India MPs 2004–2009

President of India from 2012 to 2017

Prime Minister of India (1996, 1988-2004)

Indian politician

Indian politician (1970-present)

Dharmendra (8 December 1935 – 24 November 2025) was an Indian actor, producer and politician, primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. In a career spanning 65 years, he worked in over 300 films, holding the record for starring in the highest number of hit films in Hindi cinema.

Prime Minister of India (1990-1991)

Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and lawyer who is currently serving as the chief minister of West Bengal since 20 May 2011; she is the first woman to hold the office. The founder and president of the All India Trinamool Congress, she previously served as a Union Cabinet Minister and is also the current leader of the house in West Bengal's Legislative Assembly.

Prime Minister of India (1996-1997)

Hindi film actor and politician (1929–2005)

Indian film actor

Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. Recognised as a style and fashion icon, he was often referred to as the "Sexy Sanyasi" in the media, as well a sex symbol. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest stars in Indian cinema history. In 2018, Khanna was posthumously honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest cinematic award, at the 65th National Film Awards. Beyond his film career, Khanna was also a spiritual seeker

21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Deputy Prime Minister of India (2002-2004)

Indian politician

Lalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1991 to 1997 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founding president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a prominent political party in Bihar. He is also a former member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Indian politician and activist

Indian actress and politician

Indian trade unionist and politician (1930–2019)

Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is currently serving as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He was the longest serving Chief Minister of Bihar, serving briefly in 2001, from 2005 to 2014, and again from 2015 to 2026. The national president of the Janata Dal (United), he is Bihar's longest-serving chief minister, holding the post for 10 terms.

Indian politician

Indian politician

15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 10th Defence Minister of India (1939–2022)

20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India

Indian politician and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

Indian politician (1946–2020)

Indian politician

Indian cricketer and politician

Leader of opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly

Union Minister of Agriculture and Famers' Welfare, Govt of India

Indian lawyer and politician

former speaker of the Lok Sabha (1947-2016)

Indian politician

Indian politician

Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar is an Indian politician who has served as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha since 2014, representing the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar. Pawar has served three terms as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and held cabinet positions in the Union Council of Ministers, including the Minister of Defence under P. V. Narasimha Rao and the Minister of Agriculture under Manmohan Singh. He founded the original NCP in 1999; however, following a party split in July 2023, he now leads the NCP faction, following a split from the Indian National Congress. Pawar has been involved in several coalition governments and political alliances in Maharashtra.

Indian actor and politician (born 1952)

former Union Minister of India and Member of Rajya Sabha

Indian politician (1932–2021)

Indian politician and former chief minister of Jharkhand

Indian politician

Indian politician

Indian politician

Indian politician and former Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1929-2018)

Bharatiya Janata Party politician

Indian politician

Indian athlete and politician

Indian politician

Indian politician

Atiq Ahmed, was a notorious Indian gangster, criminal and politician. He served as a member of the Indian Parliament and the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Samajwadi Party. Ahmed had more than 160 criminal cases registered against him and contested several elections while being imprisoned. As of March 2023, the Uttar Pradesh Police had seized properties worth ₹11,684 crore (US$1.2 billion) belonging to Ahmed and his family. In 2019, he was convicted of kidnapping a witness who had testified against him regarding the 2005 murder of his political rival Raju Pal. Ahmed remained in jail until his assassination by three gunmen on his way to a court-mandated medical checkup on 15 April 2023.

Malavalli Huchchegowda Amarnath (29 May 1952 – 24 November 2018), known by his screen name Ambareesh, was an Indian actor, media personality, politician from the state of Karnataka. Alongside Rajkumar and Vishnuvardhan, he is counted in Kannada cinema's "triumvirate" as its most celebrated actor.

4th Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

Indian politician

Indian politician

Indian politician, Ex Chief Minister of Karnataka

Indian politician

Indian politician

Indian politician (1942-2019)

politician from Odisha, India

Indian politician

Governor of Karnataka, Indian politician