List of Famous people born in India

Thangam Thennarasu is an Indian politician and the minister for School Education of Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011. He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's degree in Engineering. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly two times. He is the son of the former Member of Legislative Assembly from Aruppukottai, V. Thangapandian

Sujith Unnikrishnan, known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian film actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in Second Show (2012). Since then, he has appeared in over 30 films.

Gaurav Khanna is an Indian television actor and a model. He is known for his roles of Neil in Jeevan Saathi and Akshay in Tere Bin.

Vaibhavi Merchant is an Indian dance choreographer working in Bollywood films.She has won National Film Award for Best Choreography for the song Dholi Taaro Dhol Baaje from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam in 1999.

Ramachandra Guha is an Indian writer whose research interests include environmental, social, economics, political, contemporary and cricket history. He is also a columnist for The Telegraph, Hindustan Times and Hindi Daily Newspaper Amar Ujala.

Kanneganti Brahmanandam, known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, and director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He currently holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, appearing in over 1,000 films to date. He was honoured with the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian cinema in 2009. Brahmanandam is regarded as one of the finest comic actors of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions. One of the most highly paid comedy actors in Indian Cinema, Brahmanandam has garnered six state Nandi Awards, one Filmfare Award South, six CineMAA Awards, and three South Indian International Movie Awards.

V. A. Shrikumar is an Indian advertisement and feature film director and businessman. He has directed more than 400 commercials for various brands. He is the chairman and managing director of Push Integrated Communications, a marketing company. He directed his debut feature film Odiyan in 2018. Despite mixed reviews, it was a major commercial success at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time.

Alvira Khan Agnihotri is an Indian film producer and fashion designer. In 2016, she received a Stardust Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Sultan.

Gauri Shinde is an Indian film director. Shinde has made her directional debut with the highly acclaimed English Vinglish (2012), which marked the comeback of actress Sridevi. Shinde featured in the Financial Times 2012 list of '25 Indians To Watch'. She also featured on Rediff's list of 'Bollywood's 5 Best Directors of 2012.'.

Ekta Kaul is an Indian model and television actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Sahiba in Zee TV's romantic drama Rab Se Sohna Isshq, Suhani in Sony TV's family drama Bade Acche Lagte Hain, and Riya in Star Plus's popular show Mere Angne Mein. She was a contestant in dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6.