Freedom Fighter
- Veer Surendra Sai
- Rindo Majhi
- Birsa Munda
- Madho Singh
- Hatte Singh
- Kunjel Singh
- Chhabila Sai
- Parbati Giri
- Nrusingha Guru
- Chamaru Paradhia
- Dayanidhi Naik
- Madan Bhoi
- Jitendra Pradhan
- Bhagirathi Pattanaik
Cinema
- Sabya Sachi Mohapatra
- Sadhu Meher
- Nilamadhab Panda
Litreture
- Bhima Bhoi
- Gangadhar Meher
- Satya Narayan Bohidar
- Prayagdutta Joshi
- Haldhar Nag
- Srinibash Udgata
- Hemachandra Acharya
- Khageswar Seth
- Indramani Sahu
- Nilamadhab Tripathy
Sports
Few young personalities:
- Dilip Tirkey
- Ignesh Tirkey
- Lajarus Barla
- Madhuri Mehta
- Jyoti Sunita Kullu
- Subhadra Pradhan
- Birendra Lakra
- William Xalxo
- Rosnara Parwin
- Yogabyasa Bhoi
- Lilima Minz
Padmshree Awardee:
- Isaac Santra, Sambalpur (1956)
- Parshuram Mishra, Bargarh (1960)
- Krutartha Acharya, Bargarh (1965)
- Jadunath Supakar, Sambalpur (1986)
- Kunja Bihari Meher, Bargarh (1998)
- Dilip Tirkey, Sundergarh (2004)
- Chaturbhuj meher, Sonepur (2005)
- Srinibash Udgata, Balangir (2008)
- Ignace Tirky, Sundergarh (2010)
- Kailash Chandra Meher, Sonepur (2013)
- Haldhar Nag, Bargarh (2016)
- Nila Madhab Panda, Sonepur (2016)
- Sadhu Meher, Boudh (2017)
- Jitendra Haripal, Sambalpur (2017)
- Dr. Mukut Minj, Sundergarh (2017)
- Shri Mitrabhanu Gountia (2020)
- Shri Narasingha Prasad Guru (2022)
- Shri Pramod Bhagat (2022)
- Smt Krishna Patel (2023)
- Shri Pattayat Sahu (2023)
Misc./Others
- Purna Chndra Ratha
- Kisan Pattanaik
- Prem Ram Dubey
- Bhubaneswar Behera
- Sadananda Agrawal
- Sam Pitroda
(Many more famous personalities to be included subsequently after getting feedback/ information)