Famous Indian with Birthday
Here is a list of famous and great Indians with their date of birth and death. Also mention here, why they are famous for. These famous people list includes kings, political leaders, spiritual leaders, freedom fighters, movie personalities, literature and cultural greats, and sports personalities.
| Birthday-Year | Name | Died Year | Famous for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340BC | Chandragupta Maurya | 298BC | Founder of Maurya Empire |
| 304BC | Ashoka | 232BC | Greatest Indian Ruler of all time |
| 335AD | Samudragupta | 380AD | King of Gupta dynasty, known as Napoleon of India |
| 1148AD | Prithviraj Chauhan | 1192AD | Rajput ruler of Ajmed and Delhi |
| 15th April, 1469 | Guru Nanak | 22th September, 1539 | Founder of the religion of Sikhism |
| 14th February, 1483 | Babur | 26th December, 1530 | Founder of Mughal dynasty in India |
| 14th October, 1542 | Akbar | 27th October, 1605 | Greatest ruler of Mughal dynasity |
| 20th September, 1569 | Jahangir | 8th November, 1627 | Sultan of Mughal dynasity |
| 5th January, 1592 | Shah Jahan | 22th January, 1666 | Sultan of Mughal dynasity |
| 4th November, 1618 | Aurangzeb | 3rd March, 1707 | Sultan of Mughal dynasity |
| 19th February, 1627 | Shivaji | 3rd April, 1680 | Founder of Maratha Empire |
| 20th November, 1750 | Tipu Sultan | 4th May, 1799 | Ruler of Mysore Kingdom |
| 27th December, 1797 | Mirza Ghalib | 15th February, 1869 | Famous poet during late Mughal Period |
| 12th February, 1824 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati | 30th October, 1883 | Hindu religious leader |
| 4th September, 1825 | Dadabhai Naoroji | 30th June, 1917 | First Indian MP in British Parliament |
| 19th July, 1827 | Mangal Pandey | 8th April, 1857 | First martyr of sepoy mutiny, 1857 |
| 19th November, 1828 | Rani Lakshmi Bai | 18th June, 1858 | Rani of Jhansi, leader of Indian rebellion 1857 |
| 3rd March, 1839 | Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata | 19th May, 1904 | Founder of TATA Group |
| 23rd July, 1856 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 1st August, 1920 | Social reformer and leader of Indian Independence Movement |
| 6th May, 1861 | Motilal Nehru | 6th February, 1931 | Lawyer and two time President of Indian Congress |
| 7th May, 1861 | Rabindranath Tagore | 7th August, 1941 | Famous Indian Literature and Poet and also first Nobel Prize receiver from India and Asia |
| 25th December, 1861 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya | 12th November, 1946 | Leader of Indian Independence Movement and founder of Banaras Hindu University |
| 12th January 1863 | Swami Vivekananda | 4th July 1902 | A great social reformer and philosopher of India. |
| 28th January, 1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai | 17th November, 1928 | Known as Punjab Kesari and Leader of Indian Independence Movement |
| 2nd October, 1869 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | 30th January,1948 | Father of Nation |
| 15th August, 1872 | Sri Aurobindo | 5th December, 1950 | Indian freedom fighter and spiritual leader |
| 31st October, 1875 | Vallabhbhai Patel | 15th December, 1950 | Leader of Indian Independence Movement and first Home Minister of India |
| 13th February, 1879 | Sarojini Naidu | 2nd March, 1949 | Know as Nightingale of India and first Governor of India |
| 31st July, 1880 | Munshi Premchand | 8th October, 1936 | Famous Indian writer in Hindi Language |
| 3rd December, 1884 | Rajendra Prasad | 28th February, 1963 | First President of India |
| 11th November, 1888 | Maulana Azad | 22th February, 1958 | First Education Minister of India |
| 14th November, 1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru | 27th May, 1964 | First Prime Minister of India |
| 14th April, 1891 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | 6th December, 1956 | Chief architect of the Indian Constitution |
| 23rd January, 1897 | Subhas Chandra Bose | 1945 | Prominent leader of Indian Independence Movement and founder of Indian National Army |
| 11th October, 1902 | Jayaprakash Narayan | 8th October, 1979 | Known as Loknayak and prominent social leader of independent India |
| 29th July, 1904 | J. R. D. Tata | 29th November, 1993 | Former Chairman of TATA Group |
| 2nd October, 1904 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | 11th January, 1966 | Second Prime Minister of India |
| 28th September, 1907 | Bhagat Singh | 23rd March, 1931 | Indian revolutionaries of independence movement |
| 30th October, 1909 | Homi J. Bhabha | 24th January, 1966 | Known as "father of Indian nuclear programme" and founder Director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| 26th August, 1910 | Mother Teresa | 5th September, 1997 | Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize |
| 8th July, 1914 | Jyoti Basu | 17th January, 2010 | Five time Chief Minister of West Bengal and Longest Serving Chief Minister of Any State of India |
| 16th September, 1916 | M.S. Subbulakshmi | 11th December, 2004 | Renowned carnatic vocalist and winner of Bharat Ratna |
| 19th November, 1917 | Indira Gandhi | 31st October, 1984 | First Lady Prime Minister of India |
| 21st August, 1919 | Vikram Sarabhai | 31st December, 1971 | Father of Indian Space Program and Chairman of ISRO |
| 31st August, 1919 | Amrita Pritam | 31st October, 2005 | Punjabi Writer and Poet |
| 2nd May, 1921 | Satyajit Ray | 23rd April, 1992 | Famous Film Director, Producer, Writer |
| 4th February, 1922 | Pandit Bhimsen Joshi | 24th January, 2011 | Indian vocalist and recipient of Bharat Ratna |
| 28th September, 1929 | Lata Mangeshkar | NA | Famous Indian Singer |
| 28th December, 1932 | Dhirubhai Ambani | 6th July, 2002 | Founder of Reliance Group |
| 3rd November, 1933 | Amartya Sen | NA | Indian Economist and Nobel Prize winner |
