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Here is the List of Famous Indian Personalities and their Nicknames:

S. No. Name of Famous Indian Personality Nickname

1. Abdul Ghaffar Khan Badshah Khan / Frontier Gandhi
2. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Bapu / Father of Nation (India) / Gandhiji / Saint
of Sabarmati / Mahatma
3. Vallabh Bhai Patel Bismark of India / Iron Man of India / Strong Man of India
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak Lion of Maratha / Lokmanya
5. Vinoba Bhave Acharya
6. Dadabhai Naoroji Grand Old Man of India
7. Valmiki Adi Kavi
8. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru
9. Indira Gandhi Iron Lady of India / Priyadarshini
10. Jainul Abdin Akbar of Kashmir
11. T Prakasam Andhra Kesari
12. C N Annadurai Anna
13. Jagjivan Ram Babuji
14. Jayaprakash NarayanJ P / Loknayak
15. C R Das (Chitta Ranjan Das) Desabandhu
16. Ashutosh Mukherji Bengal Kesari
17. Bipin Chandrapal & Saurav Ganguli Bengal Tiger
18. Dr. Srikrishna Singh Bihar Kesri
19. Dr. Anurag Narayan Singh Bihar Vibhuti
20. Chanakya Indian Machiavelli / Machiavelli of India
21. Rabindranath Tagore Biswa Kavi / Gurudev / Kaviguru
22. Siddhartha Gautama Buddha
23. C Rajagopalachari Rajaji or C R
24. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Ganghadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal Lal, Bal, Pal
25. C F Andrews Deenabandhu
26. Lata Mangeshkar Swar Kokila
27. Jawaharlal Nehru Panditji / Chacha
28. Lala Lajpat Rai Panjab Kesari
29. Yatindra Mohan Sengupta Deshpriya
30. Ravi Sankar Maharaj Father of Gujarat
31. Sarojini Naidu Nightingale of India
32. Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Grandfather of Indian Films
33. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Banga Bandhu
34. M S Gohlwalkar Guruji
35. Madan Mohan Malaviya Mahamana / Prince of Beggers
36. Lal Bahadur Shastri Man of Peace
37. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Morning Star of India Renaissance
38. Subhash Chandra Bose Netaji / Patriot of Patriots
39. Karpuri Thakur Jana Nayak
40. Chaudhury Devi Lal Tau
41. Sayyed Bandhu King Maker of Indian History
42. K.V. Puttappa Kuvempu
43. Mother Teresa Saint of the Gutters / Mother
44. Sreebuddha Light of Asia
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45. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Lion of Kashmir

46. Bhagat Singh Sahid-e-Azam / Prince of Martyrs
47. Kalidasa Shakespeare of India
48. Nagarjuna Indian Einstein
49. Dr. Srikrishna Singh Bihar Kesari
50. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Qaid-i-Azam
51. Samudragupta Napolean of India
52. Babur Prince of Autobiography
53. Muhammad bin Tughlaq Wise Fool King
54. Sayyed Bandhu Kingmaker of Indian History
55. Shah Jahan Prince of Builders
56. Purushottam Das Tandon Rajarshee
57. Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Sher-e-Kashmir / Lion of Kashmir
58. Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow
59. Sarat Chandra ChattopadhayKathasilpi
60. Dayanand Saraswati Martin Luther of India
61. Tipu Sultan Tiger of Mysore / Mysore Tiger
62. Amir Khushro Tota-e-Hind / Parrot of India
63. Chandra Sekhar Young Turk
64. Sankaracharya Sage of Kanchi
65. Bamkim Chandra Chattopadhay Sahitya Samrat
66. Maharaja Kumar of Vizianagara Vizzy
67. Lord Rippon Father of the Local Self Government
68. Salim Ali Bird Man of India
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Famous Indian Sports Personalities & Their Nickname

Here is the List of Famous Indian Sports Personalities and their Nicknames:

S. No. Name of Famous Indian Sports Personality Nickname

1. Milkha Singh Flying Sikh
2. Kapil Dev Haryana Hurricane
3. Dhyan Chand Hockey Wizard / Magician of Hockey
4. P. T. Usha Payyoli Express / Udanpari
5. Saurav Ganguly Prince of Kolkata / Dada / Bengal Tiger / God of the Off Side
6. Sachin Tendulkar Master Blaster / Bombay Bomber
7. Anil Kumble Jumbo
8. Sunil Gavaskar Little Master / Sunny
9. Virendra Sehwag Veeru
10. Rahul Dravid Jamie / The Wall
11. Harbhajan Singh Turbanator
12. Zaheer Khan Baroda Express
13. Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mr. Cool / Captain Cool / Mahi
14. Javagal Srinath Mysore Express
15. Gautam Gambhir Gauti
16. Mary Com Magnificent Mary / Meethoileima
17. Virat Kohli Cheeku / King Kohli
18. Rohit Sharma Hitman
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Famous Indian Personalities & Their Nickname FAQs

Q. Who is the most famous Indian personality?

Ans. Some Famous Indian Personalities and their Nicknames:

Mahatma Gandhi – Father of Nation

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – Iron Man of India
Subhas Chandra Bose – Netaji
Sarojini Naidu – Nightingale of India
Bhagat Singh – Sahid-e-Azam
Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Lokmanya
Q. Why are famous personalities bestowed with nicknames?

Ans. These nicknames are assigned because of their contributions to the nation’s
development in many areas by the leaders or the public.

Q. Who is the most inspired person in India?

Ans. There are several personalities who inspire people through their significant
contributions. A few of them are Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and Dr. B. R.
Ambedkar etc.

Q. What was Gandhi’s nickname?

Ans. Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the father of the nation and is known by the nickname
“Bapu.”

Q. Who is called Bengal Kesari?

Ans. Ashutosh Mukherji is called Bengal Kesari.

Q. What is the nickname of Bhagat Singh?

Ans. The nickname of the Bhagat Singh is Sahid-e-Azam or Prince of Martyrs.

Q. Who are the famous personalities of Telangana?

Ans. The most famous personalities of Telangana are listed below:

P. V. Sindhu
PV Narasimha Rao
Zakir Husain
Shabana Azmi
Rani Rudrama Devi
Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu
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Mohammad Azharuddin
Major Incidents in Indian History
Quit India Movement
Chauri Chaura Incident
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Green Revolution in India
Non-Cooperation Movement
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Mangal Pandey
Maharana Pratap
Rabindranath Tagore
Bhagat Singh
Jyotiba Phule
Satyendra Nath Bose
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Subhash Chandra Bose

FAQs
Who is the most famous Indian personality?
Some Famous Indian Personalities and their Nicknames:
• Mahatma Gandhi - Father of Nation
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - Iron Man of India
• Subhas Chandra Bose - Netaji
• Sarojini Naidu - Nightingale of India
• Bhagat Singh - Sahid-e-Azam
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Lokmanya

Why are famous personalities bestowed with nicknames?

These nicknames are assigned because of their contributions to the nation's development in
many areas by the leaders or the public.

Who is the most inspired person in India?

There are several personalities who inspire people through their significant contributions. A
few of them are Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar etc.

What was Gandhi's nickname?

Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as the father of the nation and is known by the nickname
"Bapu."

Who is called Bengal Kesari?

Ashutosh Mukherji is called Bengal Kesari.

What is the nickname of Bhagat Singh?

The nickname of the Bhagat Singh is Sahid-e-Azam or Prince of Martyrs.

Who are the famous personalities of Telangana?

The most famous personalities of Telangana are listed below:
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• P. V. Sindhu
• PV Narasimha Rao
• Zakir Husain
• Shabana Azmi
• Rani Rudrama Devi
• Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu
• Mohammad Azharuddin