List of Famous people born in India
Nazneen Contractor
Nazneen Contractor is an Indian-born Canadian actress best known for her role as Layla Hourani on CBC's The Border, and as Kayla Hassan on 24 in 2010.
M. S. Swaminathan
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India's Green Revolution, a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice were planted. Swaminathan has been called the "Father of Green Revolution in India" for his role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. His stated vision is to rid the world of hunger and poverty. Swaminathan is an advocate of moving India to sustainable development, especially using environmentally sustainable agriculture, sustainable food security and the preservation of biodiversity, which he calls an "evergreen revolution."
Nanabhau Patole
Nana Falgunrao Patole is an Indian politician from Maharashtra. He was the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh Rajput is an Indian professional wrestler and former professional baseball player. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Veer Mahaan.
Arunoday Singh
Arunoday Singh is an Indian actor who appears primarily in Hindi films. His debut movie was Sikandar (2009). Singh has appeared in Rajshree Ojha's Aisha (2010), Sudhir Mishra's Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2 (2012), David Dhawan's Main Tera Hero (2014), and Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro (2016). He was also the protagonist in the film Buddha in a Traffic Jam (2016), by Vivek Agnihotri, dealing with the issue of naxalism. He also starred as a supporting actor in the 2018 Abhinay Deo film Blackmail. He also appeared in Ekta Kapoor produced web series Apaharan (2018).
Shraddha Das
Shraddha Das is an Indian film actress, model and singer who appeared in different film industries like Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam.
Catherine Tresa
Catherine Tresa Alexander is an Indian film actress who appears in all South Indian Languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films.
Aakanksha Singh
Aakanksha Singh is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films and television. She is known for her performance in the television series Na Bole Tum Na Maine Kuch Kaha and Gulmohar Grand. She worked on more than 10 plays. Her mother is also a theatre artist.
Shivaram Rajguru
Shivaram Hari Rajguru was an Indian revolutionary from Maharashtra, known mainly for his involvement in the assassination of a British Raj police officer. He also fought for the independence of India and On 23 March 1931 he was hanged by the British government along with Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev Thapar.
Madhumitha
Madhumitha is an Indian actress, who has appeared in films in various South Indian industries, frequently in Tamil and Telugu films. She has appeared in Puttintiki Ra Chelli, Kudaikul Mazhai, Aanivaer and Arai En 305-il Kadavul.