List of people from Kolkata

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List of notable people from Kolkata, that is, people born in or associated with the city. Kolkata has been regarded as the cultural capital of India.[1]

Poets and writers[edit]

List of notable people

Philosophers and religious teachers[edit]

The most famous religious figure of Kolkata is, without a doubt, Mother Teresa. Others are (in order of surname):

Scientists[edit]

List in order of surname.

Gallantry Awards winners[edit]

Ashoka Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra

Bankers and business people[edit]

Freedom fighters[edit]

Performing arts[edit]

Artists[edit]

Directors[edit]

Satyajit Ray, who won the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1992, lived in Kolkata and is considered among the greatest directors of film history.

Other notable filmmakers from Kolkata include:

Cinema actors[edit]

Theatre figures[edit]

Photographers[edit]

Composers[edit]

Hindustani classical singers/maestros[edit]

Hindustani classical instrumentalists[edit]

Other singers[edit]

Contemporary Bollywood musicians[edit]

Dancers[edit]

Prominent dancers of the city include:

Magicians[edit]

Kolkata is the magic capital of India and has produced internationally famous magicians and performers, including:

Sports[edit]

Nobel laureates[edit]

Five Nobel Prize winners have been associated with Kolkata:

Ramon Magsaysay Award winners[edit]

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, sometimes called "Asia's Nobel Prize", is given "to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society." Kolkata winners include:

  • Mother Teresa (1910—1997) — Peace and International Understanding, 1962.
  • Satyajit Ray (1921—1992) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1967.
  • Gour Kishore Ghosh (1923—2000) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1981.
  • Mahasweta Devi (1926—2016) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1997.

Others[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Pattanaik, Debashish; Anita Desai (2003). Calcutta: a cultural and literary history. Signal Books. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-902669-59-5.
  2. ↑ "Shanu Lahiri dead". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "A Tale Of Two Women: In search of their own songs". The Telegraph. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Katha Kavya Abhinaya". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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