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
Vijay MallyaVijay Mallya
18 December 1955, Indian
Entrepreneur, Politician

Satyajit RaySatyajit Ray
02 May 1921, Indian
Indian filmmaker

Leander PaesLeander Paes
17 June 1973, Indian
Tennis Player

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

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

Vani GanapathyVani Ganapathy
 , Indian
Classical Dancer

Vikram SethVikram Seth
20 June 1952, Indian
Writer

Prasanta Chandra MahalanobisPrasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
29 June 1893, Indian
Statistician
William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
18 July 1811, Indian, British
Author & Novelist

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

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

Mithun ChakrabortyMithun Chakraborty
16 June 1950, Indian
actor, politician
Alka YagnikAlka Yagnik
20 March 1966, Indian
Actor, Singer, Composer

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

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

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

Mohammad Hamid AnsariMohammad Hamid Ansari
01 April 1937, Indian
Diplomat

Ayan MukerjiAyan Mukerji
15 August 1983, Indian
film director
Paoli DamPaoli Dam
04 October 1980, Indian
Actor
Manna DeyManna Dey
01 May 1919, Indian
Actor, Singer, Autobiographer, Composer

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

Aditya Vikram BirlaAditya Vikram Birla
14 November 1943, Indian
Business magnate

Neeraj PandeyNeeraj Pandey
1973 AD, Indian
author, film director, screenwriter
Rituparno GhoshRituparno Ghosh
31 August 1963, Indian
Film director, Screenwriter

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Hrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh Mukherjee
30 September 1922, Indian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Film

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

Mohammed AzizMohammed Aziz
02 July 1954, Indian
 

Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakGayatri Chakravorty Spivak
24 February 1942, Indian
Writer, Philosopher, University teacher,
Sugata BoseSugata Bose
07 September 1956, Indian
Historian, Author, Politician

Sajjan JindalSajjan Jindal
05 December 1959, Indian
 
Bombay JayashriBombay Jayashri
Indian
 

Julia Margaret CameronJulia Margaret Cameron
11 June 1815, British
Photographer

Sukumar RaySukumar Ray
30 October 1887, Indian
Photographer, Poet, Writer, Illustrator,
Swapan DasguptaSwapan Dasgupta
03 September 1955, Indian
Journalist, Columnist

Nabaneeta Dev SenNabaneeta Dev Sen
13 January 1938, Indian
Author, Writer
J. F. R. JacobJ. F. R. Jacob
1923 AD, Indian
 

Ashoke SenAshoke Sen
15 July 1956, Indian
Physicist

Deep DasguptaDeep Dasgupta
07 June 1977, Indian
Indian cricketer

Pankaj RoyPankaj Roy
31 May 1928, Indian
Cricketer

Kaushik BasuKaushik Basu
09 January 1952, Indian
Economist
Rahul Dev BurmanRahul Dev Burman
27 June 1939, Indian
 

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

Vijay PrashadVijay Prashad
Indian
 

Dipesh ChakrabartyDipesh Chakrabarty
Indian
Historian, Professor, Author
Amit ChaudhuriAmit Chaudhuri
1962 AD, Indian
professor, writer

Prashant TamangPrashant Tamang
04 January 1983, Indian, Nepalese
Singer, Actor
Pritam ChakrabortyPritam Chakraborty
14 June 1971, Indian
 

George Adam SmithGeorge Adam Smith
19 October 1856, British
Theologian

Ravinder SinghRavinder Singh
04 February 1982, Indian
writer