# The Greatest Indian after Gandhi

The top 10 of the 2012 poll The Greatest Indian after Gandhi, which combined votes from the public, a jury and market research. Gandhi himself was left out; B. R. Ambedkar came first.

- 20 votes · 13 items
- Aug 26, 2023 · patnakernel
- https://even.best/en/l/1034/the-greatest-indian-after-gandhi

## Top 10

1. **B. R. Ambedkar** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1891-1956. Chief architect of the Indian Constitution; the winner.
2. **A. P. J. Abdul Kalam** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1931-2015. Missile scientist and President of India.
3. **Mother Teresa** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1910-1997. Founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, Nobel Peace Prize.
4. **Vallabhbhai Patel** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1875-1950. India's first deputy prime minister, the "Iron Man".
5. **J. R. D. Tata** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1904-1993. Industrialist and founder of Air India.
6. **Jawaharlal Nehru** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1889-1964. India's first prime minister.
7. **Sachin Tendulkar** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Born 1973. One of the greatest batsmen in cricket.
8. **Lata Mangeshkar** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1929-2022. India's "Nightingale".
9. **Atal Bihari Vajpayee** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1924-2018. Prime minister and poet.
10. **Homi Jahangir Bhabha** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Father of India's nuclear programme, Founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
11. **Vikram Sarabhai** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Father of the Indian Space Programme, Founder of ISRO.
12. **Satyajit Ray** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Director of 'Pather Panchali', filmmaker awarded with Honorary Oscar in 1992.
13. **Indira Gandhi** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1917-1984. India's first woman prime minister.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.