- By Aditi Priya Singh
- Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:36 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
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 |