List of people from Malwa

List of people from Malwa

=Historical=

* Kalidasa (c 100? BC - c 400? AD) Sanskrit playwright
* Chandragupta Vikramaditya (375 - 415 ) Legendary King
* Varahamihira (505 - 587) Astronomer and Mathematician
* Siddhasena
* Bhartrihari (570-651?)
* Brahmagupta (598 - 668) Mathematician
* Bhoj (1010 - 1060) King
* Bhaskara (1114 -1185) Mathematician
* Dhanvantari
* Rajmata Ahilya Devi Holkar

Modern

* Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (1891 - 1956 ) Activist and Politician was born at MHOW.
* Salman Khan ( 1965) Actor
* Col C K Naidu Great criketer and was Captain of Indian cricket team in the Thirties.
* Mushtaq Ali Cricketer, former captain of Indian cricket team
* Narendra Hirwani highest wicket taker in single test, belongs to Indore.
* Johnny Walker (actor), Bollywood comedian, Indore.
* Rahul Dravid Cricketer, former captain of Indian Cricket Team was born in Indore.
* M.F. Hussain Noted Indian Painter.
* Lata Mangeshkar Bharat RatnaSwar Samraggi born in indore
*Hakim Muhammad Azam Khan a renowned physcian of sub-Continent in holkar period and author of several important books on Tibbi (unani) medicine including Aksir-e-Azam, Mohit-e-Azam, Ramooz-e-Azam, Qarabadin-e-Azam, etc.


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