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List of Famous Personalities of India and Their Nicknames

India is a country known for its rich cultural diversity, heritage and a plethora of renowned personalities who have left an indelible mark on the world. Besides their achievements and contributions, many of these famous Indians affectionately known by unique and endearing nicknames that resonate with the public. These nicknames often provide an insight into their personality, character or a memorable aspect of their lives. In this article, we will explore some of India’s most famous personalities and the nicknames that have made them even more beloved.

List of Famous Personalities of India and their Nicknames

Here is the complete list of famous personalities of India with their nicknames:

List of Famous Personalities of India and their Nicknames
S. No.	Name	Nicknames
1.	Vinoba Bhave	Acharya
2.	Valmiki	Adi Kavi
3.	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru
4.	Jainul Abdin	Akbar of Kashmir
5.	T Prakasam	Andhra Kesari
6.	C N Annadurai	Anna
7.	Javjeevan Ram	Babuji
8.	Abdul Ghaffar Khan	Badshah Khan/ Frontier Gandhi
9.	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi	Bapu
10.	Ashutosh Mukherji	Bengal Kesari
11.	Bipin Chandrapal & Saurav Ganguli	Bengal Tiger
12.	Dr. Srikrishna Singh	Bihar Kesari
13.	Dr. Anurag Narayan Singh	Bihar Vibhuti
14.	Vallabhbhai Patel	Bismark of India
15.	Rabindranath Tagore	Biswa Kavi
16.	Siddhartha Gautama	Buddha
17.	C Rajagopalachari	C R
18.	Jawaharlal Nehru	Chacha
19.	C F Andrews	Deenabandhu
20.	C R Das	Desabandhu
21.	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Desh Ratna
22.	Chitta Ranjan Das	Deshbandhu
23.	Yatindra Mohan Sengupta	Deshpriya
24.	Ravi Shankar Maharaj	Father of Gujarat
25.	Milkha Singh	Flying Sikh
26.	Dadabhai Naoroji	Grand Old Man of India
27.	Dhundiraj Govind Phalke	Grandfather of Indian Films
28.	Rabindranath Tagore	Gurudev
29.	M S Gohlwalkar	Guruji
30.	Kapil Dev	Haryana Hurricane
31.	Dhyan Chand	Hockey Wizard
32.	Chanakya	Indian Machiavelli
33.	Indira Gandhi	Iron Lady of India
34.	Saradar Vallabhbhai Patel	Iron Man
35.	Jayaprakash Narayan	J P
36.	Karpuri Thakur	Jana Nayak
37.	Sayyed Bandhu	King Maker of Indian History
38.	K. V. Puttappa	Kuvempu
39.	Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal	Lal, Bal and Pal
40.	Sreebuddha	Light of Asia
41.	Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah	Lion of Kashmir
42.	Bal Gangadhar Tilak	Lion of Maratha Lokmanya
43.	Sunil Gavaskar	Little Master
44.	Jayaprakash Narayan	Loknayak
45.	Chanakya	Machiavelli of India
46.	Dhyanchand	Magician of Hockey
47.	Madan Mohan Malaviya	Mahamana
48.	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Man of Peace
49.	Raja Ram Mohan Roy	Morning Star of India Renaissance
50.	Samudragupta	Napolean of India
51.	Subhash Chandra Bose	Netaji
52.	Sarojini Naidu	Nightingale of India
53.	Jawaharlal Nehru	Panditji
54.	Lala Lajpat Rai	Punjab Kesari
55.	P.T. Usha	Payyoli Express
56.	Saurav Ganguli	Prince of Kolkata
57.	Indira Gandhi	Priyadarshini
58.	Lala Lajpat Rai	Punjab Kesari
59.	C Rajagopalachari	Rajaji
60.	Purushottam Das tandon	Rajashree
61.	Bhagat Singh	Sahid-e-Azam
62.	Mother Teresa	Saint of the Gutters
63.	Kalidasa	Shakespeare of India
64.	Sheikh Abdullah	Sher-e-Kashmir
65.	Major General Rajinder Singh	Sparrow
66.	Lata Mangeshkar	Swar Kokila
67.	Chaudhary Devi Lal	Tau
68.	Sachin Tendulkar	The Little Master
69.	Tipu Sultan	Tiger of Mysore
70.	Amir khushro	Tota-e-Hind
71.	P.T. Usha	Udanpari
72.	Chandra Sekhar	Young Turk

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