Important Personalities of Madhya Pradesh
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Important Personalities of Madhya Pradesh
| S.No. | Personality | Born | Place | Facts |
| 1. | Tansen | 1506 | Gwalior | He was one of the Navratna in Akbar’s court. Ramtanu Pandey was his childhood name. |
| 2. | Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan | 1892 | Gwalior | He was an expert in Dhrupad, Khyal and thumri. In 1960, he got Padma Bhushan. |
| 3. | Pandit Krishan Rao | 1893 | Gwalior | In 1973 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. |
| 4. | Raja Bhaiya Punchwale | 1882 | Gwalior | His real name was Balkrishan Aanand Rao Aptekar |
| 5. | Ustad Amir Khan | 1912 | Indore | He was a famous musician. |
| 6. | Ashok Kumar (Dada Muni) | 1946 | Khandwa | He won Filmfare Best Actor award in 1962 and 1968. He was awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke award and Padma Bhushan award in 1988 and 1999 respectively. |
| 7. | Kishore Kumar | 1929 | Khandwa | He was a famous hindi playback singer. He won Filmfare awards for 8 times. |
| 8. | Lata Mangeshkar | 1929 | Indore | She is a famous hindi playback singer. In 1974 her name was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Record as female singer with the highest number of songs. |
| 9. | Asha Bhonsle | 1933 | Indore | She is a famous hindi playback singer and won DadaSaheb Phalke Award in 2000. |
| 10. | Javed Akhtar | 1945 | Gwalior | He was awarded with Padam Shri, Padam Bhishan and Kishore Kumar Award in 1999, 2007 and 2004 respectively. |
| 11. | Jaya Bacchan | 1948 | Jabalpur | She is a famous hindi actress and Rajya Sabha MP. She was awarded with Padam Shri in 1992. |
| 12. | Habib Tanvir | 1923 | Raipur (now in Chhattisgarh) | He was a famous hindi playwright. Some of his prominent works include Agra ka Bazaar, Charandas Chor. He was awarded with Natya Academy Puraskar in 1969, Padam Shri in 1983, Padam Vibhushan in 2002. |
| 13. | Baba DK | 1919 | Neemuch | He participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942. |
| 14. | Raghuram Rajan | 1963 | Bhopal | He was the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India |
| 15. | Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar | 1891 | Indore | He was the first Law Minister of India. He was known as Modern Manu and was awarded with Bharat Ratna (posthumous) in 1990. |
| 16. | Chandrashekhar Azad | 1906 | Alirajpur | He was a member of Hindustan Republican Association and participated in Kakori Dacoity. |
| 17. | Anil Kakodkar | 1943 | Barwani | He was a renowned Nuclear Scientist and was awarded with Padam Sri in 1998, Padam Vibhishan in 2009. |
| 20. | Ramesh Chandra Lahoti | 1940 | Guna | He was the 35th Chief Justice of India. |
| 21. | J.S. Verma | 1933 | Satna | He was the 27th Chief Justice of India and former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission. In 2013, he was awarded with Padam Bhushan. |
| 22. | Varahmihir | 5th century AD | Ujjain | He compiled Panchasiddhantika, Brihat Samhita etc |
| 23. | Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1919 | Bhopal | He was the 9th President of Union of India from 1992 to 1997 He was the Chief Minister of Bhopal state from 1952 to 1956. |
| 24. | Kailash Satyarthi | 1954 | Vidisha | He started Bachpan Bachao Aandolan in 1980, he was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. |
| 25. | Vishnu Shridhar Vakadkar | 1919 | Neemuch | He was a famous historian and excavator. He excavated the Bhimbetka site in 1957. |
| 26. | Kartik Aaryan | 1990 | Gwalior | He is a famous hindi film actor. |
| 27. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 1924 | Gwalior | He was the 10th Prime Minister of India served for two terms 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 |
| 28. | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi | 1941 | Bhopal | He was also known as Nawab of Pataudi and Tiger Pataudi He was the former Indian Cricket Team captain. |
| 29. | Rahat Indori | 1950 | Indore | He was a famous Bollywood lyricist and Urdu poet |
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