List of Famous people born in India

P. C. Chacko is a former Member of Parliament from Thrissur Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. He is a former member of the Indian National Congress. Chacko resigned from Indian National Congress on 10 March 2021, stating that it had become difficult to be a congress leader in Kerala.

Umesh Kumar Tilak Yadav is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team, Indian national team, and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. A right-arm fast bowler, Yadav has played for Vidarbha at domestic level since 2008 and is the first player from the team to have played Test cricket. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe in May 2010. The following year, in November, Yadav made his Test debut against the West Indies. He was the highest wicket-taker for India and third highest overall in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.He holds the record of the highest strike rate in an innings in Test cricket

Kasinadhuni Viswanath is an Indian audiographer turned film director, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is a recipient of five National Film Awards, six state Nandi Awards, ten Filmfare Awards South, and a Bollywood Filmfare Award. In a film career spanning sixty years, Viswanath has directed fifty three feature films in a variety of genres, including films based on performing arts, visual arts, and aesthetics.

V Shanmuganathan was the Governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya, in office from 2015 to 26 January 2017. A veteran from Tamil Nadu, he also held an additional charge as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh from September 2016 till his resignation on 26 January 2017.

Shonali Bose is an Indian film director, writer and film producer. Having made her feature film debut in 2005, she has since won such accolades as a National Film Award, a Bridgestone Narrative Award, and a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award.

Prateek Kuhad is an Indian singer-songwriter and a musician who makes independent music in Hindi & English. He is best known for his track cold/mess, which was included in former USA President Barack Obama's Favourite Music of 2019 list.

Ashoke Pandit is an Indian filmmaker, social activist. He currently serves as the president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association.

Mark Heap is an English actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in television comedies, including, Brass Eye (1997–2001), Big Train (1998–2002), Spaced (1999–2001), Jam (2000), Green Wing (2004–2007), Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020), Upstart Crow (2016–present), and Benidorm (2017–2018).

Sai Tamhankar is an Indian actress known for her work in Marathi and Hindi language film and television.

Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi and Tamil songs. She has sung in many other Indian languages as well, including Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Assamese and Kannada.