People & public figures
Actors, artists, creators, founders, athletes, award recipients and public officials share one canonical person profile. Roles and achievements require identifiable sources. A claim verifies representation, not ownership of a public office or government endorsement.
553 matching profiles · Page 3 of 19
Akshay Kumar
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q233748
- Professional roles in source:
- actor, stunt performer, voice actor, film producer, film actor, martial artist
- Citizenship in source:
- Canada, India
- Notable works in source:
- Khiladi; Rakta Bandhan; Special 26; Entertainment; Rustom; Kesari; Bell Bottom
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233748
Yashawant Dinkar Phadke
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q68295
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, historian
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Notable works in source:
- Politics and Language
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68295
Shyam Benegal
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q55406
- Professional roles in source:
- screenwriter, politician, film director, film producer, director, documentarian, film screenwriter
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- Shyam Benegal filmography
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55406
Anita Nair
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q2850189
- Professional roles in source:
- screenwriter, writer, poet, children's writer, essayist
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Ladies Coupé; Chain of Custody
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2850189
Shashi Deshpande
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q1568679
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, journalist, children's writer, novelist, short story writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Notable works in source:
- Small Remedies
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568679
Sudha Chandran
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q48289
- Professional roles in source:
- actor, television actor
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Mayuri
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48289
Kajal Aggarwal
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q224962
- Professional roles in source:
- model, film actor
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Special 26
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q224962
Nayantara Sahgal
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q448399
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, journalist
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Rich Like Us
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q448399
Zubeida
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q227513
- Professional roles in source:
- actor, film actor
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- Teri Yaad
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q227513
Mahasweta Devi
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q144391
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, poet, educator, human rights defender, novelist, short story writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- Hajar Churashir Maa
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144391
Sumitranandan Pant
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q172634
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, poet
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- Kala aur Burha Chand
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172634
Alka Saraogi
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q2837350
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, novelist
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Via Bypass
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2837350
Kazi Nazrul Islam
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q334818
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, poet, singer, translator, soldier, short story writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India, Bangladesh, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Notable works in source:
- Notuner Gaan; Dolan-chanpa; Bandhan Hara; Bisher Bashi; Sanchita; Agniveena; Mrityukshuda; Chhayanat
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334818
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q9575
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, poet, politician, prose writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- Do Chattanen
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9575
K. R. Meera
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q58157
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, journalist
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Aarachaar
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58157
Milkha Singh
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q269014
- Professional roles in source:
- athlete, athletics competitor
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- The Race of My Life
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269014
Vishwas Patil
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q55680
- Professional roles in source:
- writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Panipat
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55680
Shivaji Sawant
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q55757
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, playwright, novelist
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Notable works in source:
- Chhava
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55757
Haldhar Nag
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q2787402
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, poet, cook, singer, lyricist, street vendor, dancer, social worker, film actor, philanthropist, dishwasher
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Kaun Kitne Paani Mein; Sahamate Maa Samalei; Maa Budhi Kamgei Kathani; Kavyanjali; Dhado Bargachh; Maa Matir Buli; Paanch Amrut; Virtual Bharat; Sambalpuri Weavers
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2787402
Baby Halder
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q145346
- Professional roles in source:
- writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Aalo Aandhari
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145346
Dipesh Chakrabarty
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q251282
- Professional roles in source:
- historian, author, university teacher, sociologist, anthropologist
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference; The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q251282
Ahmed Deedat
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q332566
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, missionary, author, debater, orator
- Citizenship in source:
- South Africa, India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Notable works in source:
- Fifty Thousand Errors in the Bible
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332566
Anita Desai
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q268495
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, professor, author, university teacher, novelist, short story writer
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Fire on the Mountain
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268495
Kedar Joshi
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q55704
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, physician, businessperson, poet, astrologer, mathematician, aphorist, philosopher, programmer, critic, lecturer
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- The Satanic Verses of Bhagavad-gita; Superultramodern Science and Philosophy; NSTP (Non-Spatial Thinking Process) theory; UQV (Ultimate Questioner's Vanity) theory
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55704
Shashi Tharoor
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q195616
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, politician, jurist, diplomat
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Why I am a Hindu
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q195616
Malika Amar Sheikh
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q55685
- Professional roles in source:
- author
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- I Want to Destroy Myself: A Memoir
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55685
Vandana Shiva
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q235451
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, politician, physicist, university teacher, environmentalist, philosopher, ecofeminist
- Citizenship in source:
- India
- Notable works in source:
- Staying Alive; The Violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics; Earth Democracy
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235451
Rashid Jahan
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q81576
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, physician, activist
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj, Dominion of India
- Notable works in source:
- Angarey
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81576
Dhani Ram Chatrik
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q140303
- Professional roles in source:
- writer, poet, typographer
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- kesar kyari
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140303
Asha Bhosle
- Wikidata identifier:
- Q38393
- Professional roles in source:
- actor, composer, singer, musician, guitarist, playback singer, film actor
- Citizenship in source:
- India, British Raj
- Notable works in source:
- list of songs recorded by Asha Bhosle
- Public source record:
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38393
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