Legends of the Kayastha Community

Founded the Azad Hind Fauj — "Give me blood, I will give you freedom"

Young revolutionary, hanged at 18 for the freedom of India

Revolutionary who laid the foundation of the Indian National Army

Of the famous Lal-Bal-Pal trio; father of revolutionary thought

Revolutionary scholar, founder of the Ghadar Party in the USA

"Lok Nayak" — leader of the Sampoorna Kranti movement, Bharat Ratna

First (interim) President of the Constituent Assembly of India

Fearless journalist and freedom fighter, editor of "Pratap"

Freedom fighter from Bengal

Fought for Satara in London and joined the 1857 uprising

First martyr of Odisha in the 1857 uprising

Gandhian freedom fighter of Odisha

Freedom fighter who brought women into the freedom struggle

First woman of Odisha in the Non-Cooperation Movement

First President of India, Bharat Ratna

Prime Minister of India — "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan", Bharat Ratna

Chief Minister of Bihar

Chief Minister of Bihar

Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of Rajasthan, scholar

First Chief Minister of West Bengal; Doctors' Day is on his birthday

Longest-serving Chief Minister of West Bengal

Longest-serving Chief Minister of Tripura

Chief Minister of Odisha, legendary pilot and freedom fighter

Longest-serving Chief Minister of Odisha (2000–2024)

Three-time Chief Minister of Odisha, Governor of Assam

Chief Minister of Odisha

Freedom fighter and Chief Minister of Odisha

"Utkal Gourab" — father of modern Odisha

Union Finance and External Affairs Minister

Union Minister of State for Finance

Union Minister for Law & Justice and IT

Union Minister

Freedom fighter, Union Minister, Governor of Gujarat and Bihar

First chairperson of the National Commission for Women

Politician, son of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Politician, son of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Minister in Uttar Pradesh, grandson of Lal Bahadur Shastri

Politician and minister from Bihar

Politician from Bihar

Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Governor of Assam

First Indian Governor of the RBI, first Finance Minister of independent India

Social reformer and writer of Maharashtra

Founder of the Shiv Sena

Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Founder of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

Spiritual leader who took Vedanta to the world — Chicago, 1893

Philosopher, yogi and nationalist

Author of "Autobiography of a Yogi", took Kriya Yoga to the West

Founder of Transcendental Meditation

Great saint-scholar of Assam

16th-century Vaishnava saint-poet of Odisha

Poet of the Odia "Jagamohana Ramayana"

Saint of the CKP community, Nashik

Mythologist and best-selling author

Showed that plants feel; pioneer of radio waves

Bose–Einstein statistics — the "Boson" is named after him

Father of Indian chemistry

Founder of CSIR; India's top science award is named after him

"Indian Edison" — 200 inventions and 40 patents

Neuroscientist, Gene Expression Theory of Aging

Botanist, first Vice-Chancellor of Utkal University

First woman engineer of Odisha

Mathematical scientist

"Upanyas Samrat" — Godaan, Gaban, Idgah

Poet of "Madhushala"

Great poet of the Chhayavad era, Jnanpith Award

Novelist of "Chitralekha"

"Gunahon Ka Devta", "Andha Yug"; editor of Dharmyug

Hindi poet and playwright

Historical novelist — "Jhansi Ki Rani"

Hindi writer

Hindi poet and writer

Great Urdu poet, Jnanpith Award

Chief disciple of Mirza Ghalib

Great Bengali poet and dramatist

Writer — "The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian"

Historian and editor of the Bengali encyclopaedia

Odia author, Jnanpith Award for "Yajnaseni"

Odia novelist, Jnanpith Award

Wrote Odisha's state song "Bande Utkala Janani"

Odia poet and educationist

Poet and essayist

"Shahenshah" of Hindi cinema

Actor and Union Minister — "Khamosh!"

Film actress

World-famous film-maker, honorary Oscar and Bharat Ratna

Legendary playback singer — "Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein"

Playback singer

Film actor

Playback singer

King of comedy — "Gajodhar"

Actor and TV host

Actor — Inspector Abhijeet of CID

Film actor

TV and film actor

Music director

Music composer of Hindi films

Film director — "Mulk", "Article 15"

Film director — "Lipstick Under My Burkha"

Veteran Odia actor

Odia actor, 300+ films

Odia actor and Member of Parliament

Odia actor and singer

Odissi dance guru

32nd Chief Justice of India

Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court

First Indian in the British House of Lords

Finance minister of Akbar, creator of the land revenue system

Diwan (finance minister) of Awadh