List of Famous Personalities and Their Nicknames

India is a special country known for its diverse culture, history, and many famous people who have left a mark on the world. Apart from their achievements, these well-known Indians are lovingly called by unique nicknames that show something special about them. These nicknames give us a peek into their personality or something important in their lives. Let’s take a look at the List of Famous Personalities and Their Nicknames that make them even more loved by people.

List of Famous Personalities and Their Nicknames

Mahatma Gandhi, often affectionately referred to as ‘Bapu,’ holds a special place in India as the revered Father of the Nation. Many distinguished individuals in the country are fondly addressed by specific names, either as a mark of endearment or in recognition of their significant contributions to the nation’s progress.

This article compiles a List of Famous Personalities and Their Nicknames.

Famous Personalities and Their Nicknames List

Here’s a list of famous people from India and the names they’re often called:

Famous Personalities and Their Nicknames List
Sno.	Name	Nicknames
1	Vinoba Bhave	Acharya
2	Valmiki	Adi Kavi
3	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Desh Ratna, Ajatshatru
4	Jainul Abdin	Akbar of Kashmir
5	T Prakasam	Andhra Kesari
6	C N Annadurai	Anna
7	Javjeevan Ram	Babuji
8	Abdul Ghaffar Khan	Badshah Khan/ Frontier Gandhi
9	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi	Bapu
10	Ashutosh Mukherji	Bengal Kesari
11	Bipin Chandrapal & Saurav Ganguli	Bengal Tiger
12	Dr. Srikrishna Singh	Bihar Kesari
13	Dr. Anurag Narayan Singh	Bihar Vibhuti
14	Vallabhbhai Patel	Bismark of India
15	Rabindranath Tagore	Biswa Kavi
16	Siddhartha Gautama	Buddha
17	C Rajagopalachari	C R
18	Jawaharlal Nehru	Chacha
19	C F Andrews	Deenabandhu
20	C R Das	Desabandhu
21	Dr. Rajendra Prasad	Desh Ratna
22	Chitta Ranjan Das	Deshbandhu
23	Yatindra Mohan Sengupta	Deshpriya
24	Ravi Shankar Maharaj	Father of Gujarat
25	Milkha Singh	Flying Sikh
26	Dadabhai Naoroji	Grand Old Man of India
27	Dhundiraj Govind Phalke	Grandfather of Indian Films
28	Rabindranath Tagore	Gurudev
29	M S Gohlwalkar	Guruji
30	Kapil Dev	Haryana Hurricane
31	Dhyan Chand	Hockey Wizard
32	Chanakya	Indian Machiavelli
33	Indira Gandhi	Iron Lady of India
34	Saradar Vallabhbhai Patel	Iron Man
35	Jayaprakash Narayan	J P
36	Karpuri Thakur	Jana Nayak
37	Sayyed Bandhu	King Maker of Indian History
38	K. V. Puttappa	Kuvempu
39	Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal	Lal, Bal and Pal
40	Sreebuddha	Light of Asia
41	Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah	Lion of Kashmir
42	Bal Gangadhar Tilak	Lion of Maratha Lokmanya
43	Sunil Gavaskar	Little Master
44	Jayaprakash Narayan	Loknayak
45	Chanakya	Machiavelli of India
46	Dhyanchand	Magician of Hockey
47	Madan Mohan Malaviya	Mahamana
48	Lal Bahadur Shastri	Man of Peace
49	Raja Ram Mohan Roy	Morning Star of India Renaissance
50	Samudragupta	Napolean of India
51	Subhash Chandra Bose	Netaji
52	Sarojini Naidu	Nightingale of India
53	Jawaharlal Nehru	Panditji
54	Lala Lajpat Rai	Punjab Kesari
55	P.T. Usha	Payyoli Express
56	Saurav Ganguli	Prince of Kolkata
57	Indira Gandhi	Priyadarshini
58	C Rajagopalachari	Rajaji
59	Purushottam Das tandon	Rajashree
60	Bhagat Singh	Sahid-e-Azam
61	Mother Teresa	Saint of the Gutters
62	Kalidasa	Shakespeare of India
63	Sheikh Abdullah	Sher-e-Kashmir
64	Major General Rajinder Singh	Sparrow
65	Lata Mangeshkar	Swar Kokila
66	Chaudhary Devi Lal	Tau
67	Sachin Tendulkar	The Little Master
68	Tipu Sultan	Tiger of Mysore
69	Amir khushro	Tota-e-Hind
70	Chandra Sekhar	Young Turk