List of British Indians

This is a list of notable British people of Indian descent (British Indians).

Academia and medicine

Jas Pal Singh Badyal, professor of chemistry, Durham University
Sir Shankar Balasubramanian, chemist and Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Cambridge
Baron Kumar Bhattacharyya, former engineer, professor of manufacturing systems at University of Warwick and founder and chairman of the Warwick Manufacturing Group
Dinesh Bhugra, professor of mental health at King's College London, former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the World Psychiatric Association, and President-elect of the British Medical Association
Jagjit Chadha, economist, professor and Director of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR)
Krishna Chatterjee, professor of endocrinology, University of Cambridge
Rangan Chatterjee, medical doctor, author, television presenter and podcaster
Dame Pratibha Gai, microscopist, professor and Chair of Electron Microscopy, University of York
Mukesh Kapila, diplomat, former civil servant and professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester
Dame Parveen Kumar, medical doctor, professor of medicine at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, former President of the British Medical Association and the Royal Society of Medicine, and former vice-president of the Royal College of Physicians.
Mayur Lakhani, medical doctor and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Sir Ravinder Maini, rheumatologist, academic and professor at Imperial College London
Yadvinder Malhi, professor of ecosystem science, University of Oxford
Kantilal Vardichand Mardia, statistician
Anand Menon, professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King's College London
Chaand Nagpaul, medical doctor and Chair of the Council of the British Medical Association
Baron Narendra Patel, obstetrician and former President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Rahul Potluri, medical doctor and epidemiologist
Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and President of the Royal Society
Babulal Sethia, medical doctor, cardiac surgeon and former President of the Royal Society of Medicine
Aditi Shankardass, clinical neuroscientist, Harvard Medical School
Simon Singh, theoretical physicist and popular science author
Ashok Venkitaraman, cancer researcher, director of the Medical Research Council Cancer Unit and Ursula Zoellner Professor of Cancer Research, University of Cambridge
Sir Tejinder Virdee, professor of physics, Imperial College London.

Arts and entertainment

Artists

Sir Anish Kapoor, sculptor
Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao, painter
Nik Thakkar, multi-disciplinary recording artist

Media

Naveen Andrews, actor
Gabrielle Anwar, actress (father and grandfather had Indian ancestry)
Mina Anwar, actor
Samir Bhamra, theatre director
Sanjeev Bhaskar, actor, comedian, radio commentator, Chancellor of the University of Sussex
Alia Bhatt, actor
Upinder Randhawa, Producer, Director, Actor, Journalist
Jas Binag, actor
Gurinder Chadha, movie director
Ameet Chana, actor
Anya Chalotra, actress (father of British Indian ancestry)
Sarita Choudhury, actress
Bobby Friction, radio presenter
Kulvinder Ghir, actor
Neelam Gill, model
Shobna Gulati, actor
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, television presenter
Waris Hussein, film and television director
Saeed Jaffrey, actor
Avan Jogia, actor (father was British Indian)
Indira Joshi, actor
Juggy D, singer
Katrina Kaif, actress
Kamaal Khan, Bollywood singer and actor
Rani Khanijau, television presenter
Keiran Lee, pornographic actor, director and producer
Ismail Merchant, producer
Jimi Mistry, actor
Rhona Mitra (1976–), actress and model
Naga Munchetty, television presenter and journalist
Parminder Nagra, actress
Nihal, radio presenter
Archie Panjabi, actress
Dev Patel, actor
Himesh Patel, actor
Upen Patel, model
Anita Rani, television and radio presenter
Laila Rouass, actor
Sunetra Sarker, actor
Naomi Scott, actress
Pooja Shah, actor
Sonali Shah, television presenter
Babita Sharma, television presenter
Indira Varma, actor
Mandip Gill, actress

Comedians

Nish Kumar, comedian
Paul Chowdhry, comedian
Sanjeev Bhaskar, comedian
Nina Wadia, comedian
Meera Syal, comedian
Danny Bhoy, comedian
Ahir Shah, comedian
Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedian
Paul Sinha, comedian, doctor and quizzer most known for starring in The Chase

Music

Jai Paul, musician
Kanika Kapoor, singer
Swami, rap/rock band
Tjinder Singh, lead singer of Cornershop
Talvin Singh, dance musician
Nitin Sawhney, dance musician
Jay Sean, R & B singer
Panjabi MC, real name Rajinder Rai, dance music
Rishi Rich, music producer
H-Dhami, singer songwriter
Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band Queen
Veronica Mehta, singer
Charli XCX, pop singer
Anthony Ghosh, DJ
Shri, musician
Susheela Raman, musician
Nik Thakkar, multi-disciplinary recording artist
Panjabi Hit Squad, Rav & Dee are Producers, DJ's and broadcasters for BBC Asian Network & BBC 1Xtra

Business and industry

Amit Bhatia, businessman, owner of Swordfish Investments and Chairman of Queens Park Rangers
Anshu Jain, Head of Global Markets, Deutsche Bank AG
Anurag Dikshit, co-founder of PartyGaming
Ashish Thakkar, businessman and entrepreneur, founder of Mara Group, and Chair of the Global Entrepreneurs Council of the United Nations Foundation
Avtar Lit, founder of Sunrise Radio
Dheeraj Hinduja, businessman and chairman of Ashok Leyland
Dinesh Dhamija, entrepreneur and politician
Firoz Kassam, former owner of Oxford United F.C.
Gopichand Hinduja, billionaire and co-chairman of Hinduja Group
Gulu Lalvani, founder of Binatone
Kamel Hothi, Director at Lloyds Bank
Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer
Lakshmi Mittal, billionaire, founder of Mittal Steel
Nina Bracewell-Smith, non-executive director of Arsenal F.C.
Param Singh, entrepreneur
Sanjeev Gupta, billionaire and founder and executive chairman of Liberty House Group
Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, billionaire and chairman of Hinduja Group
Tom Singh, founder of New Look
Vikrant Bhargava, co-founder of PartyGaming

Literature and media

Anita Anand, journalist and author
Anushka Asthana, journalist and editor
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist
Lord Waheed Alli, television producer
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, playwright
Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, author
Rana Dasgupta, author
Vish Dhamija, author
Janan Ganesh, author and columnist
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, television journalist
Sunny Hundal, journalist, political blogger
Maya Jaggi, writer, literary critic and editor
Manjit Kumar, author of mathematical and scientific interest
Sir V.S. Naipaul, author and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature
Sir Salman Rushdie, author, writer and winner of the 1981 Booker Prize
Sunjeev Sahota, novelist and winner of the 2017 European Union Prize for Literature
Angela Saini, science journalist and author
Sathnam Sanghera, journalist and author
Sasthi Brata, writer
Vikram Seth, author
Mehdi Hasan, political journalist, broadcaster and author

Politics

Baron Kumar Bhattacharyya, former engineer, government advisor and Labour peer in the House of Lords.
Mancherjee Bhownagree, former Conservative, second Indian MP in British Parliament
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, Labour Party politician, barrister and former director of Liberty
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
Nirj Deva, Conservative MEP
Dinesh Dhamija, former Liberal Democrat MEP
Parmjit Singh Gill, Liberal Democrat
Piara Khabra, former Labour MP (deceased)
Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich
Ashok Kumar, former Labour MP
Seema Malhotra, Labour MP
Claude Moraes, Labour MEP
Lisa Nandy. Labour MP, current Shadow Foreign Secretary
Dadabhai Naoroji, former Liberal Party MP, first Indian MP in British Parliament
Bhikhu Parekh, Baron Parekh
Adam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn
Priti Patel, Conservative MP and current UK Home Secretary
Neeraj Patil, Mayor of Lambeth
Dolar Popat, Baron Popat
Diljit Rana, Baron Rana, MP at the House of Lords
Shapurji Saklatvala, former Communist MP
Alok Sharma, Conservative MP and current Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Virendra Sharma, Labour MP and councillor in Ealing
Baron Indarjit Singh, Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords
Marsha Singh, former Labour MP
Rishi Sunak, Conservative MP, current Chancellor of the Exchequer and Finance Minister of UK
Shailesh Vara, Conservative MP
Keith Vaz, Labour MP
Valerie Vaz, Labour MP

Sports

Naiktha Bains, tennis player
Ravi Bopara, cricketer
Michael Chopra, footballer, Newcastle United
Yan Dhanda, footballer
Isa Guha, cricketer
Nasser Hussain, cricketer, former England captain
Ronnie Irani, cricketer
Jazz Juttla, footballer
Monty Panesar, cricketer
Mark Ramprakash, cricketer
Harpal Singh, footballer, Leeds United AFC
Vikram Solanki, cricketer
Neil Taylor, Welsh footballer
Simranjit Thandi, footballer

Others

George Edalji, barrister falsely accused of horse killing, defended by Arthur Conan Doyle
Buck Ruxton, 1930s murderer, born a Parsi
Saira Shah, journalist, daughter of Idries Shah

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