Dandin was a famous Sanskrit prose writer who authored Dashakumaracharita.

According to legends (Divyavadana), the monk Upagupta (also identified with Moggaliputta Tissa in some traditions) converted Ashoka to Buddhism.

Kanishka is widely believed to have initiated the Saka Era in 78 AD, which is used by the Government of India.

Vatsyayana authored the Kamasutra, a text on human behavior and love, during the Gupta or post-Gupta period.

The Hathigumpha Inscription in Odisha describes the reign of King Kharavela of the Cheti dynasty.

Chandragupta II was the first Gupta king to issue silver coins (Rupaka) to mark his victory over the Shakas.

Pushyagupta, the provincial governor (Rashtriya) of Chandragupta Maurya, constructed the Sudarshan Lake in Saurashtra.

Menander (known as Milinda in Pali texts) converted to Buddhism after a dialogue with the monk Nagasena, recorded in the 'Milinda Panho'.

Ilango Adigal was a Jain monk and the brother of Chera King Senguttuvan. He wrote Silappadikaram.

Bindusara, the son of Chandragupta Maurya, was known to the Greeks as Amitrochates, which translates to Amitraghata (Slayer of Enemies).