Below is a list of famous and great Indians along with their dates of birth and deaths. Additionally, their most notable accomplishments are also mentioned. The famous people list includes kings, political leaders, spiritual leaders, freedom fighters, actors, authors, literary and cultural giants, and sports figures.
| Name | Birth Date | Demise | Known For |
| Chandragupta Maurya | 340BC | 298BC | Founder of the Mauryan Empire |
| Ashoka | 304BC | 232BC | Most powerful Indian ruler of all time |
| Samudragupta | 335AD | 380AD | Napoleon of India, king of the Gupta dynasty |
| Prithviraj Chauhan | 1148AD | 1192AD | Ruler of Ajmed and Delhi in the Rajput dynasty |
| Guru Nanak | 15th April 1469 | 22nd September 1539 | The religion of Sikhism founded by Guru Nanak |
| Babur | 14th February 1483 | 26th December 1530 | India’s first Mughal emperor |
| Akbar | 14th October 1542 | 27th October 1605 | Mughal dynasty’s most powerful ruler |
| Jahangir | 20th September 1569 | 8th November 1627 | Sultan of the Mughal dynasty |
| Shah Jahan | 5th January 1592 | 22nd January 1666 | Mughal dynasty ruler |
| Aurangzeb | 4th November 1618 | 3rd March 1707 | A Mughal dynasty sultan |
| Shivaji | 19th February 1627 | 3rd April 1680 | Maratha Empire founder |
| Tipu Sultan | 20th November 1750 | 4th May 1799 | The ruler of the kingdom of Mysore |
| Mirza Ghalib | 27th December 1797 | 15th February 1869 | During the late Mughal period, he was a famous poet |
| Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati | 12th February 1824 | 30th October 1883 | Religion leader in Hinduism |
| Dadabhai Naoroji | 4th September 1825 | 30th June 1917 | The first Indian member of the British Parliament |
| Mangal Pandey | 19th July 1827 | 8th April 1857 | In 1857, his death was the first martyr in the Sepoy Mutiny |
| Rani Lakshmi Bai | 19th November 1828 | 18th June 1858 | During the Indian rebellion of 1857, Raja of Jhansi led the rebellion |
| Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata | 3rd March 1839 | 19th May 1904 | Founding member of the TATA Group |
| Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 23rd July 1856 | 1st August 1920 | Founder of the Indian Independence Movement and social reformer |
| Motilal Nehru | 6th May 1861 | 6th February 1931 | An Indian Congress president twice and a lawyer |
| Rabindranath Tagore | 7th May 1861 | 7th August 1941 | Known for his literature and poetry, as well as being the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize |
| Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya | 25th December 1861 | 12th November 1946 | Founder of Banaras Hindu University and leader of India’s independence movement |
| Lala Lajpat Rai | 28th January 1865 | 17th November 1928 | Leader of the Indian Independence Movement and known as Punjab Kesari |
| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | 2nd October 1869 | 30th January 1948 | The Father of the Nation |
| Sri Aurobindo | 15th August 1872 | 5th December 1950 | Spiritual leader and freedom fighter from India |
| Vallabhbhai Patel | 31st October 1875 | 15th December 1950 | First Indian Home Minister and leader of the Indian Independence Movement |
| Sarojini Naidu | 13th February 1879 | 2nd March 1949 | First Governor of India and Nightingale of India |
| Munshi Premchand | 31st July 1880 | 8th October 1936 | Hindi language writer famous in India |
| Rajendra Prasad | 3rd December 1884 | 28th February 1963 | India’s first president |
| Maulana Azad | 11th November 1888 | 22nd February 1958 | First Indian Minister of Education |
| Jawaharlal Nehru | 14th November 1889 | 27th May 1964 | First Prime Minister of India |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | 14th April 1891 | 6th December 1956 | Indian Constitution’s chief architect |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | 23rd January 1897 | 1945 | Founder of the Indian National Army and a prominent figure in the Indian Independence Movement |
| Jayaprakash Narayan | 11th October 1902 | 8th October 1979 | A prominent Indian social leader known as Loknayak |
| J. R. D. Tata | 29th July 1904 | 29th November 1993 | An ex-Chairman of TATA Group |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri | 2nd October 1904 | 11th January 1966 | India’s second prime minister |
| Bhagat Singh | 28th September 1907 | 23rd March 1931 | Independence movement revolutionaries in India |
| Homi J. Bhabha | 30th October 1909 | 24th January 1966 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research founder and father of Indian nuclear program |
| Mother Teresa | 26th August 1910 | 5th September 1997 | Nobel Peace Prize laureate |
| Jyoti Basu | 8th July 1914 | 17th January 2010 | He is the longest serving chief minister of any state in India, having served five terms as chief minister of West Bengal |
| M.S. Subbulakshmi | 16th September 1916 | 11th December 2004 | Bharat Ratna winner and renowned carnatic vocalist |
| Indira Gandhi | 19th November 1917 | 31st October 1984 | First female Prime Minister of India |
| Vikram Sarabhai | 21st August 1919 | 31st December 1971 | Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization and founder of the Indian Space Program |
| Amrita Pritam | 31st August 1919 | 31st October 2005 | Poet and writer of Punjabi origin |
| Satyajit Ray | 2nd May 1921 | 23rd April 1992 | Writer, producer, director of acclaimed films |
| Pandit Bhimsen Joshi | 4th February 1922 | 24th January 2011 | Bharat Ratna-winning Indian vocalist |
| Lata Mangeshkar | 28th September 1929 | NA | Legendary Indian singer |
| Dhirubhai Ambani | 28th December 1932 | 6th July 2002 | The founder of the Reliance Group |
| Amartya Sen | 3rd November 1933 | NA | Nobel Prize-winning Indian economist |
