Sobriquets (Nicknames) of Famous Personalities

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A sobriquet is usually a familiar name, distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise, but a nickname which is familiar enough such that it can be used in place of a real name without the need of explanation. Many people are nicknamed owing to something special in their character / behavior. Below is a list of sobriquets of famous people. This list will be useful for upcoming Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants and SSC CGL Exams. 

List of Sobriquets of Famous People

• Andhra Kesari - Tanguturi Prakasham
• Anna - Annadurai
• Badshah Khan - Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan
• Bapu - Mahatma Gandhi
• Chacha - Jawaharlal Nehru
• 'C.R' - C. Rajagopalachari
• Desert Fox - Gen. Rommel
• Deshbandhu - C.R. Das
• Father of English Poetry - Geoffrey Chaucer
• Father of the Indian Nation - Mahatma Gandhi
• Frontier Gandhi - Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan
• Fuehrer - Adolf Hitler
• G.B.S - George Bernad Shaw
• Grand Old Man of India - Dadabhai Naoroji
• Gurudev - Rabindranath Tagore
• Iron Duke - Duke of Wellington
• Iron Man of India - Sardar Vallabhai Patel
• 'J.P' - Jayaprakash Narayan
• Lady with the Lamp - Florence Nightingale
• Lal, Bal, Pal -
• Lala Lajpat Rai
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Bipin Chander Pal
• Lion of Punjab (Sher-e-Punjab) - Lala Lajpat Rai
• Little Corporal - Napoleon
• Lokmanya - Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• Mahatma - Gandhi ji
• Maiden Queen - Elizabeth I
• Maid of Orleans - Joan of Arc
• Man of Blood and Iron - Bismarck
• Man of Destiny - Napoleon
• Mysore Tiger - Tipu Sultan
• Netaji - Subash Chandra Bose
• Nightingale of India - Sarojini Naidu
• Punjab Kesari - Lala Lajpat Rai
• Saint of the Gutters - Mother Theresa
• Sparrow - Maj-Gen. Rajinder Singh
• Strong Man of India - Sardhar Vallabhai Patel

That's all for now friends. In our next post we shall discuss about the Sobriquets of famous places. Happy Reading :)

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