Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was a spiritual leader known for developing the Transcendental Meditation technique and spreading it all over the world. He became famous for being the spiritual guru to the Beatles.

Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister.

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi’s father, was a leader of India’s nationalist movement and became India’s first prime minister after its independence.

Mahatma Gandhi was the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of a form of non-violent civil disobedience that would influence the world.

Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture.

Indian cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh created the spiritual practice of dynamic meditation. He started the Rancho Rajneesh commune in Oregon in the 1980s.

Retired Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of his sport.

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress known for her nearly 50 films and for her breakthrough role on the American TV drama 'Quantico.'

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematical genius who made numerous contributions in the field, namely in number theory. The importance of his research continues to be studied and inspires mathematicians today.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and politician who served his country as president from 2002 to 2007.

Kunal Nayyar stars as Raj Koothrappali on the hit sitcom 'Big Bang Theory.'

Considered to be one of the most influential revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement, Bhagat Singh gave his life for this cause.

Narendra Modi is best known for rising from humble beginnings to become prime minister of India.

Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose is known for working with Albert Einstein on the Bose-Einstein Condensate and as namesake of the boson, or “God particle.”

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is known for his roles in action movies like Zanjeer, and for hosting the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.

Asra Nomani is known for her fight for women's equality in the American Islamic community.

An expert in the field of mind-body healing, Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned speaker and author on the subject of alternative medicine.

Vivekananda was a spiritual leader and activist who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western ideas.

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist and painter best known for being the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was an Indian political leader and diplomat, one of the world's leading women in public life in the 20th century.

Motilal Nehru was leader of the Indian independence movement, cofounder of India's Swaraj Party, and father of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Sarojini Naidu was an India political leader best known as the first female President of the India National Congress.

Producer Ismail Merchant ran Merchant Ivory Productions with James Ivory. Their film, A Room with a View, won three Academy Awards.