The third highest civilian award presented in India, Padma Bhushan Award was incepted in the year 1954, by the Government of India. The Government presents the award to recognise the great talents in different fields and also to appreciate their great achievements in their respective fields. The award is given to the people from India and also abroad. The award is given in almost every field including Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. The total number of Padma Bhushan Awardees in the year 1984 was 17 and all of them are considered to be the great talents in their respective fields.
A detailed list of the 1984 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name | Field | State | Country |
| Sripada Pinakapani | Arts | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Bhavesh Chandra Sanyal | Arts | Madhya Pradesh | India |
| Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh | Arts | West Bengal | India |
| Vijay Tendulkar | Arts | Maharashtra | India |
| Villupuram Chinniah Ganessan | Arts | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Kanwar Natwar Singh | Civil Service | Delhi | India |
| Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Brig. Kotta Satchidananda Murty | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Ganda Singh | Literature & Education | Punjab | India |
| Hanumanthappa Narasimhaiah | Literature & Education | Karnataka | India |
| Ishwari Prasad | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Marie Seton | Literature & Education | - | United Kingdom |
| Horace Alexander | Literature & Education | - | United States |
| Narayan Chaturvedi | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Archana Sharma | Medicine | West Bengal | India |
| Obaid Siddiqui | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra | India |
| Michael Ferreira | Sports | Maharashtra | India |
