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Famous Indian Personalities Nicknames:  India is one of the countries with great talents, and some of the famous personalities have made a long-lasting impression in different fields, from politics to sports, arts, and even science. Many of the renowned personalities across the globe are known by their nicknames or pen names. Such terms have become more popular than original names through usage in media or books. Some of the selected nicknames of famous people from India and around the world that you might want to understand are mentioned below.

Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, is popularly known as "Bapu", a term of endearment that signifies a father figure to guide and lead. Simultaneously, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is known as "Missile Man" for his impressive contributions concerning space and defense programs of India. These nicknames thus not only celebrate their greatness but bring them close to the common man.

Here are the finest lists of some well-known famous personalities who have unique nicknames depending upon their quality and works.

S.N. Personalities Nicknames
1. Mahatma Gandhi  Father of the Nation, Bapu, Mahatma
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri  Man of Peace
3. Valmiki  Adi Kavi
4. Jawaharlal Nehru  Chacha, Pandit ji
5. Raja Ram Mohan Roy  Morning Star of India Renaissance
6. Mother Teresa  Mother
7. Dayanand Saraswati  Martin Luther of India
8. Subhash Chandra Bose  Netaji, Patriot of the Patriots
9. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel  Strong (Iron) Man of India
10.  Sankaracharya  Sage of Kanchi
11.  Rabindranath Tagore  Vishwa Kavi, Kaviguru, Gurudev
12.  Bankim Chandra Chattopadhay  Sahitya Samrat
13.  Siddharth Gautam  Light Of Asia/ Buddha
14.  Chanakya  Machiavelli of India
15.  Dhyanchand  Magician of Hocke
16.  A. P. J Abdul Kalam Azad  Missile man of India
17.  Indira Gandhi  Iron Lady of India
 18.  Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal  Lal, Bal, Pal
 19.  Jayaprakash Narayan  Loknayak
 20.  Tipu Sultan  Mysore Tiger
 21.  Amir Khushro  Parrot of India, Tota-e-hind
 22.  Babur  Prince of Autobiography
 23.  Shah Jahan  Prince of Builders
 24.  Muhammad bin Tughlaq  Prince of Money Makers
 25.  Mahakavi Kalidas  Shakespeare of India
 26.  Jayaprakash Narayan  JP
 27.  Dr. Rajendra Prasad  Desh Ratna
 28.  Dadabhai Naoroji  Grand Old Man of India
 29.   Dhundiraj Govind Phalke  Grandfather of Indian Films
 30.  Kapil Dev  Haryana Hurricane
 31.  Karpuri Thakur  Jana Nayak
 32.  Bal Gangadhar Tilak  Lion of Maratha
 33.  Madan Mohan Malaviya  Mahamana
 34.  Samudragupta  Napolean of India
 35.  Sarojini Naidu  Nightingale of India
 36.  Lata Mangeshkar   Swar Kokila
 37.  Lala Lajpat Rai  Punjab Kesari
 38.  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan  Frontier Gandhi, Baadshah Khan
 39.  Ashutosh Mukherji  Bengal Kesari
 40.  Dr. Srikrishna Singh  Bihar Kesri
 41  Bipin Chandrapal & Saurav Ganguli  Bengal Tiger
 42.  Chitta Ranjan Das  Deshbandhu
 43.  Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah  Lion of Kashmir
 44.  Madan Mohan Malaviya  Mahamana
 45.  P. T. Usha  Payyoli Express
 46.  Sachin Tendulkar  The Little Master
 47.  Major General Rajinder Singh  Sparrow
 48.  Sayyed Bandhu  King Maker of Indian History
 49.  Milkha Singh  Flying Sikh
 50.  CN Annadurai  Anna
 51.  Chakravarti Rajagopalachari  CR, Rajaji
 52.  Muhammad bin Tughlaq  Prince of Money Makers
 53.  Shah Jahan  Prince of Builders
 54.  Jagjeevan Ram  Babu ji
55. Tushar Kanti Ghosh Grand old man of Indian Journalism