List of notable people from Malwa

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[edit] 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

[edit] Modern

• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (1891 - 1956 ) Activist and Politician
• Lata Mangeshkar (1928 - ) Playback Singer
• Salman Khan ( 1965) Actor
• Col C K Naidu Army Colonel
• 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, current captain of Indian Cricket Team was born in Indore.
• Kishore Kumar Playback Singer.
• M.F. Hussain Noted Indian Painter.