Chattopadhyay, Kamaladevi (1903-’88): The high priestess if Indian culture, arts, theatre and literature. Magsaysay award, 1966.

Chaucer, Geofrey (1340-1400): English poet. The Canterbury tales.

Chaudhuri, Nirad C. (1897-1999): Indian writer, and social critic, wrote in English and live in England. Autobiography of an unknown Indian, A passage to England.

Chawla, Kalpana (b.1961-2003): The first Indian American space woman. Travelled aboard space shuttle Columbia in Nov/ ’97. Died I her second space mission aboard Columbia.

Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904: Russian dramatist and short story writer. Uncle Vanya.

Chembai Vaidya-natha Bhagavathar (1889-1974): Great (Carnatic) musician of India.

Cherenkov, Pavel Alekseyich (1904-1990): Soviet physicist. Discovered Cherenkov effect. Shared Nobel Prize(1958)

Cherenko, Konstantian Ustinovich (1911-’85): Soviet politician, Succeed Andropov as general secretary of the communist party.

Cheshire, Leonard (1918-’92): The world war II hero who set up a global network of houses for the disabled.

Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936): English essayist, novelist and poet.