Well i'm from India....
1 Billion + people and just 1 dedicated online hobby shop located in one big city.
Model building is considered 'playing with toys' here... (sad but true)
i don't know of any famous builders here nor have i heard of any!
I know the hobby has MAJOR potential in India, but whats keeping it back is the lack of material, lack of re-sellers, and lack of major modeling communities!
I know of a group of people who are trying to build a substantial community but it isn't really taking off!!