| Name of a Person |
Area |
Achievements/Contribution |
| Shashi Kapoor |
Veteran Actor |
Contribution to entertainment industry |
| Lalji Singh |
Forensic Expert |
Known as a Father of DNA Fingerprinting in India |
| Pandit Narayanrao Bodas |
Hindustani Classical Music |
Contribution to classical music
|
| Girija Devi |
Semi Classical Indian Music (Thumri) |
Known as “Queen of Thumri” |
| Tom Alter |
Veteran Actor |
Contribution to the Indian Film Industry |
| S Paul |
Photographer |
Contribution to photograph industry |
| Pushpa Bhargava |
Veteran Scientist |
He had done pioneering research in cell, DNA and molecular biology with close industry linkages |
| Ustad Hussain Sayeeduddin Dagar |
Hindustani Classical Music (Dhrupad Maestro) |
keeping the Dhrupad tradition alive |
| K E Mammen |
Freedom fighter |
Social activist and also contribute to the anti-liquor campaign |
| U R Rao |
Scientist |
ISRO Chairman played an important role in building up Indian satellite programmes right from nation’s first satellite Aryabhatta |
| Kirti Nidhi Bista |
Politician |
Former PM of Nepal |
| Jagdish Mohan |
Hindustani vocalist |
Renowned Hindustani vocalist of Kirana Gharana |
| Jomde Kena |
Politician |
Arunachal Pradesh Health & Family Welfare Minister |
| Purushottam Lal Kaushik |
Politician |
Former Union minister & socialist leader |
| Johnny Hallyday |
Music |
France’s biggest Rockstar |
| I V Sasi |
Director |
Contribution to the Malayalam film industry |
| Roy Dotrice |
British actor |
Known for his performance in Game Of Thrones |
| Kundan Shah |
Veteran director |
Contribution to the Indian film industry |
| Frank Vincent |
American Actor |
Known for his negatives roles in Hollywood |
| Shakila |
Yesteryear Bollywood actor |
best known for her roles in ‘Aar Par’ and ‘CID’ |
| Manu Sharma |
Author |
Padam Shri awardee |
| Kunwar Narayan |
Poet of Hindi language |
Jnanpith awardee |
| Punathil Kunjabdulla |
Writer |
He as a Malayalam writer, he also got Sahitya Academy Award |
| Satish Chandra |
Writer |
Specialized in medieval Indian history |
John Ashbery
|
Poet |
He was recognized was as one of the greatest 20th-century American poets |
| Shamsher Khan |
Swimmer |
He was India’s first swimmer who had participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics |
| Jake Lamotta |
Boxer |
World middleweight boxing champion who inspired Martin Scorsese’s film Raging Bull and fought Sugar Ray Robinson six times |
| A G Milkha Singh |
Cricketer |
Left-handed batsman was an Indian test cricketer |
| Daniel Hegarty |
British Motorcycle Rider |
|
| Naim Suleymanoglu |
Weightlifter
(Turkey) |
The nickname Pocket Hercules, winning three consecutive Olympic gold medals |
| Violet Mosse-Brown |
Supercentenarian |
World’s oldest woman died at the age of 117 |
| Arjan Singh |
Indian Air Force |
Only Indian Air Force officer to be promoted to 5-star rank( Marshal) |
| Dr KS Chugh |
Professor of Nephrology |
Father of Nephrology in India |
| Liliane Bettencourt |
Founder of
L‘Oreal cosmetics |
World’s 14th richest woman |
| Eman Ahmed |
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World’s heaviest woman |
| Hugh Hefner |
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Founder of Playboy magazine |
| Dina Wadia |
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She was the only daughter of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
