- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman– The founder of Bangladesh.
- Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq– First elected Prime Minister of Bengal.
- Subhas Chandra Bose– World Warfighter.
- Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani– Political leader and scholar.
- Raja Ram Mohan Roy– Founder of the Brahmo Samaj movement.
- Sahid Titumir– Founder of Basher Kella.
- Ziaur Rahman– Bangladeshi politician and military dictator.
- Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy– Bengali politician and statesman.
- Haji Shariatullah– Eminent Islamic reformer.
- Nawab Sir Salimullah– Leading Muslim politicians.
- Chittaranjan Shah– Educationist and social worker
- Tofazzal Hossain Manik Miah– Bengali journalist and politician.
- Abul Mansur Ahmed– Politician and journalist.
- Muhammad Yunus– Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
- Bongobir M.A.G.Osmani– Bengali military officer.
- Sergeant Zahurul Haq– Pakistan Air Force sergeant.
- Abu Sayeed Chowdhury– The second President of Bangladesh.
- Mohammad Ibrahim– Founder of BIRDEM.
- Fazle Hasan Abed– Founder of BRAC.
- Nawab Faizunnesa Choudhurani– First female Nawab in South Asia.