Biographies

1. Francis Almeida: the first Portuguese to enter Bombay harbour.
2. Gerald Aungier: the creator of the British town.
3. Claude Batley: architect of the Bombay Central station.
4. John Begg: developed the Indo-Saracenic style in architecture.
5. Homi J. Bhabha: scientist.
6. Raja Bhimdev: the earliest known ruler of Bombay.
7. Madame R. K. Cama: freedom fighter.
8. Arthur Crawford: the first municipal commissioner.
9. John Lord Elphinstone: the Governor who demolished the fort walls.
10. Montstuart Elphinstone: a diplomat and a spy, Governor and a scholar.
11. Sir Bartle Frere: Governor and architect of the renewal of Bombay.
12. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
13. Dr. W. M. Haffkine: discoverer of the plague vaccine.
14. William Hornby: initiated reclamation of central Bombay.
15. Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy: businessman and philanthropist.
16. Sir Cowasji Jehangir: businessman and conservative Parsi.
17. Rama Kamath: Philanthropist and businessman, perhaps a spy?
18. Maharishi D. K. Karve: reformer.
19. Rudyard Kipling: writer.
20. Sir George Lloyd: Governor implicated in a scam.
21. James McKintosh: chief justice and founder of the Asiatic Society.
22. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta: lawyer, congressman and politician.
23. Dadabhai Naoroji: the "Grand Old Man of India".
24. K. F. Nariman: lawyer and politician.
25. Mahadev Govind Ranade: judge and reformer.
26. Sir Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney: businessman.
27. Premchand Roychand: the "cotton king".
28. Sir David Sassoon: trader and philanthropist.
29. Sir Gilbert Scott: architect.
30. Jagannath Shankar Shett: businessman and entrepreneur.
31. Frederick William Stevens: the architect of the Victoria Terminus.
32. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata: businessman and entrepreneur.
33. Mary Evans Wadia (Fearless Nadia): film star of the '40s.
34. George Wittet: architect of the Gateway of India.