Pride
Great personalities of Rajasthan
Warriors, saints, folk deities, artists and writers who shaped the land.
Maharana PratapMewar king1540–1597
Rana SangaMaharana of Mewar1482–1528
Rana KumbhaRuler of Mewar1417–1468
Prithviraj ChauhanChauhan kingc. 1166 – 1192
Rao JodhaRathore chief1416–1489
Rao BikaFounder of Bikaner1438–1504
Jai Singh IIMaharaja and astronomer1688–1743
Durgadas RathoreRathore Rajput general1638–1718
BhamashahGeneral and minister1547–1600- Panna DaiNursemaid of Udai Singh16th century
- Hadi RaniRajasthan queen17th century
MirabaiBhakti saint16th century- Amrita Devienvironmental activist1730
Guru JambheshwarFounder of Bishnoi1451–1536
Ramdev PirRajput chieftain deity1352–1385 AD
PabujiFolk deity17th century (textual source)
TejajiFolk deity1074-1103
GogajiFolk warrior‑hero deityfl. 11th century
Karni MataHindu goddess and warrior sage14th–16th centuries
Ganga SinghMaharaja of Bikaner1880–1943
Gayatri DeviMaharani and politician1919–2009- Allah Jilai BaiFolk singer1902–1992
- Gavri DeviFolk singer1928–2026
Komal KothariFolklorist and ethnomusicologist1929–2004- Vijaydan DethaRajasthani writer1926–2013
- Kanhaiyalal SethiaRajasthani poet1919-2008
- Shaitan SinghIndian Army officer1924–1962
- Piru SinghParam Vir Chakra recipient1918–1948
- Mohan Lal SukhadiaChief Minister of Rajasthan1916–1982
- Bhairon Singh ShekhawatIndian politician1923–2010
