Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray

male, deceased (1992)
Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker regarded as one of the greatest film directors of the twentieth century. Born in the city of Kolkata (then...

Rajnarayan Basu

male, deceased (1899)
Rajnarayan Basu was a writer and intellectual of the Bengal Renaissance. He was born in Boral in 24 Parganas and studied at the Hare School and...
David Hare

David Hare

male, deceased (1842)
David Hare (1775-1842) was a Scottish watchmaker and philanthropist in Bengal. He founded many important and prestigious educational institutions...
Ashok Kumar

Ashok Kumar

male, deceased (2001)
Sanjay Ashok Kumar (October 13, 1911 - December 10, 2001) was an Indian Bollywood actor. Born and brought up as Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly in...
Megh Nad Saha

Megh Nad Saha

male, deceased (1956)
Megh Nad Saha (October 6 1893 - February 16 1956) was a Bengali Indian astrophysicist. He was born on 6 October, 1893 in Shaoratoli village near...
Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy

male
Bibek Debroy (born 25 January, 1955) is an Indian economist, who is currently a Research Professor at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. He...
Sasthi Brata

Sasthi Brata

male
Sasthi Brata Chakraborty (Sasthi Brata as he prefers) is an Indo-Anglian writer of fiction. He was educated at Presidency College, Kolkata. He...
Radhanath Sikdar

Radhanath Sikdar

male, deceased (1870)
Radhanath Sikdar (1813-1870) was a Bengali Indian mathematician who calculated the height of Peak XV in the Himalaya and discovered it to be the...
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

male, deceased (1831)
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (April 10, 1809 - December 23, 1831) was an appointed teacher of the Hindu College of Calcutta and a scholar, poet and...
Sisir Kumar Mitra

Sisir Kumar Mitra

male, deceased (1963)
Sisir Kumar Mitra [or "Shishirkumar Mitra"] (October 24, 1890-August 13 1963) was an Indian physicist. He was born and raised in Calcutta, India....