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 0
Uttam Kumar
Indian film actor
Akhandananda
Birendra Krishna Bhadra
Television presenter
Dinesh Das
Poet
Girish Chandra Ghosh
Musician
Golap Ma
Housewife
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Indian literary critic
Aroup Chatterjee
Indian author
Mahmudul Haque
Bangladeshi writer
Rubel Das
Actor
Soumili Biswas
Film actress
Smaranjit Chakraborty
Author
Dona Roy
Indian dancer
Sana Ganguly
Sourav Ganguly's daughter
Soham Chakraborty
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Pijush Ganguly
Film actor
Madan Mitra
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Abu Taher Mohammad Haider
Military personnel
Sailabala Das
Social worker
Kalikananda Abadhut
Novelist
Utpal Kumar Basu
Poet
Sabyasachi Dutta
Former Mayor of Bidhannagarl
Donald Friell McLeod
General
Sir George Rumbold, 2nd Baronet
Hugh Bomford
English cricketer
Raj Chakraborty
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Raju Chakraborty
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Raj Chakrabarty
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Bratati Bandyopadhyay
Snehasish Chakraborty
Indian football player
Biharilal Chakraborty
Poet
Radhanath Sikdar
Indian mathematician
Amal Dutta
Indian footballer
Abanindranath Tagore
Artist
Rathindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore's son
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet
Jeet
Indian actor
Trevor Spring
English cricketer
Amol Rajan
British journalist
Bernard Lathière
French official
Paul Laverty
Screenwriter
Satyajit Ray
Indian director
William Makepeace Thackeray
British novelist
Jock Lewes
British officer
Vikram Seth
Indian novelist
Nick Jeavons
Rugby union player
Neel Mukherjee
Indian writer
