In the year 1976, total 16 people from different fields won the Padma Bhushan Award for their great achievements. The Padma Bhushan Award is considered as the third highest civilian award presented in India and is also considered highly prestigious for the winners. The extremely talented people from India and abroad, who have achieved great feats in their respective fields, receives the award from the Government of India. All the 1976 Padma Bhushan Awardees are considered as some of the greatest talents in their respective fields.
A detailed list of the 1976 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name | Field | State | Country |
| Mallikarjun B. Mansur | Arts | Karnataka | India |
| Calambur Sivaramamurthi | Civil Service | Delhi | India |
| Malcolm Sathyanathan Adiseshaiah | Civil Service | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Devendra Sen | Civil Service | West Bengal | India |
| Ram Mehta | Civil Service | Delhi | India |
| Ennakkal Chandy George Sudarshan | Literature & Education | - | United States |
| Harbans Rai Bachchan | Literature & Education | Maharashtra | India |
| Navakanta Barua | Literature & Education | Assam | India |
| Devulapalli Venkat K. Shastry | Literature & Education | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Laxman Shastri Joshi | Literature & Education | Maharashtra | India |
| Krishnaswami Srinivasa Sanjivi | Medicine | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Udipi Ramachandra Rao | Science & Engineering | Karnataka | India |
| Yash Pal | Science & Engineering | Punjab | India |
| Begum Zahra Ali Yavar Jung | Social Work | Andhra Pradesh | India |
| Bhogilal Pandya | Social Work | Rajasthan | India |
| Naroji Pirojaha Godrej | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra | India |
