The Padma Bhushan Award is presented by the Government of India since the year 1954 to recognise extraordinary talents in various fields. The award is considered as the third highest civilian awards given in India and is given to those, who have achieved great feats in their respective fields. The award is given to the people from the field like Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. The year 1973 saw a total of 17 people winning the award.
A detailed list of the 1973 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name | Field | State | Country |
| C. Vaidyanath Bhagavathar | Arts | Kerala | India |
| Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit | Arts | Madhya Pradesh | India |
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Arts | Delhi | India |
| Pitambar Pant | Civil Service | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Ramakanth Maheshwar Majumder | Civil Service | Karnataka | India |
| Sudhir Krishna Mukherjee | Civil Service | West Bengal | India |
| Banarsi Das Chaturvedi | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Harindra Nath Chattopadhaya | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Kunjuraman Sukumaran | Literature & Education | Kerala | India |
| Pothen Joseph | Literature & Education | Kerala | India |
| Om Prakash Bahal | Science & Engineering | - | United States |
| Raja Ramanna | Science & Engineering | Tamil Nadu | India |
| N R Malkani | Social Work | Rajasthan | India |
| Venalakanti Raghavaiah | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Gosasp Maneckji Sorabji | Social Work | Maharashtra | India |
| Vinoo Himatlal Mankand | Sports | Gujarat | India |
| Raja M. Annamalai Muthiah Chettiar | Trade & Industry | Tamil Nadu | India |