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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
Abhijit BanerjeeAbhijit Banerjee
21 February 1961, Indian, American
Economist

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
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupadaA. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
01 September 1896, Indian
Founder of ISKCON

Satyendra Nath BoseSatyendra Nath Bose
01 January 1894, Indian
 

Vikram SethVikram Seth
20 June 1952, Indian
Writer
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
18 July 1811, Indian, British
Author & Novelist

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

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

Bappi LahiriBappi Lahiri
27 November 1952, Indian
Film director, Composer

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

Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee
05 January 1955, Indian
Politician
Sourav GangulySourav Ganguly
08 July 1972, Indian
Cricketer

Amala AkkineniAmala Akkineni
12 September 1967, Indian
Actress
Alka YagnikAlka Yagnik
20 March 1966, Indian
Actor, Singer, Composer

Rimi SenRimi Sen
21 September 1981, Indian
Actor

Sahil KhanSahil Khan
05 November 1976, Indian
Actor
Prannoy RoyPrannoy Roy
15 October 1949, Indian
Journalist

Ayan MukerjiAyan Mukerji
15 August 1983, Indian
film director
Paoli DamPaoli Dam
04 October 1980, Indian
Actor

Amitav GhoshAmitav Ghosh
11 July 1956, Indian
Writer, Novelist, Journalist

Monali ThakurMonali Thakur
03 November 1985, Indian
Singer
Hrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh Mukherjee
30 September 1922, Indian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film

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Jyoti BasuJyoti Basu
08 July 1914, Indian
Indian politician
Rahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev Burman
27 June 1939, Indian
 

Neeraj PandeyNeeraj Pandey
1973 AD, Indian
author, film director, screenwriter

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

Aditya Vikram BirlaAditya Vikram Birla
14 November 1943, Indian
Business magnate
Rituparno GhoshRituparno Ghosh
31 August 1963, Indian
Film director, Screenwriter
Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakGayatri Chakravorty Spivak
24 February 1942, Indian
Writer, Philosopher, University teacher,

Mohammad Hamid AnsariMohammad Hamid Ansari
01 April 1937, Indian
Diplomat

Bombay JayashriBombay Jayashri
Indian
 

Mohammed AzizMohammed Aziz
02 July 1954, Indian
 
Swapan DasguptaSwapan Dasgupta
03 September 1955, Indian
Journalist, Columnist

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

Sajjan JindalSajjan Jindal
05 December 1959, Indian
 

Julia Margaret CameronJulia Margaret Cameron
11 June 1815, British
Photographer

Henry Louis Vivian DerozioHenry Louis Vivian Derozio
18 April 1809, Indian
Poet
J. F. R. JacobJ. F. R. Jacob
1923 AD, Indian
 

M. J. AkbarM. J. Akbar
11 January 1951, Indian
Journalist, Writer, Politician
Ashoke SenAshoke Sen
15 July 1956, Indian
Physicist

Sukumar RaySukumar Ray
30 October 1887, Indian
Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator,

Pritam ChakrabortyPritam Chakraborty
14 June 1971, Indian
Composer
Sugata BoseSugata Bose
07 September 1956, Indian
Historian, Author, Politician

Margaret MurrayMargaret Murray
13 July 1863, British
Anthropologist, Archaeologist, Egyptologist
Kaushik BasuKaushik Basu
09 January 1952, Indian
Economist

Prashant TamangPrashant Tamang
04 January 1983, Indian, Nepalese
Singer, Actor

Deep DasguptaDeep Dasgupta
07 June 1977, Indian
Indian cricketer

Bharati MukherjeeBharati Mukherjee
27 July 1940, Indian, American
Writer

Dipesh ChakrabartyDipesh Chakrabarty
Indian
Historian, Professor, Author
Vijay PrashadVijay Prashad
Indian
 

Subroto MukerjeeSubroto Mukerjee
05 March 1911, Indian
Indian military officer

Nigel DempsterNigel Dempster
01 November 1941, Indian, British
Journalist

Amit ChaudhuriAmit Chaudhuri
1962 AD, Indian
professor, writer
Pankaj RoyPankaj Roy
31 May 1928, Indian
Cricketer

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