- male, 89 years old
- Ravi Shankar ("Robi Shôngkor", (born April 7, 1920, in Benares, United Provinces, British India) is an Indian composer best known for his v...
- female, 80 years old
- Girija Devi (b. May 8, 1929, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) is an Indian singer and represents the Banaras Gharana of singers. She is adept at...
- male, deceased (2006)
- Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib was a shehnai maestro from India. The term "Ustad" or "Pandit" in relation to Indian classical music implies Master or...
- male, 58 years old
- Rajnath Singh (born July 10 1951 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) is the current leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India. He was previously...
- male
- Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861-1946) was an Indian politician, notable for his role in the freedom struggle and his espousal of Hindu nationalism....
- male, deceased (1966) (India)
- Lal Bahadur Shastri (October 2, 1904 - January 11, 1966) was the third Prime Minister of independent India and a significant figure in the Indian...
- female, deceased (1933)
- Annie Wood Besant was a prominent Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator.
- male, deceased (1936)
- Munshi Premchand (July 31, 1880 - October 8, 1936) (pen name: Premchand) was one of the greatest literary figures of modern Hindi and Urdu literature.
- male, 118 years old
- Sampurnanand (born in 1891) was a teacher and politician in Uttar Pradesh, India. He was elected to the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly and...
- female, deceased (1976)
- Siddheshwari Devi was a famous Hindustani singer from Benares, lovingly known as "Maa" (mother). Born in 1907, she lost her parents early and was...
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