Many Indian famous personalities are better known by their nicknames. These nicknames are generally given to them fondly, by leaders or the public because of their contributions in different aspects. Following is the list of the famous Indian personalities with their nicknames. These famous personalities range from politicians to saints, musicians to social reformers and even freedom fighters.
Read on for an exhaustive list. Sometimes, one-mark questions from the nicknames are asked in the GS Paper of government exams. Hence, memorise these famous personalities of India with their nicknames.
There are several famous sportspeople who have left a mark on the history of India. Following is the list of a few of them, and their nicknames.
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Nicknames of Indian Sports Personalities |
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Personality |
Nickname |
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Milkha Singh |
Flying Sikh |
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P.T. Usha |
Udanpari/ Payyoli Express |
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Sunil Gavaskar |
Little Master/ Sunny |
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Kapil Dev |
Haryana Hurricane |
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Dhyan Chand |
Magician of Hockey / Hockey Wizard |
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Major General Rajinder Singh |
Sparrow |
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Saurav Ganguly |
Prince of Kolkata / Dada / Bengal Tiger / God of the Off Side |
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Sachin Tendulkar |
Bombay Bomber/ Master Blaster |
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Anil Kumble |
Jumbo |
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Virender Sehwag |
Veeru |
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Rahul Dravid |
Jamie/ The Wall |
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Harbhajan Singh |
Turbanator/ Bhajji |
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Zaheer Khan |
Baroda Express/ Zak/ Zippy/ Zakky |
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M.S. Dhoni |
Mr. Cool / Captain Cool/ Mahi |
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Javagal Srinath |
Mysore Express |
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Gautam Gambhir |
Gauti |
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Mary Kom |
Magnificent Mary/ Meethoileima |
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Virat Kohli |
Cheeku/ King Kohli |
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Rohit Sharma |
Hitman |
Below is the list of the famous Indian freedom fighters and national leaders, and their nicknames.
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Freedom Fighters and National Leaders & their Nicknames |
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Personality |
Nickname |
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
Ajatshatru/ Desh Ratna |
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T. Prakasam |
Andhra Kesari |
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Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
Badshah Khan / Frontier Gandhi |
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
Bangabandhu |
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Ashutosh Mukherji |
Bengal Kesari |
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Dr. Srikrishna Singh |
Bihar Kesri |
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Dr. Anurag Narayan Singh |
Bihar Vibhuti |
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Mahatma Gandhi |
Bapu |
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Jagjivan Ram |
Babuji |
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Chitta Ranjan Das |
Deshbandhu |
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Yatindra Mohan Sengupta |
Deshpriya |
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Dadabhai Naoroji |
Grand Old Man of India |
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Karpuri Thakur |
Jana Nayak |
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Jayaprakash Narayan |
J P/ Loknayak |
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Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandrapal |
Lal, Bal, Pal |
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Lokmanya |
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Sarojini Naidu |
Nightingale of India |
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Subhash Chandra Bose |
Netaji |
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Lala Lajpat Rai |
Punjab Kesari |
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Bhagat Singh |
Sahid-e-Azam |
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Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah |
Sher-e-Kashmir |
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Bipin Chandrapal |
Bengal Tiger |
Following is the list of some famous Indian politicians and the nicknames they were more popularly known by.
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Nicknames of Famous Indian Politicians |
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Personality |
Nickname |
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Vallabhbhai Patel |
Iron Man / Strong Man of India |
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Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Man of Peace |
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Indira Gandhi |
Iron Lady of India/ Priyadarshini |
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Jawaharlal Nehru |
Chacha/ Panditji |
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C Rajagopalachari |
C R/ Rajaji |
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C N Annadurai |
Anna |
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Chaudhury Devi Lal |
Tau |
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Ravi Shankar Maharaj |
Father of Gujarat |
A lot of spiritual leaders were also given nicknames that they were more commonly known by. The list of some of them is as follows.
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Nicknames of Indian Spiritual Leaders |
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Personality |
Nickname |
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Siddhartha Gautama |
Lord Buddha / Light of Asia |
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Mother Teresa |
Saint of the Gutters |
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Dayanand Saraswati |
Martin Luther of India |
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
Morning Star of Indian Renaissance |
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Vinoba Bhave |
Acharya |
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M S Golwalkar |
Guruji |
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Sankaracharya |
Sage of Kanchi |
The list of famous Indian artists and literary figures is as follows.
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Artists and Literary Figures’ Nicknames |
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Personality |
Nickname |
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Rabindranath Tagore |
Gurudev/ Kaviguru/ Biswa Kavi |
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Sarat Chandra Chattopadhay |
Kathasilpi |
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K. V. Puttappa (Kuvempu) |
Kuvempu |
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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
Sahitya Samrat |
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Kalidasa |
Shakespeare of India |
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Lata Mangeshkar |
Swar Kokila |
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Valmiki |
Adi Kavi |
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Amir Khushro |
Tota-e-Hind |
Following is the list of some more famous Indian personalities and their nicknames, who do not fall into any of the above mentioned categories, yet play an important role in history.
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Indian Famous Personalities’ Nicknames- Miscellaneous |
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Personality |
Nickname |
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Nagarjuna |
Einstein of India |
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Chanakya |
Indian Machiavelli / Machiavelli of India |
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Sayyed Bandhu |
King Maker of Indian History |
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Dr. Salim Ali |
Birdman of India |
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C. F. Andrews |
Deenabandhu |
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Lord Rippon |
Father of the Local Self Government |
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Maharaja Kumar of Vizianagara |
Vizzy |
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Dhundiraj Govind Phalke |
Grandfather of Indian Films |
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Jainul Abdin |
Akbar of Kashmir |
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Madan Mohan Malaviya |
Mahamana |
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Purushottam Das Tandon |
Rajarshee |
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Samudragupta |
Napoleon of India |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
Man of Destiny |
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Shah Jahan |
Prince of Builders |
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Chandra Sekhar |
Young Turk |
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Tipu Sultan |
Tiger of Mysore / Mysore Tiger |
Also read: Article 21 Vedic Civilisation Indus Valley Civilisation
Sardar Vallabhai Patel is known as the Iron Man of India.
Milkha Singh is known as the Flying Sikh of India.
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who was the former President of India, and a renowned aerospace scientist is known as the Missile Man of India.
