Kolkata has produced a number of well-known spiritual & religious leaders, aviation, directors, tennis players and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Kolkata includes Swami Vivekananda, Vijay Mallya, Satyajit Ray, Sri Aurobindo, Leander Paes, and many others.

Famous People Born In Kolkata

Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda
12 January 1863, Indian
Leader
Satyajit RaySatyajit Ray
02 May 1921, Indian
Indian filmmaker

Vijay MallyaVijay Mallya
18 December 1955, Indian
Entrepreneur, Politician

Sri AurobindoSri Aurobindo
15 August 1872, Indian
Political and Spiritual Leader

Leander PaesLeander Paes
17 June 1973, Indian
Tennis Player

Satyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath Bose
01 January 1894, Indian
 
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaA. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
01 September 1896, Indian
Founder of ISKCON

William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
18 July 1811, Indian, British
Author & Novelist

Vikram SethVikram Seth
20 June 1952, Indian
Writer

Vani GanapathyVani Ganapathy
 , Indian
Classical Dancer
Prasanta Chandra MahalanobisPrasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
29 June 1893, Indian
Statistician

Arundhati BhattacharyaArundhati Bhattacharya
18 March 1956, Indian
Former Banker
Debendranath TagoreDebendranath Tagore
15 May 1817, Indian
Philosopher

Abhijit BanerjeeAbhijit Banerjee
21 February 1961, Indian, American
Economist

Syama Prasad MookerjeeSyama Prasad Mookerjee
06 July 1901, Indian
Indian Politician
Diptendu PramanickDiptendu Pramanick
18 July 1910, Indian
Bengali film personality

Mithun ChakrabortyMithun Chakraborty
16 June 1950, Indian
actor, politician
Sourav GangulySourav Ganguly
08 July 1972, Indian
Cricketer

Shashi KapoorShashi Kapoor
18 March 1938, Indian
Actor, Film director, Film producer

Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee
05 January 1955, Indian
Politician, Painter
Bappi LahiriBappi Lahiri
27 November 1952, Indian
Film director, Composer

Ayan MukerjiAyan Mukerji
15 August 1983, Indian
film director
Alka YagnikAlka Yagnik
20 March 1966, Indian
Actor, Singer, Composer

Sahil KhanSahil Khan
05 November 1976, Indian
Actor

Rimi SenRimi Sen
21 September 1981, Indian
Actor

Prannoy RoyPrannoy Roy
15 October 1949, Indian
Journalist
Amitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh
11 July 1956, Indian
Writer, Novelist, Journalist
Paoli DamPaoli Dam
04 October 1980, Indian
Actor

Monali ThakurMonali Thakur
03 November 1980, Indian
actor, singer, film actor

Rituparno GhoshRituparno Ghosh
31 August 1963, Indian
Film director, Screenwriter

Hrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh Mukherjee
30 September 1922, Indian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film
Aditya Vikram BirlaAditya Vikram Birla
14 November 1943, Indian
Business magnate

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Mohammed AzizMohammed Aziz
02 July 1954, Indian
 

Manna DeyManna Dey
01 May 1919, Indian
Actor, Singer, Autobiographer, Composer

Rahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev Burman
27 June 1939, Indian
 

Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakGayatri Chakravorty Spivak
24 February 1942, Indian
Writer, Philosopher, University teacher,
Neeraj PandeyNeeraj Pandey
1973 AD, Indian
author, film director, screenwriter

Jyoti BasuJyoti Basu
08 July 1914, Indian
Indian politician
Mohammad Hamid AnsariMohammad Hamid Ansari
01 April 1937, Indian
Diplomat

Bombay JayashriBombay Jayashri
Indian
 

Henry Louis Vivian DerozioHenry Louis Vivian Derozio
18 April 1809, Indian
Poet
Sukumar RaySukumar Ray
30 October 1887, Indian
Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator,

Sajjan JindalSajjan Jindal
05 December 1959, Indian
 
Sugata BoseSugata Bose
07 September 1956, Indian
Historian, Author, Politician

Ashoke SenAshoke Sen
15 July 1956, Indian
Physicist

Julia Margaret CameronJulia Margaret Cameron
11 June 1815, British
Photographer

M. J. AkbarM. J. Akbar
11 January 1951, Indian
Journalist, Writer, Politician

Swapan DasguptaSwapan Dasgupta
03 September 1955, Indian
Journalist, Columnist
Kaushik BasuKaushik Basu
09 January 1952, Indian
Economist

Nabaneeta Dev SenNabaneeta Dev Sen
13 January 1938, Indian
Author, Writer

Margaret MurrayMargaret Murray
13 July 1863, British
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Egyptologist

J. F. R. JacobJ. F. R. Jacob
1923 AD, Indian
 
Deep DasguptaDeep Dasgupta
07 June 1977, Indian
Indian cricketer

Pritam ChakrabortyPritam Chakraborty
14 June 1971, Indian
 
Bharati MukherjeeBharati Mukherjee
27 July 1940, Indian, American
Writer

Vijay PrashadVijay Prashad
Indian
 

Dipesh ChakrabartyDipesh Chakrabarty
Indian
Historian, Professor, Author
Subroto MukerjeeSubroto Mukerjee
05 March 1911, Indian
Indian military officer

Nigel DempsterNigel Dempster
01 November 1941, Indian, British
Journalist
Pankaj RoyPankaj Roy
31 May 1928, Indian
Cricketer

Amit ChaudhuriAmit Chaudhuri
1962 AD, Indian
professor, writer

Prashant TamangPrashant Tamang
04 January 1983, Indian, Nepalese
Singer, Actor
George Adam SmithGeorge Adam Smith
19 October 1856, British
Theologian

Ravinder SinghRavinder Singh
04 February 1982, Indian
writer
Richard Henry TawneyRichard Henry Tawney
30 November 1880, British
Economist

Keshab Chunder SenKeshab Chunder Sen
19 November 1838, Indian
Philosopher