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APJ Abdul Kalam, known as the Missile Man of India for his work on the development of the ballistic missile in India. He played a pivotal role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998 and later went on to become 11th President of India.

Kiran Bedi, the first woman to join the IPS and a social activist who was pivotal in introducing prison reform in India. In 2003, Bedi became the first woman and the first Indian to be appointed as United Nations civilian police adviser.

The 14th and current Dalai Lama, the patron saint of Tibet, is Tenzin Gyatso. The 14th Dalai Lama had become the most popular world leader by 2013, according to a poll conducted by Harris Interactive of New York.