30 Most Famous Indian Political Leaders of All Time

Check Out These 30 Most Famous Indian Political Leaders

In India, almost 200 political parties were formed after getting Independence in 1947. There are many famous political leaders who are well known for their great works. Their achievements for the welfare of India make them famous. Here is the context: we are presenting to you a list of 30 Most Famous Indian Political Leaders of all time.

1. Jawaharlal Nehru

He was born on 14 November 1889 at Allahabad. He was the first Prime Minister of India. He is well known for his dedication and hard work for the freedom of India. Jawaharlal Nehru was a part of the Indian National Congress party. His father’s name was Moti Lal Nehru, and mother Swaruprani Thussu.

2. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

He was one of the strong personalities of India. Dr. Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891. He was also a freedom fighter. His father’s name was Ramji Maloji Sakpa, and his mother was Bhimabai. He was from Buddhism religion. He is known as the father of the Indian Constitution. His full name is Bhim Rao Ambedkar, and he died on 6 Dec 1956.

3. Subhas Chandra Bose

This freedom fighter was born on 23 January 1897 at Cuttack. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. He is from a Hindu background. His father’s name is Janaki Nath Bose and mother Prabhavati Devi. He is known as Netaji. He studied at Raven Shaw College, University of Calcutta, Scottish Church College, Calcutta, and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. This freedom fighter died in a plane crash on 18 Aug 1945.

4. K. Kamaraj

He was born on 15 July 1903. He was the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India. He died on 2 Oct 1975 at the age of 72 years. He had also done a lot of work for India’s goodwill.

5. L.K. Advani

He was born on 8 Nov 1927 in Karachi. His complete name is Lal Krishan Advani. He is now 90 years old. He is another of the most famous Indian political leaders. His father’s name is Kishanchand Advani and mother Gyani Devi. He belongs to the Hindu religion.

6. M.G.Ramachandran

He was born on 17 January 1917 and was a politician as well as an actor by profession. His father’s name was Melakkath Gopala Menon, and his mother’s name was Maruthur Satyabhama. He died on 24 Dec 1987 in Madras.

7. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

He was a very respected and multi-talented personality. He was a well-known politician, freedom fighter, and poet in India. He was born on 25 Dec 1924 at Gwalior. His father’s name was Krishna Bihari Vajpayee, a school teacher and poet, and his mother’s name was Krishna Devi. He served as Prime Minister of India in three non-consecutive terms. He died on 16 August 2018 in New Delhi at the age of 94 years. One of the best and most famous Indian political leaders.

8. Rajiv Gandhi

He was one of the most popular politicians of India. He was born on 20 Aug 1944 in Mumbai. He is from a political background family. His father’s name was Feroze Gandhi, and his mother’s name was Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. He became Prime Minister of India after his mother’s assassination on 31 Oct 1984. He died on 21 May 1991 in a suicide bomb attack at the age of 46 years. He had fame for introducing telecommunication technology in India.

9. Indra Gandhi

She was a well-known politician of India and was also called the Iron Lady of India. She was born on 19 Nov 1917 in Allahabad in a politically active family. Her father was the first Prime Minister of Independent India. Her father’s name was Jawaharlal Nehru and her mother’s name was Kamla Nehru. She died because of the Blue Star Operation on the Golden Temple, a well- known holy place of Sikh’s in June 1984.

10. Lala Lajpat Rai

He was one of the greatest freedom fighters and leaders of India. He is also called with names Punjab Kesari or the Lion of Punjab. He was born on 28 Jan 1865 in Dhudike in Punjab state, India. His father’s name was Munshi Radha Krishna Azad, and his mother’s name was Gulab Devi. He was a part of the Indian National Congress. He was extremely inspired by Dayanand Sarasvati, so he established Dayanand Anglo-Vedic (D.A.V.) institutions. He died on 17 Nov 1928 during his protest against the Simon Commission.

11. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

He was born on 23rd July 1856 in Ratnagiri, now in Maharashtra. He was a teacher by profession and an extremist in the political field. His father’s name is Gangadhar Shastri, and mother Parvati Bai Gangadhar. He was the co-founder of the Deccan Education Society, Maratha, Kesari, and the All India Home Rule League. He was born in a Brahmin family. He was inspired by his father, who was also a teacher. He completed his studies at Deccan College, Pune, in 1877. Then he started his career as a Math teacher. He played an important role in bringing many changes during the British rule. He died on 1 Aug 1920 in Mumbai. He was known as a great fighter.

12. P.V. Narasimha Rao

He was the 10th Prime Minister of India. He was born on 28 June 1921. His complete name is Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao. He is known as the “Father of Indian Economic Reforms”. He dismantled the Licence Raj that created a path towards freedom. He died on 23 Dec 2004.

13. Lal Bahadur Shastri

He was the founder of the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”. He was born on 2 Oct 1904 in Ramnagar, Varanasi. He was the former Prime Minister of India.
He was famous for his achievements for the Indian farmers’ goodwill and for being a part of the victory in the India-Pakistan war in 1965. He died on 11 January 1966.

14. Dr. Rajendra Parshad

He was the first President of India after independence. He played the role of the architect in building the Republic of India. He is the only person who was selected for the post of President two times. He was born on 3 Dec 1884 in Bihar. His father’s name was Mahadev Sahay and mother Kamleshwari Devi. He was an Active member of the Indian Freedom Movement. He died on 28 Feb 1963.

15. APJ Abdul Kalam

He was known as “Grandpa” and was the famous proactive President of India. He is called the “people’s President or The Missile Man of India”. He was the developer of the ballistic missile program of India. He was well known for his movement “What Can I Give” in 2011. This was a great step for reducing corruption in India. His Full name was Avul Pakir Jainulabudeen Abdul Kalam. This great personality was born on 15 Oct 1931 in Madras. His father’s name was Jainulabdeen, and his mother’s name was Ashiamma. He died on 27 July 2015 in Shillong, Meghalaya, India.

16. Dadabhai Naoroji

He was one of the earliest leaders of India that involves in politics. He was also well known as the first educationist that clear the concepts related to Zoroastrianism.

17. Jyoti Basu

He was record holder Chief Minister of India. He remained in this post from 1977 till 2000 in West Bengal. He designed the plan of land reform and introduced the Panchayat Raj.

18. Shashi Tharoor

He is considered one of the handsome leaders of India. He is also a diplomat and writer. He is never afraid to speak out his own views on the issues running in India. He is the favorite politician among the youth and the most tech-savvy person who has a direct connection with his public via Twitter.

19. E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad

He was the first chief minister of Kerala and was the first communist political leader who was elected democratically. He is well known for his advancements in the field of land and education. He set a model with his works that were later followed by other states. He was also a well-known writer and journalist.

20. N.T. Rama Rao

His nickname is NTR. He was a chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was also an actor by profession. He was a member of the Telugu Desam Party. He fought for women's rights. He participated in the National Front that guided the country from the year 1989 to 1991.

21. Sonia Gandhi

She has been the president of the Indian National Congress Party for the last 15 years. She has been involved in the development of bills such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Her latest step for the poor people’s goodwill is the cash transfer scheme.

22. Manmohan Singh

He is a personality of India who put his best effort into lifting India out of economic disasters. India gets $1 trillion economic milestone during the rule of Manmohan Singh. It is considered the strongest growth of India.

23. Dr. Zakir Husain

He was the first Muslim President of India. He was the Founder of the Jamia Millia Islamia University of India. Salman Khurshid, the current foreign minister, is Dr. Husain’s grandson.

24. Sunil Dutt

He was the most recognized sports minister of India and a well-known film star. He was the promoter of communal harmony in Mumbai. The Nargis Dutt Foundation for cancer treatment was also introduced by Sunil Dutt. He was considered the first actor to step into politics and polish India according to its own point of view.

25. Narendra Modi

He is the current Prime Minister of India. He is famous because of the steps taken to remove black money and change the Indian notes to new currency notes.

26. Nitish Kumar

He is considered one of the cleanest politicians or ministers of Bihar. He is also called the efficient taskmaster of Bihar. The state became stronger under his rule, and it reduced corruption. He adopted over 1 lakh teachers to improve the education levels in Bihar. He also took steps for crime removal in his state.

27. Morarji Desai

He was a freedom fighter and popular politician of India. He was born on 29 Feb 1896 in Bombay (Mumbai). His efforts to initiate peace between India and Pakistan were extraordinary. He was the only Indian who was awarded the Nishan-E-Pakistan. He was a member of the Indian National Congress Party. In 1977, he joined the Janata Party and became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India. He died on 10 April 1995 at the age of 99 years.

28. Ram Nath Kovind

Ram Nath Kovind was the 14th president of India.  He was born on 1 Oct 1945. His father's name is Maiku Lal, and mother name was Kalavati. He started his career as an advocate in 1971. Because of his legal career, he got a chance to meet many political leaders.
He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 1991 and was selected as an MP of the Rajya Sabha. He worked for 12 years in this post. Then he was selected as the President of India on 19 June 2017 because of his nomination in India is topmost positions. He is well known for his protests and work that he did to change some brutal political orders.

29. Arvind Kejriwal

He was born on 16 Aug 1968. He is the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party. His father's name is Govind Ram Kejriwal, is mother name is Geeta Devi. He is well known as an Anti-Corruption Activist and a politician. He is the winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award as an emerging leader because of his involvement in the Parivartan movement in India. He is also a part of Anna Hazare’s protest against corruption, and this is the reason for introducing his AAP Party. He is now in the post of Chief Minister in Delhi.

30. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

This great personality was born on 31 Oct 1875. He was well-known as Patron Saint, Sardar, Bismarck of India, and the Iron Man of India. He was a member of the Indian National Congress. His father's name was Jhaverbhai Patel and mother Laad Bai Patel. He belonged to the Hindu religion. He died on 15 Dec 1950 in Mumbai. He is the father of the Republic of India and a freedom fighter. He was a social provider that helps the people during the plague. He was also involved in moments for stopping the tax payments. He was elected as the president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee in 1920. 
 
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