Who were the First "Bharat-Ratna" award winner?

C. Rajagopalachari & Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan & C. V. Raman

Bharat Ratna was first awarded in the year 1954. There were 3 recipients in the year 1954: 1) C. Rajagopalachari He got the first bharat ratna award in 1954. He was the first Governor General of free India. 2) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975). He was the second President of India & the first Vice- President of India. 3) C.V. Raman He was a noble laureate of India who was awarded the Noble Prize for Physics in the year 1930. The most recent recipients are C. N. R. Rao and Sachin Tendulkar who were honored in 2013.