Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey

male, deceased (1857)
Mangal Pandey (Hindi: मंगल पांडे), also known as "Shaheed" Mangal Pandey ("Shaheed" means martyr in Hindustani), was a sepoy (soldier) in the 3...
Stamford Raffles

Stamford Raffles

male, deceased (1826)
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (July 6, 1781 - July 5, 1826) was the founder of the city of Singapore (now the Republic of Singapore), and is...
Warren Hastings

Warren Hastings

male, deceased (1818)
Warren Hastings (December 6 1732 - August 22 1818) was the first governor-general of British India, from 1773 to 1785. He was famously impeached in...
Siraj Ud-Daulah

Siraj Ud-Daulah

male, deceased (1757)
Mîrzâ Mohammad Sirâjud Dawla, more popularly known as "Siraj-Ud-Daulah", (1733 - July 2, 1757) was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and...
Francis Light

Francis Light

male, deceased (1794)
Captain Francis Light was the founder of the British colony of Penang (in modern-day Malaysia) and its capital George Town in 1786. He was born in...
Elihu Yale

Elihu Yale

male, deceased (1721) (North Wales, Pennsylvania, United States)
Elihu Yale, (April 5, 1649 in Boston, Massachusetts, America - July 8, 1721 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales), was the first benefactor of Yale...
Nana Sahib

Nana Sahib

male
Nana Sahib (born 1824), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian leader during the rebellion of 1857.
Job Charnock

Job Charnock

male, deceased (1693)
Job Charnock (d. 1693) was regarded by few as the founder of Calcutta, however the Calcutta High Court ruling of May 16, 2003 clearly stated that...

Francis Day

male, deceased (1889)
Francis Day (1829-1889) was Inspector-General of Fisheries in India and Burma and an ichthyologist. Started as a medical officer in the Madras...
William James

William James

male, deceased (1783)
Commodore Sir William James (1720 - 16 December 1783) was a notable British naval commander. A poor Welsh miller's son, James ran away to sea in...