List of Famous people with last name Saxena
Gunjan Saxena
Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena is an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and former helicopter pilot. She joined the IAF in 1994 and is a 1999 Kargil War veteran. She is the only woman to be part of the Kargil War, making her the first woman IAF officer to go to war. She is the first of two women along with Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan from the IAF to enter a war zone flying Cheetah helicopters. One of her main roles during the Kargil War was to evacuate the wounded from Kargil, transport supplies and assist in surveillance. She would go on to be part of operations to evacuate over 900 troops, both injured and deceased, from Kargil. In 2004, after serving as a pilot for eight years, her career as a helicopter pilot ended; permanent commissions for women were not available during her time.
Sharat Saxena
Sharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has also acted in many Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. He has acted in more than 250 Bollywood films. Saxena started his career in the early 1970s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle, or often comic villains.
Jalaj Saxena
Jalaj Sahai Saxena is an Indian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for Kerala. A right-hand batsman and off break bowler, he has also represented the India A and Central Zone cricket team.
Virendra Saxena
Virendra Saxena is an Indian theatre, film and television actor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Saxena is known for his character roles as well as his unique voice. He has acted in more than 80 Indian films and a few English-language films such as White Rainbow, Cotton Mary and In Custody. Prominent TV serials he has acted in include Ajnabi and Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.
Shibban Lal Saxena
Shibban Lal Saxena was a former Indian politician and Freedom Fighter. He was son of late Shri Chhotey Lal Saksena and his uncles'were late Shri Shyam Sunder Lal Saksena and late Shri Ram Sunder Lal Saksena. He was born on 13 July 1906 to a wealthy Kayastha Family at Agra.