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 19
Rachna Banerjee
Indian actress
Ruprekha Banerjee
Sara Corner
Indian model
Satyen Bose
Film director
Sabyasachi Mukharji
Former Chief Justice of India
Sonia Constance Josephine Copeland
Orlando Bloom's mother
Satyarup Siddhanta
Megha Chowdhury
Film actor
Sandip Burman
Biplab Dasgupta
Economist
Princess Sarvath al-Hassan
David Wanklyn
Military officer
Gautam Bhattacharya
Journalist
Meera Dev Burman
Lyricist
Brajendranath De
Claude Loyola Allgén
Swedish composer
Satyajit Das
Australian banker
Antony William Diamond
Mukund Lath
Indian scholar
Roshan Ara Begum
Vocalist
Shankar Roychowdhury
Former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
Ruchira Gupta
Indian journalist
Amiya Nath Bose
Former Member of the Lok Sabha
Rashid Karim
Bangladeshi novelist
Cheryl Thibideau
Musical artist
Anita Agnihotri
Indian writer
Debjit Ghosh
Former football player
Sangram Mukherjee
Indian football player
Tapati Guha-Thakurta
Indian historian
Ajoy Kar
Indian cinematographer
Abhijeet Guha
Indian film director
Diya
Indian film actress
Purbayan Chatterjee
Indian musician
Saroj Ghose
Indian developer
Antara Biswas
Indian actress
Abhishek Das
Indian cricketer
Bela Bose
Indian dancer
Alka Pande
Author
Rupankar Bagchi
Singer
Meghali
Actress
Gautam Sen
Film director
W. H. D. Rouse
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Indian fashion designer
Wasna Ahmed
Indian television actress
Umasashi
Indian film actress
Shyam Laha
Indian actor
Salil Dutta
Indian director
