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Also Known As Gorakshanatha
Flourished c.950 - c.1050
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
Govinda Das
Bengali poet
Antal
Indian poet
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Candidus
Greek theologian
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
Ashok Kumar
Indian actor
Devika Rani
Indian actress
Buddha
Buddha
founder of Buddhism
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian leader
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
prime minister of India
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Virat Kohli
Indian cricketer
Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid
Indian cricketer
Salman Khan
Salman Khan
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Guru Gobind Singh, 18th century, Punjab
Guru Gobind Singh
Sikh Guru