Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service of a high order. . . without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex. "
Padma Bhushan People (First 49 people) - Page 0
Bill Gates
American business magnate
Melinda Gates
American philanthropist
Mira Nair
Indian-American filmmaker
Ravi Shankar
Indian writer
Satyajit Ray
Indian director
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Indian literary critic
Fareed Zakaria
Indian-American journalist
Indra Nooyi
Indian-American executive
Rahul Dravid
Indian cricket coach
Sunita Williams
American astronaut
Shyam Benegal
Indian film director
Mark Tully
Amitabh Bachchan
Former Member of the Lok Sabha
Rajinikanth
Indian actor
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Indian music director
Naseeruddin Shah
Indian actor
Soumitra Chatterjee
Indian film actor
Mrinal Sen
Indian film director
Sharmila Tagore
Indian actress
Dev Anand
Indian actor
Shabana Azmi
Indian actress
Aamir Khan
Indian actor
Zakir Husain
Former President of India
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Former President of India
Anish Kapoor
British-Indian sculptor
Zubin Mehta
Indian conductor
Kapil Dev
Indian former cricketer
Anita Desai
Indian novelist
Amir Khan
Indian vocalist
Jagjit Singh
Indian composer
Sania Mirza
Indian tennis player
Ruskin Bond
Indian author
R. K. Narayan
Indian writer
Javed Akhtar
Indian screenwriter
Bachendri Pal
Indian mountaineer
Jayant Narlikar
Indian astrophysicist
William Gates
American basketball player
Girish Karnad
Indian actor
Shashi Kapoor
Indian actor
Khushwant Singh
Indian author
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian writer
Ashok Sekhar Ganguly
Former Member of Rajya Sabha
Kamala Devi
Actress
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writer
Bhimsen Joshi
Indian vocalist
Bismillah Khan
Indian musician
Yash Chopra
Indian film director
