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Purukottam Ramachandran
Purukottam Ramachandran (born 20 May 1971) is an Indian sprinter who competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Pururaj Singh
Pururaj Singh (born 24 December 1980) is an Indian former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Delhi in 2003.
Purvasha Shende
Purvasha Sudhir Shende is an Indian Archer. She won the Bronze Medal Asian Games 2014 in Incheon in the Women's team compound event along with Surekha Jyothi and Trisha Deb. She is a young budding archer the country has produced.
Pusapati Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju
Lt. Col. Pusapati Vijaya Ananda Gajapathi Raju (28 December 1905 – 2 December 1965), better known as the Maharajkumar of Vizianagram or Vizzy, was an Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician.
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (born 5 July 1995) is an Indian badminton player. Considered as one of India's most successful athletes, Sindhu has won medals at tournaments such as the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and on the World Tour. She is the first and only Indian to become the badminton world champion and only the second individual from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games.
Pushkaraj Chavan
BatterPushkaraj Sudhakar Chavan (born 18 May 1989) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Maharashtra and was signed by Rajasthan Royals in 2009 IPL. He is left-hand batsman who can bowls slow left-arm orthodox balls. He made his List A debut on 27 February 2014, for Maharashtra in the 2013–14 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Pushpa Pradhan
Pushpa Pradhan (born 25 November 1981) is an Indian former field hockey player, who represented the India women's national field hockey team. She played with the team when it won the Gold at 2004 Women's Hockey Asia Cup.
Pushpa Senthilkumar
Pushpa Senthil Kumar (born 18 September 2001) is an Indian basketball player from Tamil Nadu. She plays as a centre point.
Pushpendra Kumar Garg
Captain Pushpendra Kumar Garg (born 22 November 1963) is an Indian sportsperson in yachting. He was born in Sasni in Aligarh district (Now it situated at Hathras district) of Uttar Pradesh. He studied at Sainik School, Lucknow, and the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla before joining the Indian Navy.
Puttarangaiah Jayapal
Puttarangaiah Jayapal (born 19 September 1972) is an Indian cricket umpire. He has featured as umpire in women's one day internationals and Twenty20 internationals.
Pyari Xaxa
ForwardPyari Xaxa (born 18 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Nita and the India national team. Pyari is widely regarded as one of India's most dynamic and prolific attackers, known for her speed, sharp positioning, and clinical finishing. Her pace and attacking threat have often been cited as major assets for the national team, with some calling her the Ferrari of the Indian women's side due to her speed.
Qamran Iqbal
Qamran Iqbal (born 17 October 2001) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Jammu & Kashmir in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy on 22 December 2018. He played for the India U19 cricket team in 2018 and 2019.
Quan Gomes
Quan Gomes (born 5 January 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
R Ashwin
All-rounderRavichandran Ashwin (Tamil: [ɾaʋitɕand̪iɾan aɕʋin];) (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm off spin bowler and a lower order batter. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific spinners of all time, he represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
R Dhanarajan
R Dhanarajan (27 October 1980 – 29 December 2019) was an Indian football player from Palghat, Kerala who played as a defender.
R Laldanmawia
Laldanmawia Ralte (born 19 December 1992), popularly known as Danmawia, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
R Malsawmtluanga
R Malsawmtluanga (born 12 September 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aizawl in the I-League.
R Umadevi Nagaraj
Revanna Umadevi Nagaraj (born 11 February 1965), is an Indian professional player of English billiards and snooker. She is a World Women's Billiard champion (2012) and a six-time Indian national Billiards champion. She had defeated Eva Palmius during the London 2012 Championship to become the World Champion.
R. A. Swaroop
Rayapeth Arjun Swaroop (born 20 August 1965), commonly known as R. A. Swaroop, is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad and Baroda.
R. Arumugam
Datuk Arumugam Rengasamy (also known as Spiderman) was a Malaysian international football player from Selangor. His long arms and difficult saves earned him the nickname "Spiderman". He was inducted into the FIFA Century Club in May 2021.
R. K. Purohit
Ram Krishan Purohit "R K" Purohit is a former Indian Volleyball player. He hails from Jodhpur. He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1984 by the Government of India for his achievements.
R. L. Holdsworth
Romilly Lisle Holdsworth, commonly known as R. L. Holdsworth, (25 February 1899 – 20 June 1976) was an English scholar, academic, educationalist, cricketer and a distinguished Himalayan mountaineer.
R. M. V. Gurusaidutt
Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known as Gurusai Dutt, is a badminton player from India. He trains at the Hyderabad's Gopichand Badminton Academy. He won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games and the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
R. Nagarajan
R. Nagarajan (born 14 August 1953) is a former Indian cricket umpire. The only time he officiated in an international match was in a single ODI game, in 1998.
R. P. Singh
BowlerRudra Pratap Singh (born 6 January 1965) is an Indian former cricketer who played 59 first-class matches between 1982 and 1996 for Uttar Pradesh and English county sides. A left-arm medium pace bowler and right-handed batsman, Singh represented India in two one-day international matches, both against Australia in 1986, picking up the wicket of Dean Jones, his only international scalp. In late 1990s, Singh moved to England and took up coaching assignments with Lancashire and the ECB.
R. P. Singh
BowlerRudra Pratap Singh (born 6 December 1985), popularly known as R.P. Singh, is an Indian former cricketer, who played for the India national cricket team in Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket as a left arm fast-medium bowler. He is current selector of senior men's Indian cricket team.
R. S. Rathore
Raghuvir Singh Rathore (born 21 September 1938) is a former Indian cricket umpire and a former first-class cricketer. He stood in two Test matches between 1990 and 1993 and four ODI games between 1986 and 1991. Rathore played a first-class match for Rajasthan, in the semi-final of the 1962–63 Ranji Trophy, against Delhi.
R. Sundar
R. Sundar (born 15 April 1963) is an Indian cricket umpire. He has stood in matches in the Ranji Trophy tournament.
R. T. Ramachandran
R. T. Ramachandran (4 July 1947 – 4 February 2021) was an Indian cricket umpire. He stood in four One Day International (ODI) matches from 1993 to 1998.
R.D. Singh
Ripudaman Singh (born 7 June 1954), known as R.D. Singh, is an Indian athletics coach from Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India.
Raahul V S
Raahul Vijayakumar Srinivasan is an Indian chess grandmaster.
Rabi Banerjee
Rabi Banerjee (4 March 1951 – 9 June 2021) was an Indian cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Bengal between 1969 and 1975. He died on 9 June 2021 at the age of 70 due to a prolonged illness at a city hospital in Kolkata.
Rabi Das
Rabi Bhusan Das (date of birth unknown, died 21 April 1998) was an Indian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Rabichandra Moirangthem
Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem (Meitei: Moirangthem Rabichandra Singh, born 3 August 2001) is an Indian field hockey player from Manipur. He plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team and represents Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments.
Rabin Bhatta
Rabindranath "Rabin" Bhatta (1924 – 6 July 2004) was an Indian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Rabindra Chanda
Rabindra Mohan Chanda (born 1 February 1932) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Railways.
Rachel Thomas
Rachel Thomas is an Indian skydiver. She was the first Indian woman to skydive from 7,000 ft over the North Pole on 20 April 2002, to commemorate 150 years of the Indian Railways. During the North Pole expedition she stayed on the ice for six days in - 45-55 °C temperature.
Rachita Mistry
Rachita Mistry (née Panda, born 4 March 1974) is an Indian former sprinter from Odisha.
Radhey Gupta
Radhey Gupta (born 8 October 1978) is an Indian former cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Delhi in 2001/02.
Radhey Shyam
Radhey Shyam Bijarniya (1 May 1953 – 19 August 2006) was an Indian basketball player from Sikar, Rajasthan. He represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 Asian Games. He was the second best scorer from the Indian team averaging 14 points after the leading scorer Ajmer Singh Chopra at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Radhika Tulpule
Radhika Tulpule (born 9 February 1982) is an Indian former professional tennis player. Tulpule has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 473, achieved on 17 September 2001. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 438, attained on 14 April 2003.
Raegan Albarnas
Raegan Albarnas is a professional association football player who plays for Chennai City F.C. and for Tamil Nadu in the national level.
Raghav Joneja
Raghav Joneja (born 21 October 1997) is the second-youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest on 21 May 2013 at the age of 15 years and 7 months. He was part of an expedition by the students of The Lawrence School, Sanawar which was the youngest team in the world to climb the mountain. Lawrence became the first school in the world to send a team to the highest peak.
Raghavendra Chandrashekar
Raghavendra Chandrashekar (born 9 July 1982) is an Indian cricketer, who played for Karnataka in first-class cricket between 2004 and 2006.
Raghbir Lal
Raghbir Lal Sharma (15 November 1929 – 7 April 2025) was an Indian hockey player. He was part of the Indian field hockey team that won gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. Lal died on 7 April 2025, at the age of 95.
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Raghbir Singh Bhola (18 August 1927 – 21 January 2019) was an Indian Airforce officer and international hockey player who represented India in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a gold and silver medal, respectively. He was also awarded the Arjuna Award for his contributions to Indian hockey in 2000.
Raghu Sharma
Raghu Sharma (born 11 March 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Punjab in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 14 October 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut on 11 January 2021, for Puducherry in the 2020–21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Raghunath Chandorkar
Raghunath Chandorkar (21 November 1920 – 3 September 2021) was an Indian cricketer who played in seven first-class matches between 1943 and 1951. He celebrated his 100th birthday in November 2020, becoming India's oldest living first-class cricketer. From the death of Alan Burgess in January 2021 until his own death Chandorkar was the world's oldest living first-class cricketer.