List of all Bharat Ratna awardees

Late Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi in 2008 : Karnataka
Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar in 2001 : Maharashtra
Late Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001 for contribution in the field of Arts : Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Amartya Sen in1999 for Literature & Education : United Kingdom
Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi in1999, for Public Affairs : Assam
Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan in 1999 for Public Affairs: Bihar
Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1999 for his contribution in the field of Arts : United States
Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam in 1998 for Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998 for her contribution in the field of Arts : Tamil Nadu
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering : Delhi
Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali in 1997 for her contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Delhi
Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Gujarat
Shri JRD Tata in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Trade & Industry : Maharashtra
Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1992 for his contribution in Public Affairs : West Bengal
Shri Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Arts : West Bengal
Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat
Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Maharashtra
Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : South Africa
Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran in 1988 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Pakistan
Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1983 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
Mother Teresa in 1980 for contribution in the field of Social Work : West Bengal
Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj in 1976 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Shri V.V. Giri in 1975 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Orissa
Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1971 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane in 1963 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
Dr. Zakir Hussain in 1963 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1962 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Bihar
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961 for contribution in the Field of Public Affairs: West Bengal
Shri Purushottam Tandon in 1961 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1958 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant in 1957 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Bhagwan Das in 1955 for contribution in Literature & Education : Uttar Pradesh
Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. M. Vishweshwariah in 1955 for contribution in the field of Civil Service : Karnataka
Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1954 in Science & Engineering: Tamil Nadu
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu