Here is a comprehensive list of Bharat Ratna awardees, the highest civilian award in India, given for exceptional service towards the advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order:
| RECIPIENTS(STATE/UT) | YEAR |
|---|---|
| C. Rajagopalachari/Rajaji (Tamil Nadu) | 1954 |
| Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (Tamil Nadu) | 1954 |
| C.V. Raman (Tamil Nadu) | 1954 |
| Bhagwan Das (Uttar Pradesh) | 1955 |
| M. Visvesvaraya (Karnataka) | 1955 |
| Jawaharlal Nehru (Uttar Pradesh) | 1955 |
| Govind Ballabh Pant (Uttarakhand) | 1957 |
| Dhondo Keshav Karve (Maharashtra) | 1958 |
| Bidhan Chandra Roy (West Bengal) | 1961 |
| Purushottam Das Tandon (Uttar Pradesh) | 1961 |
| Rajendra Prasad (Bihar) | 1962 |
| Zakir Husain (Andhra Pradesh) | 1963 |
| Pandurang Vaman Kane (Maharashtra) | 1963 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri (Uttar Pradesh) | 1966 |
| Indira Gandhi (Uttar Pradesh) | 1971 |
| V.V.Giri (Odisha) | 1975 |
| K.Kamaraj (Tamil Nadu) | 1976 |
| Mother Teresa (West Bengal,born in North Macedonia) | 1980 |
| Vinoba Bhave (Maharashtra) | 1983 |
| Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pakistan) | 1987 |
| M.G. Ramachandran (Tamil Nadu) | 1988 |
| B.R. Ambedkar (Maharashtra) | 1990 |
| B.R. Ambedkar (South Africa) | 1990 |
| Rajiv Gandhi (Uttar Pradesh) | 1991 |
| Vallabhbhai Patel (Gujarat) | 1991 |
| Morarji Desai(Gujarat) | 1991 |
| Abul Kalam Azad (West Bengal) | 1992 |
| J.R.D. Tata (Maharashtra) | 1992 |
| Satyajit Ray (West Bengal) | 1992 |
| Gulzarilal Nanda (Punjab) | 1997 |
| Aruna Asaf Ali (West Bengal) | 1997 |
| A.P.J Abdul Kalam (Tamil Nadu) | 1997 |
| M.S. Subbulakshmi (Tamil Nadu) | 1998 |
| Chidambaram Subramaniam (Tamil Nadu) | 1998 |
| Jayaprakash Narayan (Bihar) | 1999 |
| Amartya Sen (West Bengal) | 1999 |
| Gopinath Bordoloi (Assam) | 1999 |
| Ravi Shankar (Uttar Pradesh) | 1999 |
| Lata Mangeshkar (Maharashtra) | 2001 |
Bharat Ratna Awarded
| RECIPIENTS(STATE/UT) | Year |
|---|---|
| Bismillah Joshi (Karnataka) | 2009 |
| C.N.R. Rao (Karnataka) | 2014 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (Maharashtra) | 2014 |
| Madan Mohan Malaviya (Uttar Pradesh) | 2015 |
| Atal Bihari Bajpayee (Madhya Pradesh) | 2015 |
| Pranab Mukherjee (West Bengal) | 2019 |
| Nanaji Deshmukh (Maharashtra) | 2019 |
| Bhupen Hazarika (Assam | 2019 |
| Karpoori Thakur (Bihar) | 2024 |
| Lal Krishna Advani | 2024 |
| MS Swaminathan (Thiruvananthapuram) | 2024 |
| Chaudhary Charan Singh (Uttar Pradesh) | 2024 |
| PV Narasimha Rao (Andhra Pradesh) | 2024 |
This list includes the year of the award and the names of the recipients, showcasing individuals from various fields such as politics, social work, science, arts, and literature who have made significant contributions to the nation.