The Padma Bhushan Award is considered as the third highest civilian award presented in India. The award is presented by the Government of India since the year 1954, and it is presented to those, who have showed extraordinary performances in their respective fields. The people from various fields like Science & Engineering, Literature & Education, Medicine, Sports, Civil Service, Arts, Trade & Industry, Social Work, Public Affairs, etc. can get the award. The award is given to recognise and appreciate their achievements. In the year 1969, a total of 29 people received the Padma Bhushan Award.
A detailed list of the 1969 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name | Field | State | Country |
| Shri Prithvi Raj Kapoor | Arts | Punjab | India |
| Rahim-ud-in Khan Dagar | Arts | Delhi | India |
| Sommangudi Radha K. Srinivasaiyer | Arts | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Subramaniam Vasan Srinivasan | Arts | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Kesarbai Kerkar | Arts | Maharashtra | India |
| Narayan Bhikaji Parulakar | Literature & Education | Maharashtra | India |
| Niharanjan Ray | Literature & Education | West Bengal | India |
| Tarasankar Bandyopadhyaya | Literature & Education | West Bengal | India |
| Haroon Khan Shervani | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Govind Behari Lal | Literature & Education | - | United States |
| Krishna Chandar | Literature & Education | Maharashtra | India |
| Krishna Ramchand Kriplani | Literature & Education | Delhi | India |
| Raja Rao | Literature & Education | - | United States |
| Raman Madhavan Nair | Literature & Education | Chandigarh | India |
| Samad Yar Khan Nizami Sagar | Literature & Education | Uttar Pradesh | India |
| Vithalbhai Kanthabhai Jhaveri | Literature & Education | Maharashtra | India |
| Yeshwant Dinkar Pendharkar | Literature & Education | Maharashtra | India |
| Kashavrao Krishinaro Datey | Medicine | Maharashtra | India |
| Prafulla Kumar Sen | Medicine | Maharashtra | India |
| Vallabhadad Svithaldas Shah | Medicine | Maharashtra | India |
| Vatakka Kurupath Narayana Menon | Science & Engineering | Kerala | India |
| Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra | India |
| Adinath Lahiri | Science & Engineering | West Bengal | India |
| Naval Hormusji Tata | Social Work | Maharashtra | India |
| Vitthal Laxman @ Mama Saheb Phadke | Social Work | Gujarat | India |
| Kasturbhai Lalbhai | Trade & Industry | Gujarat | India |
| Kasturiswamy Sreenivasan | Trade & Industry | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Keshave Prasad Goenka | Trade & Industry | West Bengal | India |
