- For Science & Engineering – CV Raman – 1954
- For Civil Services – M Visvesvaraya – 1955
- For Literature & Education – Dr. Bhagwan Das – 1955
- For Social Work – Dhondo Keshav Karve – 1958
- Posthumously – Lal Bahadur Shastri – 1966
- For Art – Satyajit Ray – 1992
- For Trade & Industry – JRD Tata – 1992
- For Sports – Sachin Tendulkar – 2014