List of Famous people born in India

Rupam Islam is an Indian Bengali singer, songwriter, music composer, and writer. He is the lead vocalist of the popular Bengali Rock Band Fossils. He gained popularity mainly through his solo albums and his works as a member of Fossils. He has worked as a playback singer, music director, and lyricist in numerous Bengali films and has also lent his voice for Hindi and Telugu films. He has sung for various Bengali television soaps, web series, and advertisements. In 2010, he won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for his work in the Bengali film Mahanagar@Kolkata. He is a member of the Bangla Sangeet Academy.

Surinderjeet Singh Ahluwalia is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is its National Vice President.

Shreyas Talpade is an Indian actor who appears in Marathi and Hindi films. He has appeared in several critically and commercially successful films including the reincarnation melodrama Om Shanti Om (2007) and the comedies Golmaal Returns (2008), Golmaal 3 (2010), Housefull 2 (2012) and Golmaal Again (2017). His best film till date is Iqbal (2005)

Arko Datta is an Indian photojournalist. He won the 2005 World Press Photo of the Year.

Maharaja Sir Kameshwar Singh Goutam, K.C.I.E. was the Maharaja of Darbhanga. He held his title over his family estates in the Mithila region from 1929 – 1952, when such titles were abolished following the Independence of India.

Emily Savitri Haines is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she has performed under her own name and under the moniker Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. Haines has a soprano voice, but generally sings in lower ranges.

Megha Mittal is the former chairperson and managing director of the German fashion luxury brand Escada. The Mittal family sold its shareholding in Escada to Regent on 4 November 2019.

M. P. Michael, better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, film director, producer and distributor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also appeared in Tamil films and in a few Telugu films. Lal has a Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam (2008), one National Film Award – Special Mention for acting (2012) and two Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor.

Ashwathy Kurup, better known by her stage name Parvathy and married name Parvathy Jayaram , is a former Indian film actress, costume designer and classical dancer, who appeared in Malayalam films.

Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma pronunciation (help·info) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He was a member of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning India squad.