The following is a list of prominent

Indo-Guyanese Indo-Guyanese or Indian-Guyanese, are people of Indian origin who are Guyanese nationals tracing their ancestry to India and the wider subcontinent. They are the descendants of indentured servants and settlers who migrated from India beginnin ...

people.

Notable Indo-Guyanese

Politics

Irfaan Ali Mohamed Irfaan Ali (born 25 April 1980) is a Guyanese politician who has served as the tenth and current president of Guyana since 2020. He is the first Muslim to hold the office, along with being the second Muslim head of state in the Americas ...

President of Guyana The president of Guyana is the head of state and the head of government of Guyana, as well as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Republic, according to the Constitution of Guyana. The president is also the chancellor of the Or ...

Waheed Alli, Baron Alli Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 16 November 1964) is a British media entrepreneur and politician. He is the co-creator of the television series '' Survivor'' and has held executive positions at several television production companies including the ...

, life peer in the British

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* Shaik Baksh, Minister of Education * Vincent Teekah, Progressive Youth Organization Chairman and Minister of Education. *

Isahak Basir Isahak Basir CCH (sometimes Bashir, 18 September 19351 February 2019) was a Guyanese historian who was a member of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1977 to 1991. Basir was nicknamed "Uncle Tabrak" and was of Indian descent. Life Basir ...

, Member of

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* Vickram Bharrat, politician * Ranji Chandisingh, former

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Ronald Gajraj Ronald Gajraj (April 1952 - December 2018) was a Guyanese politician who served as the Minister of Home Affairs. He was a member of the People's Progressive Party. Biography Gajraj was a Lieutenant in the Guyana Defence Force, an attorney ...

, politician *

Cheddi Jagan Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician and dentist who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964. He later served as President of Guyana from 199 ...

, former

, dentist, and the ''

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'' *

Bharrat Jagdeo Bharrat Jagdeo (born 23 January 1964) is a Guyanese politician who has been serving as Vice President of Guyana since 2020, in the administration of President Irfaan Ali. He had previously also held the office from 1997 until 1999, during the pr ...

, former

, and former

Prime Minister of Guyana The prime minister of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is an elected member of the National Assembly of Guyana who is the principal assistant and advisor to the president as well as the leader of government business in the Assembly, but is n ...

Syed Kamall Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall (born 15 February 1967) is a British politician and academic, who from September to October 2022 served in HM Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and ...

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MEP for

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2005 - 2019 *

Edward Luckhoo Sir Edward Victor Luckhoo OR (24 May 1912 – 3 March 1998) was a Guyanese politician that was the last Governor-General of Guyana, and briefly the acting head of state of the Co‑operative Republic of Guyana on its formation in 1970. Famil ...

, politician and Governor-General of British Guiana and Acting President of Guyana *

Lionel Luckhoo Sir Lionel Alfred Luckhoo (2 March 1914 – 12 December 1997) was a Guyanese politician, diplomat, and well-known lawyer, famed for his 245 consecutive successful defences in murder cases. He was the brother of the last Governor-General of G ...

, politician and lawyer *

Gina Miller Gina Nadira Miller (' Singh; born 19 April 1965) is a Guyanese-British business owner and activist who initiated the 2016 '' R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union'' court case against the British government over its au ...

, British lawyer who took the UK Government to court over its handling of Brexit negotiations * Manzoor Nadir, Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana *

Moses Nagamootoo Moses Veerasammy Nagamootoo (Tamil: மோசஸ் வீராசாமி நாகமுத்து; born 30 November 1947) is a Guyanese politician, writer and novelist who served as the Prime Minister of Guyana under former President Da ...

, former

Sase Narain Sase Narain (27 January 1925 – 25 August 2020) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Guyana, Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1971 to 1992, becoming the longest serving ...

, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana * Shiw Sahai Naraine, former

and engineer *

Reepu Daman Persaud Pt. Reepu Daman Persaud (c. 1936, 6 April 2013) was a Guyanese politician and Hindu pandit from the People's Progressive Party/Civic. He was elected to the Parliament consecutively from 1964 to 2006. He served a member of cabinet between 1992 ...

, former

and

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pandit *

Balram Singh Rai Balram Singh Rai (8 February 1921 – January 2022) was a Guyanese politician. He served as Minister of Community Development and Education from 1959 to 1961, then the first Minister of Home Affairs from 1961 to 1962. Education and early career ...

, politician *

Khemraj Ramjattan Khemraj Ramjattan (born 12 October 1960) is a Guyanese politician and one of the founders of Alliance for Change.http://parliament.gov.gy/new2/about-parliament/parliamentarian/khemraj-ramjattan From May 2015 to August 2020, he served as Minis ...

, former

and former Minister of Public Security *

Shridath Ramphal Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal (born 3 October 1928), often known as Sir Sonny Ramphal, is a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General, holding the position from 1975 to 1990. He was also the foreign minister o ...

, former Commonwealth

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Deolatchmee Ramotar Deolatchmee Ramotar (born 29 July 1949) is a retired Guyanese accountant who was the First Lady of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. Her spouse, Donald Ramotar, was the 7th President of Guyana. They were married in 1974. They have three children, Lisave ...

, former

First Lady of Guyana First Lady of Guyana is the title held by the wife of the president of Guyana. The current First Lady, first lady of Guyana is Arya Ali, wife of President Irfaan Ali, who has served in the position since August 2020. First ladies and gentlemen of ...

Donald Ramotar Donald Rabindranauth Ramotar (born 22 October 1950) is a Guyanese politician who was President of Guyana from 2011 to 2015. He was also the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) from 1997 to 2013. Political career Ramotar jo ...

, former

Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop Bishwaishwar 'Cammie' Ramsaroop (28 November 1939 - 16 August 2021) was a Guyanese politician from People's National Congress. Prior to his political career, he was a teacher and minister in the Forbes Burnham administration. From October 1980 t ...

, former

Peter Ramsaroop Peter R. Ramsaroop (born 20 June 1962) is a Guyanese entrepreneur, author, and politician. On 2 October 2020 he was appointed by the President of the Cooperative of Guyana, His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali as Guyana's Chief Investment Offi ...

, politician * Kayman Sankar, politician and rice farmer *

Mohamed Shahabuddeen Mohamed Shahabuddeen (7 October 1931 – 17 February 2018) was a Guyanese politician and judge. He was judge of the International Court of Justice, judge and twice vice president of the Yugoslavia tribunal and arbitrator and judicial tribunal of ...

, former

and judge * Doodnauth Singh, former Attorney General of Guyana *

Lutchman Sooknandan Lutchman Sooknandan (born 21 March 1948) is a Guyanese-Belizean lawyer. He previously served as Belize's Director of Public Prosecutions, practices law privately at Sooknandan's Law Firm, and serves as Guyana's honorary consul in Belize. Career S ...

, former Director of Public Prosecutions of Belize and

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of Guyana in Belize *

Tara Singh Varma Tarapatie "Tara" Oedayraj Singh Varma (born August 29, 1948) is a former Dutch politician and former member of the House of Representatives for the GreenLeft party. Life before politics Although Tarapatie "Tara" Oedayraj (Udairaj) Singh Varma ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

politician

Academics

David Dabydeen David Dabydeen (born 9 December 1955) is a Guyanese-born broadcaster, novelist, poet and academic. He was formerly Guyana's Ambassador to UNESCO (United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation) from 1997 to 2010 and the youngest Memb ...

, professor at the

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020� ...

and historian * Clem Seecharan, professor and Caribbean historian * Bertrand Ramcharan, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights * Bishnodat Persaud, professor at the University of the West Indies and former Director of the

Commonwealth Secretariat The Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. It is responsible for facilitating co-operation between members; organising meetings, including the Commonwealth Heads o ...

Jamal Deen Mohamed Jamal Deen is an Indo-Guyanese professor and Senior Canada Research Chair in Information Technology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is also the Director of the Micro- and Nano-Systems Laboratory. His research spec ...

, Distinguished University Professor,

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, Canada. *

Adam Rutherford Adam David Rutherford (born 1975) is a British geneticist and science populariser. He was an audio-visual content editor for the journal ''Nature'' for a decade, and is a frequent contributor to the newspaper ''The Guardian''. He hosts the BBC R ...

, Geneticist and science populariser,

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

Business

* Stanley Praimnath, bank executive and survivor of the

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Medicine

Deborah Persaud Deborah Persaud (born 23 August 1960) is a Guyanese-born American virologist who primarily works on HIV/AIDS at Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Biography Persaud was born on 23 August 1960 in Port Mourant, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana. At a ...

, virologist, named among the world's most influential people in the

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in 2013

Arts and entertainment

Raymond Ablack Raymond Ablack (born November 15, 1989) is a Canadian actor and comedian. He began his career in the early 2000s as a child actor on stage, performing as Young Simba in ''The Lion King'' at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He later gained recogni ...

, Canadian actor *

Anjulie Anjulie Persaud (born May 21, 1983), known as Anjulie, is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has released one self-titled album, and has collaborated with Diplo, Zedd, Boombox Cartel, Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, TheFatRat, and Benny Benassi ...

, Canadian singer-songwriter *

Gaiutra Bahadur Gaiutra Bahadur is a Guyanese-American writer. She is best known for ''Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture,'' which was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2014. Early life Bahadur was born in New Amsterdam, Guyana, New Amsterdam, East Berbic ...

, writer *

Dave Baksh Dave Baksh (born 26 July 1980) also known by his stage name Dave Brownsound, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter best known as one of the guitarists of rock band Sum 41. Baksh quit Sum 41 in 2006 (not counting a guest appearance on ...

, lead guitarist of the Canadian band Sum 41 (also plays with

Brown Brigade Brown Brigade was a reggae-influenced heavy metal band created by Sum 41 guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh. The band's final lineup was Baksh (vocals, guitar), Vaughn Lal (bass guitar, backing vocals), Johnny Owens (drums), Chuck Coles (guit ...

) *

Shakira Caine Shakira, Lady Caine, (née Baksh; born 23 February 1947) is a Guyanese former actress and fashion model. She is married to English actor Michael Caine. Early life Shakira was born on 23 February 1947 in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) to ...

, actress, fashion model, and former Miss Guyana *

Mahadai Das Mahadai Das was a Guyanese poet. She was born in Eccles, East Bank Demerara, Guyana, in 1954. She wrote poetry from her early school days at The Bishops' High School, Georgetown. She did her first degree at the University of Guyana and received h ...

, poet *

Melanie Fiona Melanie Fiona Hallim (born July 4, 1983) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Afro-Guyanese Afro-Guyanese are generally descended from the enslaved people brought to Guyana from the coast of West Africa to work on sugar plantations during the era of the Atlantic slave trade. Coming from a wide array of backgrounds and enduring condition ...

descent * Rhona Fox, actress *

Terry Gajraj Terry Vivekanand Gajraj is a Guyanese chutney and chutney-soca artist. Career Born in the village of Fyrish, near the Corentyne River, in Guyana, he is the eldest of three children and son of a school teacher. Gajraj is a Hindu of Indian descent. ...

chutney A chutney is a spread in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. Chutneys are made in a wide variety of forms, such as a tomato relish, a ground peanut garnish, yogurt or curd, cucumber, spicy coconut, spicy onion or mint dipping sa ...

singer * Emma Heming, Maltese model *

Harischandra Khemraj Harischandra Khemraj (born 1944) is a writer from Guyana. He was born and grew up on a sugar estate in West Bank Demerara, where his parents were both sugar workers in the 1940s. He attended school in Guyana and Howard University in the United Sta ...

, writer * Laxmi Kallicharan, writer * Isabella Laughland, British actress *

Avi Nash Avi Nash is an American actor. He played Siddiq in the AMC television series '' The Walking Dead'' (2017–2020). Early life Nash was born in the United States, his father is Indo-Guyanese and his mother is from Mumbai. Nash started acting ...

, American actor *

Priyanka ''Priyanka'' is a popular female given name in Hindu and Buddhist cultures. It is a name derived from the Sanskrit word 'Priyankera' or 'Priyankara', meaning someone or something that is amiable, lovable, or makes you happy and the one who has lov ...

(stage name of Mark Suknanan), Canadian television presenter, drag artist, and winner of

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Season 1 *

Sandhja Sandhja Kuivalainen (born 16 March 1991), known professionally as simply Sandhja, is a Finnish singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " Sing It Away". Sandhja was born to an Indo-Guyanese mother and a Fi ...

, Finnish singer *

Melinda Shankar Melinda Leanna Shankar (born February 18, 1992) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring as Alli Bhandari in the television series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2008-2015) and as Indira "Indie" Mehta in the YTV series ''How T ...

, Canadian actress * Nandini Sharan, bhajan singer and wife of Hari Om Sharan * "Princess Anisa" Singh, chutney-soca singer *

Shana Yardan Shana Yardan (10 April 1943 – 2 November 1989) was a Guyanese poet and broadcaster, whose work contributed to wider understanding of experiences of Guyanese women, the impact of British colonialism and the natural world. Biography Yar ...

, poet *

Gordon Warnecke Gordon Warnecke (born 24 August 1962 in London) is a British actor of Indo-Guyanese and German descent. He may be best known for his role as Omar in the 1985 film ''My Beautiful Laundrette'', co-starring as the lover of Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis ...

, British actor

Sports

* Andreas Athanasiou, Canadian NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks *

Faoud Bacchus Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus (born 31 January 1954) is a former cricketer who played for the West Indies and the United States. Early career A right handed batsman, he made his Test match debut for the West Indies at 24 years old in the 1 ...

, West Indian cricketer *

Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul (born 16 August 1974) is a Guyanese people, Guyanese cricket coach and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. Considered one of the greatest batsmen of his era, Chanderpaul is the first Indo-Caribbean to pla ...

, former captain of the

West Indies cricket team The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a multi-national men's cricket team representing the mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies. The players on ...

Narsingh Deonarine Narsingh Deonarine (born 16 August 1983) is a Guyanese cricketer, who has played for the West Indies. Domestic and franchise career He is a left-handed batsman who bowls a right-arm off break. He made his debut for Guyana at the age of 17, and ...

, West Indian cricketer * Rohan Kanhai, former captain of the West Indies cricket team * Alvin Kallicharran, former captain of the West Indies cricket team *

Mahendra Nagamootoo Mahendra Veeren Nagamootoo (மகேந்திர வீரன் நாகமுத்து) (born October 9, 1975) is a former cricketer for Guyana and the West Indies and of Tamil Indo-Guyanese ethnicity. In 2005, Nagamootoo took the most ...

, West Indian cricketer * Kriskal Persaud, chess player * Harry Prowell, Marathon Olympian and British West Indies Champion in long-distance running *

Mark Ramprakash Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21. A gifted, and one of the heaviest-scoring, English b ...

, former

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

cricket player *

Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born 23 June 1980) is a cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin who played as a batsman. He is a former member and former captain of the West Indies cricket team, in all formats. Sarwan went on to average over 40 in both the ...

, former captain of the West Indies cricket team * Dhanraj Singh, boxer * Devendra Bishoo, West Indian cricketer * Beni Sankar, businessman and former cricket player *

Nezam Hafiz Nezam Ahmed Hafiz (21 April 1969 – 11 September 2001) was a Guyanese people, Guyanese-born American cricketer. Hafiz was a right-handed middle order batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled right-arm Seam bowling, medium pace. He died in Manhatta ...

, cricketer and victim of the

Paul Stalteri Paul Andrew Stalteri (born October 18, 1977) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a defender or midfielder. He spent most of his professional career in Germany, winning the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in th ...

, former soccer player

Religion and philosophy

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spiritual teacher *

Shabir Ally Shabir Ally is a Canadian preacher. As of 2020 he was the President of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto. He is best known for his contextual interpretation of the Qur'anic verses, and justification in similar expres ...

, Muslim imam

References

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