List of Famous people born in Delhi, India
Priyanka Vadra
Priyanka Gandhi, also known by her married name Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, is an Indian politician and the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee in charge of Uttar Pradesh. She is the daughter of Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, sister of Rahul Gandhi, and granddaughter of Feroze and Indira Gandhi, making her a member of the politically prominent Nehru-Gandhi family. She is also a trustee of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She is a member of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She is the widow of Indian politician Sanjay Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, most recently in Narendra Modi's government from May 2014 to May 2019. Gandhi authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare.
Riddhi Dogra
Ridhi Dogra is an Indian television actress known for her portrayal of Nusrat in Asur, Astha in The Married Woman, Priya in Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak? and participation in Nach Baliye 6 and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6.
Varun Gandhi
Varun Gandhi (listen) is an Indian politician, and a third-term member of Parliament for Lok Sabha from the Pilibhit constituency. He is also member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was inducted into Rajnath Singh's team in March 2012 as General Secretary. He hails from the Nehru–Gandhi family, which has occupied a prominent place in the politics of India since the country's independence in 1947.
Michael Bennet
Michael Farrand Bennet is an American businessman, lawyer, and politician who has served as the senior United States Senator from Colorado since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company, chief of staff to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, and Superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
Surekha Sikri
Surekha Sikri is an Indian theatre, film and television actress. A veteran of Hindi theatre, she made her debut in the 1978 political drama film Kissa Kursi Ka and went on to play supporting roles in numerous Hindi and Malayalam films, as well as in Indian soap operas. Sikri has received several awards, including three National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award.
Priyanshu Painyuli
Priyanshu Painyuli is an Indian actor and model who appears in Bollywood films. In 2020, he appeared in Netflix original Extraction an American action-thriller film and Mirzapur 2, a Prime Video action crime thriller series.
Rana Kapoor
Rana Kapoor is an Indian former banker who is currently in jail for accusations of money laundering. He is a co-founder, and former managing director and CEO of Yes Bank, an Indian private sector bank, with its registered office in Mumbai. He was arrested on March 8, 2020 by the India's Enforcement Directorate over accusations of fraud worth over $100 million.
Keshav Bansal
Keshav Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the director of Intex Technologies, an Indian consumer durables, which is India's second-largest selling mobile phone and IT accessories manufacturer company. He was the owner of the dissolved Rajkot-based team, Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League. He is also the youngest owner of an Indian Premier League Team. GQ India named him as #9 among the 50 Most Influential Young Indians for 2016.
Mayawati
Mayawati is an Indian politician. She has served four separate terms as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. She is the national president of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which focuses on a platform of social change for Bahujans, more commonly known as Other Backward Castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as well as converted minorities from these castes. She was chief minister briefly in 1995 and again in 1997, then from 2002 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2012.