The Greatest Indian after Gandhi
The top 3 according to 20 votes from people: B. R. Ambedkar · A. P. J. Abdul Kalam · Mother Teresa. (Updated Aug 28, 2023.)
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.
Automatically translated (original in हिन्दी). See the original
Top 10
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1
B. R. Ambedkar
1891-1956. Chief architect of the Indian Constitution; the winner.
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2
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931-2015. Missile scientist and President of India.
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3
Mother Teresa
1910-1997. Founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, Nobel Peace Prize.
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4
Vallabhbhai Patel
1875-1950. India's first deputy prime minister, the "Iron Man".
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5
J. R. D. Tata
1904-1993. Industrialist and founder of Air India.
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6
Jawaharlal Nehru
1889-1964. India's first prime minister.
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7
Sachin Tendulkar
Born 1973. One of the greatest batsmen in cricket.
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8
Lata Mangeshkar
1929-2022. India's "Nightingale".
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9
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1924-2018. Prime minister and poet.
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10
Homi Jahangir Bhabha
Father of India's nuclear programme, Founder of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
Candidates
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11
Vikram Sarabhai
Father of the Indian Space Programme, Founder of ISRO.
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12
Satyajit Ray
Director of 'Pather Panchali', filmmaker awarded with Honorary Oscar in 1992.
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13
Indira Gandhi
1917-1984. India's first woman prime minister.
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कलाम साहब जनता के राष्ट्रपति थे।
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