University of Calcutta alumni

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863–1902)

Indian economist and philosopher (1933-)

President of India from 2012 to 2017

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian academic, philosopher and statesman who served as the Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962 and President of India from 1962 to 1967. He was the ambassador of India to the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1952. He was also the vice-chancellor of Banaras Hindu University from 1939 to 1948 and the vice-chancellor of Andhra University from 1931 to 1936. Radhakrishnan is considered one of the most influential and distinguished 20th century scholars of comparative religion and philosophy, he held the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta from 1921 to 1932 and Spalding Chair of Eastern Religion and Ethics at University of Oxford from 1936 to 1952.

Indian Bengali physicist and polymath (1894–1974)

First President of the Republic of India

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON

Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945)

Romanian-American historian, writer, philosopher and professor at the University of Chicago (1907–1986)

former President of Nepal

Bengali polymath, physicist, and biologist (1858–1937)

Indian American economist

Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838-1894)

Indian steel magnate

Indian football player

Indian politician and actress

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic

Indian film actor

Indian chemist (1917–2006)

Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the chief minister of West Bengal since 20 May 2011; she is the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress, she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister and is also the current leader of the house in West Bengal's Legislative Assembly.

Pakistani dental surgeon, biographer and stateswoman (1893–1967)

Indian tennis player

Indian yogi, occultist and guru (1855-1936)

Bengali Astrophysicist (1893–1956)

Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (1926-2016)

Bengali novelist and short story writer (1876-1938)

Indian film director (1923–2018)

Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1953 to 1955

Indian physician (1862–1923)

Bengali barrister and politician (1892–1963)

Indian filmmaker, script writer and actress

Indian Bengali actress

Nepalese politician and writer (1914-1982)

Indian actor

The succesor to Mother Teresa (1934-2015)

Indian painter and writer (1871–1951)

Indian-American mathematician (1920–2023)

Indian actor (1911–2001)

Indian playback singer, music director, musician and vocalist (1919–2013)

Indian playback singer

Indian actress

Indian athlete and the first Olympic medal winner from India (1877-1929)

Indian politician (1914-2010)

Indian actress

Indian Bengali filmmaker and script writer (1925–1976)

Indian scientist and statistician (1893–1972)

novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist

Indian politician, barrister and academic (1901-1953)

former Chief Minister of West Bengal, India (1882–1962)

British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist and feminist writer

Indian educator and politician

Indian film director (1909–1966)

former Indian cricketer and former chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

Indian actress

Indian actor (1935–2020)

Indian actress

Indian actress and politician

Indian-American writer (1940-2017)