List of people from Indore

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Indore, India, or the surrounding towns.

Academia, business and professionals

Deepak Mohoni, Indian stock market analyst; studied at Daly College, Indore for 4 years
Danish Sheikh, Considered to be India's first and arguably the only charisma coach; born in Indore; currently living in London^[1]

Artists and literary figures

Vijayendra Ghatge, actor in the Hindi film industry; son of Sita Raje Ghatge, who was the daughter of Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar III of Indore (reigned 1903-1926)
M.F. Husain, painter; spent his childhood in Indore
Rahat Indori, Urdu poet and songwriter in Hindi films
Celina Jaitley, Shimla-born Indian actress; mainly appears in Bollywood films; her parents live in the army town of Mhow in the Indore district
Rais Khan (born 1938), Indian sitar maestro; born in Indore
Salman Khan, Indian film actor; appears in Bollywood movies; born in Indore
Ustad Amir Khan (born 1912), celebrated Hindustani classical vocalist; referred to his unique style of khyal singing as "Indore Gharana"; born in Indore
Sneha Khanwalkar, Indian music director; works in Bollywood; was brought up in Indore
Swanand Kirkire, lyricist-singer-writer, born in Indore
Kiran Kumar, Mumbai-based Kashmiri Indian actor; studied at Daly College, Indore
Kishore Kumar, playback singer and actor; belonged to Khandwa; studied at the Indore Christian College and used to stay in the hostel
Lata Mangeshkar, playback singer; born in Indore to Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar
Kunwar Amarjeet Singh, hip-hop and contemporary style dancer; played lead role in Dil Dosti Dance
Mahadevi Varma, Hindi poet and a freedom fighter; was married to Dr Swarup Narain Varma in Indore
Johnny Walker, comic actor; born in Indore
Zakir Khan,comedian, born and brought up in Indore; currently living in Mumbai.
Nayab khan (singer) bollywood bron in khajrana indore.

Rulers, nationalists, and politicians

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution; campaigner for Dalit rights; born in Mhow
Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army; studied at Daly College, Indore
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar, most noted ruler of Holkar State; built numerous temples, wells and dharamshalas all over India; spent most of her life in Maheshwar, then capital of the Holkars, situated on the banks of the Narmada and is said to have visited Indore only twice in her lifetime; her name is synonymous with Indore and the university and airport are named after her
Maharaja Yashwantrao Holkar, key figure in Maratha history; galvanized several years of resistance against the British Empire; called the Napoleon of India
Yeshwantrao Holkar II (born 1908), the Maharaja of Indore belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas; born in Indore
Ajit Jogi, first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh; District Magistrate of Indore in the 1980s
Prabhash Joshi, journalist, editor in chief of Jansatta (The Indian Express group)
Deepak Chaurasia, journalist, editor in chief of India News
Guru Radha Kishan, Swatantrata Sangram Sainik, fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor and the issues of social deprivation
Sumitra Mahajan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader and MP; Member of Parliament from Indore Lok Sabha constituency since 1989
Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw, Commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow during the 1950s
Prakash Chandra Sethi, Indian National Congress politician; Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh; Member of Parliament from Indore Lok Sabha constituency (1984-1989); served in a number of positions in the Centre, including Home Minister, Defence Minister, Minister of External Affairs, Finance Minister, Railways, and Housing and Development
Digvijay Singh, Indian politician; former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh; senior leader of the Indian National Congress political party; studied at Daly College in Indore; alumnus of Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science, Indore
General K. Sundarji, Commandant of the College of Combat, Mhow (now known as Army War College) during the early 1980s
Air Chief Marshal Shashindra Pal Tyagi, former Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force from 2004 to 2007.
Satyanarayan Patel, a senior leader of Indian National Congress party.

Sports persons

Sandhya Agarwal, former captain of Indian women's cricket team
Captain Mushtaq Ali, Colonel Nayudu's team-mate in the Holkar team and in the Indian team; popularly known as the 'Errol Flynn' of Indian cricket
Minoti Desai (born 1968), Indian cricketer, represented Indian women's team; born in Indore
Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer and former cricket captain; born in Indore
Raj Singh Dungarpur, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India; former Indian cricket selector was an ex-student of Daly College, Indore
Narendra Hirwani, leg spin bowler and former member of Indian cricket team; moved to Indore as a teenager
Sanjay Jagdale, former state cricketer; presently a national selectors for the senior all-India teams and the honorary secretary of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association; director of the Cricket Club of Indore
Amay Khurasiya, former member of the Indian cricket team; studied in Indore
Shankar Lakshman (1933–2006), goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won two golds and a silver; captain of the team which won the gold in the 1966 Asian Games; belonged to Mhow and lived his retired life here until his death
Colonel C.K. Nayudu, first Indian Test Captain in cricket; led India between 1932 and 1934
Mir Ranjan Negi, hockey goalkeeper and coach of Indian women's team; won Asian Championship
Chandu Sarwate, former Indian cricketer and former Indian cricket selector; lived and died in Indore in 2003
Jalaj Saxena (born 1986), cricketer who plays as an all rounder for the India A cricket team; born in Indore
Captain Syed Mushtaq Ali (1914-2005), Indian international cricketer; born and died in Indore^[2]

References

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