List of Bharat Ratna Award winners

                 In the year 2011, the Government of India modified the eligibility criteria for "Bharat Ratna" Award from the earlier criteria- "for the highest degrees of national service" to - " "for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour"- to enable eminent sports-persons to receive the nation's highest civilian award. 


1954 (6): 
2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari /Rajaji(1878–1972)-he was an independence activist, politician, Indian lawyer,writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, belonging to Tamilnadu.

1955 (1):-
4. Dr.Bhagwan Das (1869–1958)- Dr. Bhagwan dash was an Indian  Freedom Fighter  belonging to Uttar Pradesh.
 6. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964)- The First Prime Minister of India and an Indian  Freedom Fighter, Writer.  he was a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century and belonging to Uttar Pradesh.
1957 (1):
7. Mr. Govind Ballabh Pant (1887–1961)- An Indian Freedom Fighter and Home Minister of Indian Union belonging to Uttarakhand


1958 (1):
8. Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858–1962) –An Educationist he was also popularly known as Maharishi Karve, Dhondo Keshav Karve was a social reformer in India in the field of women's, and he was belonging to Maharashtra- Awarded Bharata Ratna in his birth centenary year 1958.


1959 and1960: None 1961 (2):
9. Dr. B. C. Roy (1882–1962)_ A Physician, Politician and Former Chief Minister of West Bengal belonging to West Bengal


1962:None 1963 (3):
11. Dr.(Babu) Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963)- The first President of India, a Freedom Fighter. belonging to Bihar
12. Dr. Zakir Hussain (1897–1969)-Former President of India and a Scholar  belonging to Andhra Pradesh


1964 and 1965: None 1966 (1):


From 1967 To 1970:  None 1971 (1):


From 1972 To 1974: None 1975 (1):


1976 (1):


1977 To 1979:None The ‘Bharat  Ratna” award  had been  kept suspended by the Government of  India,from  13th July 1977 to 26th January 1980. 1980 (1):
18 .Mother Teresa (1910–1997)- A Nobel Laureate (For Peace, 1979) A foreigner belonging to the Republic of Macedonia-  dedicated to the Sick people of India especially for those who were affected by Leprosy
1981 and 1982: None 1983 (1):
19.Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1895–1982)-- A Social  Reformer and a Freedom Fighter belonging to Maharashtra-Awarded Posthumously

From 1984 To 1986:- None 1987 (1):
20.Mr.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known as "Frontier Gandhi", (1890–1988)-


1988 (1):
21.Mr. M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987)- -Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu- Popular Cinema Actor belonging to Tamil Nadu- Awarded Posthumously 

1989:None 1990 (2):
22.Dr.B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956)- An Architect who  played a key role in the formation of the Indian Constitution, a Social Reformer, Economist and Scholar belonging to Maharashtra-

23. Dr.Nelson Mandela(1918-2013) -  The Second non-citizen and the first non-Indian awarded Bharat  Ratna- A Leader of Anti-Apartheid movement belonging to South Africa
1991 (3):
24.Mr.Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)- - Former Prime Minister of India/Son of Mrs.Indira Gandhi/Grand-son of  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru- belonging to New Delhi -Awarded Posthumously

26. Mr.Morarji Desai (1896–1995)- A Former Prime Minister of India  and an Indian  Freedom
Fighter belonging to Gujarat. He was the First Ever Non-Congress Prime Minister of India.
1992 (3):
27. Mr. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) – AFreedom Fighter and the First Education Minister of India belonging to WestBengal-Awarded Posthumously


From 1993 To 1996: None 
1997 (3):

30. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam- (1931-2015) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 belonging to Tamil Nadu
he was an Indian politician, Freedom Fighter and Economist who specialized in labour issues. He was the Prime Minister of India for two short periods following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. belonging to Punjab


1998 (2):
called the “Nightingale Of India” by Mrs.Sarojini Devi. she belonging to Tamil Nadu


Recipients of 1999 (3):
whom George Harrison called the "Godfather of World Music". A Classical-Sitarist  belonging to Uttar Pradesh.

A Man of Literature and an Indian Freedom An Indian belonging to Assam- Awarded Posthumously

2000:None 2001 (2):
Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend in the Hindi film industry a Play back Singer belonging  to Maharashtra
He wan An Indian musician credited with popularising the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class belonging to Bihar

From 2002 To 2007:None 2008 (1):
41. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (1922-2011)  Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is a celebrated Hindustani classical singer & a vocalist,

2013:
42. Sachin Tendulkar- (Born in the year 1973)- Sports Person / Cricketer -for his unreachable achievements and unbreakable records in the field of cricket, which earned good name and glory to India, in a span of 24 years. he is first person who got bharat ratan in sports.


 
Dr Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, also known as Dr C N R Rao, is a renowned chemist in India. To date, he has written close to 1,500 research papers.  the man behind India's maiden 'Mars'-Mission 


2014: Announced  
44. Madan Mohan Malaviya: 
Madan Mohan Malaviya: Educationist and politician (President of Indian National Congress (INC) in 1909, 1918)

Madan Mohan Malaviya

45. Atal Bihari Vajpayee:  Former Prime Minister of India (1996), (1998), (1999-2004)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee