We’ve many famous personalities of India that are fondly addressed by their nicknames. These nicknames are generally given to them by leaders or the public because of their contributions in different aspects. In this article, we have here listed the famous Indian personalities with their nicknames. These famous personality range from politicians to saints, musicians to social reformers and freedom fighters! Let’s check out the nicknames of famous personality of India.
Nickname |
Personality |
Acharya |
Vinoba Bhave |
Adi Kavi |
Valmiki |
Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
Akbar of Kashmir |
Jainul Abdin |
Andhra Kesari |
T Prakasam |
Anna |
C N Annadurai |
Babuji |
Javjeevan Ram |
Badshah Khan / Frontier Gandhi |
Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
Bangabandhu |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Bapu |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
Bengal Kesari |
Ashutosh Mukherji |
Bengal Tiger |
Bipin Chandrapal & Saurav Ganguli |
Bihar Kesri |
Dr. Srikrishna Singh |
Bihar Vibhuti |
Dr. Anurag Narayan Singh |
Birdman of India |
Dr. Salim Ali |
Bismark of India |
Vallabhai Patel |
Biswa Kavi |
Rabindranath Tagore |
Lord Buddha, The Enlightened One, The Light of Asia |
Siddhartha Gautama |
C R |
C Rajagopalachari |
Chacha |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Deenabandhu |
C F Andrews |
Desabandhu |
C R Das |
Desh Ratna |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
Deshbandhu |
Chitta Ranjan Das |
Deshpriya |
Yatindra Mohan Sengupta |
Einstein of India |
Nagarjuna |
Father of Gujrat |
Ravi Sankar Maharaj |
Father of Nation (India) |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
Flying Sikh |
Milkha Singh |
Frontier Gandhi |
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan |
Grand Old Man of India |
Dadabhai Naoroji |
Grandfather of Indian Films |
Dhundiraj Govind Fhalke |
Gurudev |
Rabindranath Tagore |
Guruji |
M S Gohlwalkar |
Haryana Hurricane |
Kapil Dev |
Hockey Wizard |
Dhyan Chand |
Indian Machiavelli |
Chanakya |
Iron Lady of India |
Indira Gandhi |
Iron Man |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
J P |
Jayaprakash Narayan |
Jana Nayak |
Karpuri Thakur |
Kaviguru |
Rabindranath Tagore |
King Maker of Indian History |
Sayyed Bandhu |
Kuvempu |
K.V.Puttappa |
Lal, Bal, Pal |
Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Ganghadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal |
Light of Asia |
Sreebuddha |
Lion of Kashmir |
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah |
Lion of Maratha |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Little Master |
Sunil Gavaskar |
Lokmanya |
Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Loknayak |
Jayaprakash Narayan |
Machiavelli of India |
Chanakya |
Magician of Hockey |
Dhyanchand |
Mahamana |
Madan Mohan Malaviya |
Man of Destiny |
Napoleon Bonaparte |
Man of Iron |
Vallabhai Patel |
Man of Peace |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Martin Luther of India |
Dayanand Saraswati |
Morning Star of India Renaissance |
Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
Napolean of India |
Samudragupta |
Netaji |
Subhash Chandra Bose |
Netaji |
Subhash Chandra Bose |
Nightingale of India |
Sarojini Naidu |
Panditji |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Panjab Kesari |
Lala Lajpat Rai |
Payyoli Express |
P. T. Usha |
Prince of Kolkata |
Saurav Ganguly |
Priyadarshini |
Indira Gandhi |
Punjab Kesari |
Lala Lajpat Rai |
Rajaji |
C Rajagopalachari |
Rajarshee |
Purushottam Das tandon |
Sahid-e-Azam |
Bhagat Singh |
Sahitya Samrat |
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
Saint of Sabarmati |
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi |
Saint of the Gutters |
Mother Teresa |
Shakespeare of India |
Kalidasa |
Sher-e-Kashmir |
Sheikh Abdullah |
Sparrow |
Major General Rajinder Singh |
Strong Man of India |
Vallabhai Patel |
Swar Kokila |
Lata Mangeshkar |
Tau |
Chaudhury Devi Lal |
The Little Master |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Tiger of Mysore |
Tipu Sultan |
Tota-e-Hind |
Amir Khushro |
Udanpari |
P.T.Usha |
Young Turk |
Chandra Sekhar |
This is an exhaustive list of famous Indian personalities. Sometimes, one-mark questions from the nicknames are asked in the GS paper of government exams. Hence, it is best to memorize these famous personalities of India with their nicknames.
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