. He received Padma Vibhushan[309]
U. Srinivas Mallya, Indian politician who served as Member of Parliament for an 18-year tenure from 1946 to 1965[310]
Vasant Sathe, Former Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting and he initiated process which led to Indian television moving into colour broadcasting for Asian Games 1982 and Hum Log the first colour Indian soap-opera.[311][312]
Vijay Mishra, represents the Gyanpur constituency in the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh[313]
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian politician who played developed tbe Hindtuva Ideology. He was leading figure in Hindu Mahasabha[314]

Chief Ministers

Photo	Name	State
	Haribhau Upadhyaya	Ajmer State
	P. V. Narasimha Rao	Andhra Pradesh
	Tanguturi Prakasam	Andhra State
	Gopinath Bordoloi	Assam
	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Assam
	Shankar Dayal Sharma	Bhopal State
	Binodanand Jha	Bihar
	Kedar Pandey
	Jagannath Mishra
	Bindeshwari Dubey
	Bhagwat Jha
	B. G. Kher	Bombay State
	Morarji Desai	Bombay State
	Sushma Swaraj	Delhi
	Sheila Dikshit	Delhi
	Manohar Parrikar	Goa
	Digambar Kamat	Goa
	Hitendra Desai	Gujarat
	Ghanshyam Oza	Gujarat
	Bhagwat Dayal Sharma	Haryana
	Shanta Kumar	Himachal Pradesh
	Burgula Ramakrishna Rao	Hyderabad State
	R. Gundu Rao	Karnataka
	Ramakrishna Hegde	Karnataka
	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	Kerala
	Liladhar Joshi	Madhya Bharat
	Ravishankar Shukla	Madhya Pradesh
	Bhagwantrao Mandloi
	Kailash Nath Katju
	Dwarka Prasad Mishra
	Shyama Charan Shukla
	Kailash Chandra Joshi
	Motilal Vora
	Manohar Joshi	Maharashtra
	Devendra Fadnavis	Maharashtra
	Sadashiva Tripathy	Odisha
	Bishwanath Das
	Nandini Satpathy
	Binayak Acharya
	Brish Bhan	PEPSU
	Gopi Chand Bhargava	Punjab
	Hiralal Shastri	Rajasthan
	Jai Narayan Vyas
	Tika Ram Paliwal
	Hari Dev Joshi
	C. Rajagopalachari	Tamil Nadu
	V.NJanaki
	J. Jayalalithaa
	Govind Ballabh Pant	Uttar Pradesh
	Kamalapati Tripathi
	Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna
	N. D. Tiwari
	Sripati Mishra
	Nityanand Swami	Uttarakhand
	N. D. Tiwari
	B. C. Khanduri
	Ramesh Pokhriyal
	Vijay Bahuguna
	S.N.Shukla	Vindhya Pradesh
	Ajoy Mukherjee	West Bengal
	Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
	Mamata Banerjee

Presidents of India

Name	Born	Death	Brahmin Sub-Cast	In Office
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan[315][316]	5 September 1888	17 April 1975	Niyogi Brahmin	Second President (13 May 1962 – 13 May 1967)
V. V. Giri[317]	10 August 1894	24 June 1980	Niyogi Brahmin	fourth president 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974
Ramaswamy Venkataraman[318]	4 December 1910	27 January 2009	Iyer Brahmin	Eighth president 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992
Shankar Dayal Sharma[319]	19 August 1918	26 December 1999	Gaur Brahmin	Ninth President (25 June 1992 – 25 July 1997)
Pranab Mukherjee[320]	11 December 1935	31 August 2020	Kulin Brahmin	Thirteenth President (25 July 2012 – 25 July 2017)

Prime Ministers of India

Name	Born	Death	Brahmin Sub-Cast	In Office
Jawaharlal Nehru[321]	14 November 1889	27 May 1964	Saraswat Brahmin (Kashmiri Pandit)	First PM (15 August 1947 – 27 May 1964)
Indira Gandhi[322]	19 November 1917	31 October 1984	Saraswat Brahmin (Kashmiri Pandit)	Third PM (24 January 1964 – 24 March 1977 and 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984)
Morarji Desai[323]	29 February 1896	10 April 1995		Fourth PM (24 March 1977 – 28 July 1979)
Rajiv Gandhi[324]	31 October 1984	2 December 1989		Sixth PM (31 October 1984 – 2 December 1989)
P. V. Narasimha Rao[325]	28 June 1921	23 December 2004	Niyogi Brahmin	Ninth Prime Minister (21 June 1991 – 16 May 1996 )
Atal Bihari Vajpayee[326]	25 December 1924	16 August 2018		Tenth Prime Minister (16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 and 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004)

Spiritual Gurus

Adi Shankara[327]
Anukulchandra Chakravarty,Indian Guru who was the founder Satsang (Deoghar)[328]
Ashutosh[329]
Brahmananda Saraswati[330]
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu considered to be Avatar of Radhe Krishna.He founded Gaudiya Vaishnavism & composed Shikshashtakam[331]
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati known as the Sage of Kanchi or Mahaperiyava (meaning "The great elder') [332]
Dayanand Saraswati[333]
Eknath, according to legend[334]
Gopalanand Swami[335]
Krishnananda Saraswati[336]
Lokenath Brahmachari[337]
Madhvacharya[338]
Neem Karoli Baba[339]
Ramakrishna[340]
Ramanujacharya[341]
Sarada Devi[342]
Sitaramdas Omkarnath said to be Divine Incarnate/Avatar of Kali Yuga[343]
Sri Chinmoy,Indian guru who established first meditation center inQueens, New York.He started the Peace Run movement[344]
Swaminarayan[345]
Swami Ramanand[346]
Tibbetibaba[347]
Upasni Maharaj[348]
Vallabha Acharya[349]

Historian & Scholars

Datto Vaman Potdar, Indian historian and orator who was the Vice-Chancellor of University of Pune. He received Padma Bhushan and said to be Dr. Johnson of Maharashtra or a living encyclopedia[350]
K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, Indian historian known for his works on South Indian history. He also received Padma Bhushan.[351]
Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao, Indian historian[352]
Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian scholar and educational reformer. He also received Bharat Ratna[353]
Pandurang Vaman Kane, Indologist and Sanskrit scholar.He received India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna[354]
Ramachandra Guha,[355] Indian historian and writer
S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar,Indian historian, academician and Dravidologist who earned the title "Dewan Bahadur"[356]
U. V. Swaminatha Iyer, Tamil Scholar called Tamil Thatha (literally, "Tamil grandfather")[357]

Yogi

B.K.S. Iyengar ,Indian Yoga guru who founded "Iyengar Yoga style".He received Padma Shri,Padma Bhushan & Padma Vibhushan[358]
Chidananda Saraswati,Indian yogi who was President of the Divine Life Society[359]
Dhirendra Brahmachari[360]
K. Pattabhi Jois[361]
Lahiri Mahasaya[362]
Sivananda Saraswati[363]
Swami Rama[364]
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Indian yoga guru who is considered as "Father of Modern Yoga" [365][366]

Writers

Agyeya[367]
Bhagwatikumar Sharma, Indian Gujarati Author and Journalist[368]
Bharathi Mukherjee, Indian American-Canadian writer who was the first naturalized citizen to win the National Book Critics Circle Award[369]
C. K. Prahalad, Indian American Author who received Pravasi Bharatiya Samman and Padma Bhushan[370]
Gurajada Apparao, Indian Playwright who was given title Kavisekhara and Abyudaya Kavitha Pithamahudu [371]
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi - Hindi author, novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar.He received Padma Bhushan[372]
Kalhana, Indian author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the History of Kashmir.[373]
Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian writer who is considered Father of Telugu Renaissance movement[374]
Kalki Krishnamurthy,Indian Writer whose notable works include Ponniyin Selvan and Sivagamiyin Sabadham[375]
Lalithambika Antharjanam, Indian author and social reformer best known for her literary works in Malayalam language[376]
Mahasweta Devi, Indian writer who received Jnanpith Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan[377]
Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi,Gujarati-language writer, philosopher, and social thinker from British India[378]
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar[379]
Padma Lakshmi, Indian American author and Television Host.[380]
Parithimar Kalaignar, Tamil Professor who was the First to Campaign Tamil as Classical language & First to use the term Kumari Kandam[381][357]
Pralhad Keshav Atre,Indian writer popularly known as Acharya Atre [382]
Rahul Sankrityayan,Indian author who spent 45 years of his life on travels away from home & considered "Father of Indian travelogue" He received Padma Bhushan[383]
Rajam Krishnan[384]
R. K. Narayan, Indian Writer who received Benson Medal, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan[385]
Seepersad Naipaul,Indo-Trinidadian writer[386]
Shivaram Karanth, Indian Polymath and novelist. He received Jnanpith Award for kannada[387]
Somadeva, Indian writer who was the author of a famous compendium of Indian legends, fairy tales and folk tales - the Kathasaritsagara[388]
U. R. Ananthamurthy,Indian Writer who has received Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith Award.[389]
Vātsyāyana, author of Kama Sutra[390]
Vijay Tendulkar,Indian Playwright.He received Padma Bhushan.[391]
Vishnubhat Godse, Indian Travelogue writer known for Maza Pravas[392]

Poets

D. R. Bendre[393]
Garimella Satyanarayana, Telugu Poet and freedom fighter [394]
Gopalakrishna Adiga, Kannada Poet who is known as "Pioneer of New style" poetry [395]
Goswami Tulsidas, the author of the epic poem Ramcharitmanas.[396]
Kapilar, Tamil poet of Sangam period who contributed 10% of Sangam Era classical corpus [397]
Kavi Pradeep,Indian poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo". He received Dada Saheb Phalke Award.[398]
M. Govinda Pai, Kannada Poet who received first Rashtrakavi title by the Madras Government[399]
Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian Poet and Composer [400]
Narsinh Mehta, Gujarati Saint poet who is considered as Adi Kavi.His bhajan Vaishnav Jan To was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite [401]
Poonthanam Nambudiri, Malayalam Poet who is remembered for Jnanappana which means "the song of divine wisdom" in Malayalam[402]
Sri Sri, Indian poet who is known for his works in Telugu literature and anthology Maha Prasthanam[403]
Subramani Bharathi, Tamil poet popularly known as "Mahakavi Bharathi" ("Great Poet Bharathi"), he was a pioneer of modern Tamil poetry [404][405]
Suryakant Tripathi,Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer.[406]
Tikkana,Telugu poet who was the second poet of the Kavi Trayam that translated Mahabharata into Telugu[407]
Veturi,Indian poet and lyricist[408]
Vidyapati, Maithili and Sanskrit poet, composer, writer, courtier and royal priest[409][410]
Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Telugu Poet who has received Padma Bhushan & Jnanpith Award[411]
Yogmaya Neupane, Nepali Poet considered pioneer of female Nepali poets [412]

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