Kolkata
Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of India's West Bengal state. Founded as an East India Company trading post, it was India's capital under the British Raj from 1773–1911. Today it’s known for its grand colonial architecture, art galleries and cultural festivals. It’s also home to Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa, whose tomb is on site. ― Google
People born in Kolkata (First 49 people) - Page 1
Sandip Ray
Indian film director ‧ Satyajit Ray's son
Julia Stephen
Model
Dipesh Chakrabarty
Indian historian
Julia Margaret Cameron
British photographer
Mad Mike Hoare
British mercenary
Robert Kee
British broadcaster
Swami Vivekananda
Indian monastic
Vijay Kedia
Investor
Kaushik Basu
Former Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
Farida Khanum
Singer
Vijay Mallya
Former Member of Rajya Sabha
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Sunetra Gupta
British epidemiologist
Tiny Rowland
British executive
Irshad Khan
Film producer
Neha Marda
Indian television actress
Nandana Sen
Indian actress
Shashank Khaitan
Indian film writer
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Indian film director
Shashi Kapoor
Indian actor
Parambrata Chatterjee
Indian actor
Konkona Sen Sharma
Indian actress
Anita Ganeri
Author
Daud Ali
American historian
Gita Gopinath
Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
Amitav Ghosh
Indian writer
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Indian-American author
Robin Stewart
English actor
Henry Alleyne Lash
British general
Suketu Mehta
Writer
Toru Dutt
Translator
Rajshree Ojha
Indian film-maker
Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Indian poet
Victor Banerjee
Indian actor
Imrat Khan
Indian composer
Shujaat Khan
Indian musician
Tridha Choudhury
Indian actress
Fenner Brockway
British politician
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay
Indian playback singer
Debendranath Tagore
Indian philosopher
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Indian actor
Madhabi Mukherjee
Indian actress
Rituparna Sengupta
Indian actress
Ranjit Mallick
Indian actor
Rabi Ghosh
Indian actor
Ashapoorna Devi
Novelist
Goutam Ghose
Indian film director
