List of 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 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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