Bharat Ratna: every recipient from 1980 to 2024
The top 3 according to 74 votes from people: Vallabhbhai Patel · Mother Teresa · Vinoba Bhave. (Updated Sep 16, 2024.)
From Mother Teresa and Nelson Mandela to Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar and the five recipients of 2024: everyone awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, from 1980 to 2024, in order of year.
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Top 36
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1
Vallabhbhai Patel
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991 (posthumously).
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2
Mother Teresa
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1980.
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3
Vinoba Bhave
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1983 (posthumously).
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4
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1987.
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5
Bhupen Hazarika
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019 (posthumously).
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6
B. R. Ambedkar
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990 (posthumously).
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7
Nelson Mandela
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
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8
C. Subramaniam
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1998.
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9
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2015.
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10
M. G. Ramachandran
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1988 (posthumously).
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11
Satyajit Ray
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
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12
Gulzarilal Nanda
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
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13
Bhimsen Joshi
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2008.
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14
C. N. R. Rao
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2014.
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15
Pranab Mukherjee
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019.
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16
Karpoori Thakur
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024 (posthumously).
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17
Charan Singh
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024 (posthumously).
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18
Morarji Desai
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991.
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19
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1992 (posthumously).
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20
Bismillah Khan
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
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21
Rajiv Gandhi
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1991 (posthumously).
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22
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997.
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23
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1998.
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24
Amartya Sen
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999.
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25
Nanaji Deshmukh
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2019 (posthumously).
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26
L. K. Advani
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024.
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27
P. V. Narasimha Rao
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024 (posthumously).
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28
Jayaprakash Narayan
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999 (posthumously).
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29
J. R. D. Tata
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1992.
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30
Ravi Shankar
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999.
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31
Gopinath Bordoloi
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999 (posthumously).
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32
Lata Mangeshkar
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.
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33
Sachin Tendulkar
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2014.
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34
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2015 (posthumously).
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35
M. S. Swaminathan
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024 (posthumously).
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36
Aruna Asaf Ali
Awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1997 (posthumously).
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