The year 1990 saw a total of 24 people from different fields winning the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award. The award is well famous for being the third highest civilian award presented by the Government of India and the winners of Padma Bhushan Award get additional respect in the country. The Government of India presents the award for recognising and appreciating the special talents in various fields in India an abroad. The 1990 Padma Bhushan Awardees have a special place in India`s glorious history.
An elaborated list of the 1990 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:
| Name | Field | State | Country |
| Jasraj | Arts | Maharashtra | India |
| Nikhil Ghosh | Arts | Maharashtra | India |
| Purushottam Laxman Deshpande | Arts | Maharashtra | India |
| Ram Narain Malhotra | Civil Service | Maharashtra | India |
| Sattaiyappa Dhandapani Desikar | Literature & Education | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Sukumar Sen | Literature & Education | West Bengal | India |
| Hirendra Nath Mukerjee | Literature & Education | West Bengal | India |
| Bimal Krishna Matilal | Literature & Education | - | United Kingdom |
| Arun Shourie | Literature & Education | Delhi | India |
| Closepet Dasappa Narasimhaiah | Literature & Education | Karnataka | India |
| Kunwar Singh Negi | Literature & Education | Uttarakhand | India |
| Narasimhan Ram | Literature & Education | Tamil Nadu | India |
| Bal Krishna Goyal | Medicine | Maharashtra | India |
| Marathanda Verma Sankaran Valiathan | Medicine | Kerala | India |
| Mohammad Khalilullah | Medicine | Delhi | India |
| Julius Silverman | Public Affairs | - | United Kingdom |
| Laxmangudi Krishnamurthy Doraiswamy | Science & Engineering | - | United States |
| Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra | India |
| Bimal Kumar Bachhawat | Science & Engineering | Delhi | India |
| Mudumbai Seshachalu Narasimhan | Science & Engineering | Maharashtra | India |
| Trilochan Pradhan | Science & Engineering | Orissa | India |
| Rajanikant Sankarro Arole | Social Work | Maharashtra | India |
| Inder Mohan | Social Work | Delhi | India |
| LateSumant Moolgaokar | Trade & Industry | Maharashtra | India |
