List of Famous people born in India

Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, popularly known by his moniker Chhota Rajan, is an Indian criminal and mobster who served as the boss of a major crime syndicate based in Mumbai. He is currently serving a life sentence at Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and music director who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. Bhansali is the recipient of several awards, including five National Film Awards, eleven Filmfare Awards and a BAFTA nomination. In 2015, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award.

Dipa Karmakar is an Indian artistic gymnast.

Vivian Fernandes, better known by his stage name DIVINE, is an Indian rapper from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He started to gain popularity after the release of his song Yeh Mera Bombay (2013). He broke through with the release of his song Mere Gully Mein featuring fellow Mumbai rapper Naezy.

Basavaraj Somappa Bommai is an Indian politician and engineer. On 28 July 2021, he will succeed B. S. Yediyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka. He is a 3-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Shiggaon since 2008. Bommai was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council between 1998 and 2008.

Deanne Panday is a wellness coach and author of Scottish descent based in India.

Gayathri Raguram is an Indian choreographer and actress who has worked in the South Indian film industry. She was born to a brahmin Iyer family to choreographer Raghuram. Gayathri began her career as an actress in the 2002 film Charlie Chaplin and after a career break, she began working as a choreographer in films from 2008.

Rajesh Khattar is an Indian television and film actor, voice actor, and screenwriter.

Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon, investor, engineer, and philanthropist, who was the chairman of Wipro Limited. Premji remains a non-executive member of the board and founder chairman. He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry. He was responsible for guiding Wipro through four decades of diversification and growth, to finally emerge as one of the global leaders in the software industry. In 2010, he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek. He has twice been listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine, once in 2004 and more recently in 2011. For years, he has been regularly listed one among the 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.

Gurbani Judge, better known as VJ Bani and also Bani J, is an Indian fitness model, actress and a former MTV India presenter. She is known for participating in MTV Roadies. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss 10 and became the first runner-up in 2016. Currently acting in Valimai.