List Of Hindus
Hinduism is the oldest living culture which follow "Dharmo Rakshati Rakshita" Protect Dharma for it will protect you (Hinduism is a religion). Hindus constitute a population of more than 1000 million around the world. The following is a list of prominent and famous people who are Hindus.
- Abhinavagupta: Exponent of Kashmir Saivism
- Agastyar: Saint, First and foremost person of Siddha
- Aksapada Gautama: author of Nyaya Sutras, the foundation of the Nyaya school of Hinduism
- Annie Besant: Theosophist and president of the Congress Party
- Sri Aurobindo: Mystic and philosopher
- Auvaiyar: Beloved Tamil female saint
- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Founder-acharya of ISKCON
- Acharya Koshalendraprasad Pande Acharya of Ahmedabad Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday
- Acharya Rakeshprasad Pande Acharya of Vadtal Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday
- Bharata: Advocated Advaita philosophy, Bharat, the other name for India, is named after him
- Bhartrihari: Author of Vairagya Satakam, hundred verses of renunciation
- Bhaskararaya: Author of Varivasya Rahasyam
- Bogar: Legendary South Indian Siddhar. Created Lord Murugan statue in Palani.
- Kautilya Chanakya: Philosopher,Social Reformer, Economist, Politician, Administrator, Author of Artha shastra
- Krishna Chandra Bhattacharya: Philosopher
- Kanakadasa:Greatest Saint of Bhakti movement.
- Swami Chinmayananda: Religious leader
- Deepak Chopra: Personality Development Author
- Ananda Coomaraswamy: Art historian
- Dattatreya: Narrated Jnana Kanda, taught Ashtanga Yoga to Patanjali
- Swami Dayananda: Religious leader
- Shri Madhvacharya: Philosopher Saint
- Narayana Guru: Mystic and philosopher
- Nigamananda: Yogi,Philosopher Saint
- Nisargadatta Maharaj: Teacher
- Patanjali: Founder of Patanjali Yoga
- Ram Dass: American spiritual leader
- Ramana Maharshi: Mystic
- Ram Mohan Roy: Reformer
- Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa: Philosopher Saint, Social reformer
- Ramanuja: Philosopher Saint
- Dr. Rajeev Menon, Hindu Rashtrapathy, Hindu Mahasabha spiritual Leader
- Sant Sri Asaramji Bapu: Saint & Spiritual preceptor
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: Vedantic Philosopher
- Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Hindu Seer & Spiritual preceptor
- Shriram Sharma Acharya: Founder of the All World Gayatri Pariwar
- Swami Sivananda: Yogi
- Sivaya Subramuniyaswami: Modern sage
- Thirumoolar: One of the 18 Siddhars
- Sage Valmiki: Author of the epic Ramayana
- Swami Vivekananda: Philosopher Saint, Social reformer
- Sri Sri Ravishankar: Spiritual Guru, Founder of the Art of Living Foundation
- Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi: Jagadguru,Reckoned as the greatest Karmayogi to uphold Sanatana Dharma since Swami Vivekananda
- Vyasa: Author of the epic Mahabharata
- Paramahansa Yogananda: Yogi
- Tibbetibaba: Philosopher Saint
- Purandara Dasa: Father of Carnatic music & philosopher
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