Top 100 Greatest Indians

A list of the greatest Indians. There are so many great Indians it is hard to draw up a list of the greatest 100. It is even harder to compare.

Top 10 Indians

  1. Lord Buddha - Founder of Buddhism. Gave up the comforts of being a Prince in a palace to seek enlightenment in the forests. After gaining the experience of Nirvana, Lord Buddha spent many years travelling India teaching his philosophy of enlightenment and peace.
  2. Sri Aurobindo - One of the key figures in the early Indian Independence movement, Aurobindo argued for nothing less than full independence. He retired from politics to devote the remainder of his life to spirituality in the French enclave of Pondicherry. Become one of the greatest poets, philosophers and Spiritual Masters of the twentieth century.
  3. Swami Vivekananda - The indomitable spirit of Swami Vivekananda awoke in his fellow Indians a renewed sense of pride and self-belief. Vivekananda embodied both the spirituality of ancient India and the dynamism of the West. He became renowned in the West after his inspirational message of Religious tolerance was heard at the World Parliament of Religions 1983.
  4. Mahatma Gandhi - The foremost political leader of the Indian independence movement. For over two decades, Gandhi strove for a peaceful overthrow of British rule. Inspired millions with his philosophy, resolve and commitment to independence and also to alleviating the plight of women and the 'untouchable' caste.
  5. Sri Krishna - The hero of India's classic - the Bhagavad Gita. It was Sri Krishna who taught to Arjuna the sublime philosophy of yoga contained in the Gita. It was Sri Krishna who brought religion and spirituality to everyone. Sri Krishna also developed a new path of yoga - bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion.
  6. Akbar - The Great Moghul Emperor who united India and became a beacon for religious tolerance. Akbar took great interest in all aspects of his government and introduced laws which were very enlightened and progressive for his time.
  7. Jawaharlal Nehru - The first Prime Minister of an Independent India 1947. Nehru became a very well respected international statesman who steered his country through the difficult period following independence.
  8. Radindranath Tagore. The Seer-Poet of modern India. Tagore, was the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. A consummate poet, composer and artist. Returned his knighthood in protest at mistreatment of Indians by the British.
  9. Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was born in Albania, but, she made her home in the slums of Calcutta. Her compassion and selfless service to the underprivileged of India and the whole world, slowly won the hearts of a her fellow Indians.
  10. Ashoka - One of the greatest Indian rulers of all time. Ashoka the Great ruled from 269 BC to 232 BC he embraced Buddhism after a bloody battle and became known for his philanthropism, and adherence to the principles of non-violence, love, truth and tolerance.
  1. King Janaka
  2. Sri Ramachandra
  3. Chitta Ranjan Das
  4. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
  5. Sri Ramakrishna
  6. Sri Jagadish Chandra Bose
  7. Rishi Rajnarayan Bose
  8. Vidyasagar
  9. Sister Nivedita
  10. Rishi Bankim
  11. Kabir
  12. Lord Gauranga / Sri Chaitanya
  13. Mirabai
  14. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
  15. The Vedic Seers
  16. Guru Nanak
  17. Vasishtha
  18. Maitreyi
  19. Dhruva
  20. Bhrigu
  21. Agastya
  22. Radha
  23. Maharana Pratap
  24. Lord Mahavira
  25. Sri Chinmoy
  26. Shankaracharya
  27. Ramanuja
  28. Aryabhata
  29. Kalidasa
  30. Swami Dayananda
  31. Debendranath Tagore
  32. Sarada Devi
  33. Michael Madhusudan Dutt
  34. Troilanga Swami
  35. Shyama Charan Lahiri
  36. Devadas Maharaj
  37. Ramdas Kathiya Baba
  38. Sita
  39. Paramhansa Yogananda
  40. Ali Akbar Khan - Sitar Player 1922-2009
  41. Ramana Maharshi
  42. Anandamayee Ma
  43. Pir Vilayat Khan
  44. Valmiki
  45. Vyasa
  46. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
  47. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
  48. Girish Chandra Ghosh
  49. Dwijendra Lal Roy
  50. Dilip Kumar Roy
  51. Sarojini Naidu
  52. Bharati
  53. Dr Sisir Kumar Ghose
  54. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
  55. Raja Rammohun Roy
  56. Lala Lajpat Rai
  57. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  58. Bipin Chandra Pal
  59. Dr S. Radhakrishnan
  60. Rishi Rajnarayan Bose
  61. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  62. Amartya Sen - Nobel Prize Economics 1998
  63. Surya Sen
  64. Sarat Chandra Bose
  65. Lord Mountbatten
  66. Arjuna
  67. Kunti
  68. Muhammad Yunus - Nobel Peace Prize 2006
  69. Sardar Patel
  70. Babar
  71. Humayan
  72. Shah Jahan
  73. Aurangzeb
  74. Shivaji
  75. Sri Jagadish Chandra Bose
  76. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
  77. Vidyasagar
  78. Babur
  79. Indira Ghandi
  80. Gorakshanath
  81. Sachin Tendulkar
  82. President R Venkataraman
  83. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman - Nobel Prize Physics 1930
  84. Dr Satyendranath Bose
  85. Kaji Mohammad Maharshin
  86. Max Müller
  87. Margaret Wilson
  88. C.Narasimhan
  89. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  90. Siddhartha Shankar Ray