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This is a list of notable people from Delhi, India.


Architect

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Ratish Nanda Ratish Nanda (born 23 August 1973) is a noted Indian conservation architect, who is the Projects Director of Aga Khan Trust for Culture, India. He presently heads a mult-disciplinary team implementing the Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative in ...
, conservation architect


Art and literature

* Anurag Anand *
Asloob Ahmad Ansari Asloob Ahmad Ansari (1925 1 May 2016) was an Indian writer, critic, former professor of English department of Aligarh Muslim University and editor of ''Naqd-o-Nazar'', Urdu magazine. He wrote in English and Urdu throughout his literary career. Hi ...
* Chetan Bhagat *
Bedil Dehlavi Bedil can refer to: * Bedil (term), a term used for various early firearms and gunpowder weapons from Maritime Southeast Asia ** Bedil tombak, one such firearm Places * Bedil, Çerkeş, in Çankırı Province, Turkey * Bedil, Bartın, in Bartın ...
(1642–1720), poet * Ghalib, Urdu/Persian poet * Kiran Desai * Madhur Jaffrey *
Meenakshi Jain Meenakshi Jain is an Indian political scientist and historian who served as an associate professor of history at Gargi College, Delhi. In 2014, she was nominated as a member of the Indian Council of Historical Research by the Government of India ...
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Ritu Lalit Ritu Lalit (born 1964) is an Indian novelist, short story writer, and blogger based in Faridabad, Faridabad, India, noted for writing fiction and mostly of the fantasy and thriller genre. She is author of five novels, ''A Bowlful of Butterflies ...
* Jaishree Misra * Amrita Pritam *
Aman Nath Aman Nath (born 1951) is an Indian writer, hotelier, and architectural restorer. He is the co-founder and co-chairman of the Neemrana Hotels chain, along with Francis Wacziarg. Both are today credited for pioneering the heritage hotels movemen ...
* Tushar Raheja * Nattal Sahu, writer during Tomara reign * Gaurav Sharma *
Shobha Deepak Singh Shobha Deepak Singh is an Indian cultural impresario, photographer, writer, classical dancer and the director of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, a Delhi-based cultural organization which promotes music and performing arts, through its schools and ...
* Nitin Soni *
Vibudh Shridhar {{cleanup lang, article, date=November 2021 Vibudh Shridhar or Vibudha Shridhara (विबुध श्रीधर) (wrote during Vikram Samvat 1189-1230) was an accomplished Apabhramsha writer and poet in North India. He is the first known Agra ...
, writer in medieval period *
Sudhir Tailang Sudhir Tailang (26 February 1960 – 6 February 2016) was an Indian cartoonist. Career Tailang was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on 26 February 1960. Tailang, who made his first cartoon in 1970, started his career with the ''Illustrated Weekly o ...
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Valmik Thapar Valmik Thapar (born 1952) is an Indian naturalist, conservationist and writer. He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television. Today he is one of India's most respected wildlife experts ...
* Zauq, poet laureate of Mughal court *
Bahadurshah Zafar Bahadur Shah II, usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' Victory) was born Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) and was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor as well a ...
, Mughal king (last to rule from Mughal Dynasty) and Urdu poet


Business

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Kunal Bahl Kunal Bahl is an Indian technology entrepreneur and investor. Early life Bahl was born in India and had completed his initial school education at Delhi Public School R. K. Puram (DPS) New Delhi. He applied to the University of Pennsylvania an ...
, entrepreneur *
Rohit Bansal Rohit Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur, co-founder and COO of e-commerce company Snapdeal. Early life Bansal was born in Malout, Punjab India. He completed his school education at Delhi Public School (DPS) New Delhi and got his bachelor's d ...
, entrepreneur * Vijay Shekhar Sharma, entrepreneur, Paytm *
Analjit Singh Analjit Singh (born 11 January 1954) is the founder chairman of Max Group, a conglomerate with interests in life insurance, healthcare, and real estate. He is also the founder of Leeu Collection, an international collection of boutique hotels. ...
, entrepreneur, Max Group *
Vikram Lal Vikram Lal (born 1942) is an Indian billionaire businessman, the founder and former CEO of Eicher Motors, an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer based in New Delhi, India. He has been a member of the board of directors of The Doon School. ...
, entrepreneur, Eicher Motors * Jawed Habib, hairstylist, entrepreneur *
Patu Keswani Patu Keswani (born 9 February 1959 in Lucknow) is the chairman and managing director of Lemon Tree Hotels. Early life and education Patu Keswani completed his education at St. Columba’s School, New Delhi. He received his bachelor's degree i ...
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Surinder Mehta Surinder Mehta is an Indian entrepreneur, business person and the founder of Prime Group, a technology-based conglomerate with a number of subsidiaries which include PCI Limited, Planet PCI Infotech Limited, Prime Electric Limited, Prime Power Co ...
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Bharat Ram Bharat Ram or Lala Bharat Ram (15 October 1914 – 11 July 2007) was an Indian industrialist, born in Delhi, British India. Biography Born in Delhi, Ram was the son of Lala Shri Ram, who founded Delhi Cloth & General Mills. Ram completed his pr ...
* Kunwer Sachdev, entrepreneur * Ajay Singh, businessman, sports administrator, bureaucrat and investor


Education

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Jasleen Dhamija Jasleen Dhamija (born 1933 ) is an Indian textile art historian, crafts expert and former UN worker. Based in Delhi, she is best known for her pioneering research on the handloom and handicraft industry, especially history of textiles and costume ...
(born 1933), textile historian *
Deepak Gaur Deepak Gaur (born 18 September 1972) was an Indian molecular biologist, and a professor at the School of Biotechnology of Jawaharlal Nehru University. Known for his studies on Plasmodium falciparum, Gaur is a recipient of the N-Bios Prize. The ...
, molecular biologist, and professor * Anil Grover * Partha Sarathi Gupta * Champat Rai Jain * Hakim Ajmal Khan * Syed Ahmad Khan *
Madhu Khanna Madhu Khanna is an Indian scholar based in Delhi who works on Indic studies, Religious Studies and Tantric studies. She is a well-known expert on the goddess centric Śakta tantric traditions of India. At present she serves as the Director a ...
* Sunil Kothari *
Sushil Kumar Saxena Sushil Kumar Saxena is an Indian musicologist, academic, scholar and the author of several books on music, philosophy and aesthetics. He is a former member of the faculty of the University of Delhi and has served the University Court as a membe ...
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Malati Shendge Malati J. Shendge (1934–2015) was an Indologist. She received her Ph.D in Buddhism from the University of Delhi.“CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE.” Indo-Iranian Journal, vol. 10, no. 2/3, 1967, pp. 237–238. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24650172 ...
* Sampat Kumar Tandon


Journalist

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Gopinath Aman Gopinath Aman was an Indian independence activist, journalist and poet of Urdu literature. Born in 1899, He headed the Public Relations Committee of the Delhi administration in the 1950s. ''Bare Admiyon Ke Tanz O Mizah'', ''Caurang'', ''Aqidat k ...
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Afshan Anjum Afshan Anjum (Hindi: अफ़शां अंजुम) is an Indian television journalist and anchor. She worked as a senior news editor with NDTV India. Anjum is famous for her coverage of the ICC World Cup Cricket Tournaments, and hosts ...
* Vikram Chandra *
Barkha Dutt Barkha Dutt is an Indian television journalist and author. She has been a reporter and news anchor at NDTV and Tiranga TV. She currently runs her own digital news channel called 'MoJo Story'. She is also an opinion columnist with ''The Hindus ...
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Sagarika Ghose Sagarika Ghose (born 8 November 1964) is an Indian journalist, columnist and author. She has been a journalist since 1991 and has worked at ''The Times of India'', ''Outlook'' and ''The Indian Express''. She was a prime time anchor for BBC Wor ...
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Sonal Kalra Sonal Kalra is an Indian journalist-author, presently with the ''Hindustan Times'', India's second largest national English daily. Career Kalra, as Chief Managing Editor, heads Entertainment, Art and Lifestyle for 28 nationwide editions of the ...
* Mayanti Langer *
Charul Malik Charul Malik is a news anchor, journalist & now an actress. Charul recently quit India Tv as a Senior Anchor & Executive Editor & has started her new stint as an actress with popular soaps like Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! & Happu Ki Ultan Paltan o ...
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Rajat Sharma Rajat Sharma (born 18 February 1957) is an Indian journalist and businessperson who is the chairman and Editor-in-chief of India TV, an Indian news outlet. Sharma is known for his show ''Aap Ki Adalat'' in which he is seen interviewing politic ...
* Sabina Sehgal Saikia *
Hari Shankar Vyas Hari Shankar Vyas (born 15 September 1956) is an Indian journalist, and the Chief-editor and publisher of ''Naya India'', a daily national Hindi newspaper. He is also the consultant for ETV's Hindi channels since 2009. He started anchoring-pro ...


Law and judiciary

* Sanjiv Khanna *
Subodh Markandeya Subodh Markandeya is a senior Indian lawyer, author and judicial activist. He primarily practices at the Supreme Court of India, but also appears in various High Courts. He has served as the standing counsel for Government of India, Life Insu ...


Medical

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Daljeet Singh Gambhir Daljeet Singh Gambhir is an Indian cardiologist, medical academic, researcher and inventor and the Group Director of Cardiology at Kailash Group of Hospitals and Heart Institute, Delhi. He is the inventor of ''Infinnium Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent'' ...
* Hemlata Gupta * Jitendra Mohan Hans * Ganesh Kumar Mani * Siddhartha Mukherjee *
Indira Nath Indira Nath (14 January 1938 – 24 October 2021) was an Indian immunologist. Her major contribution in medical science deals with mechanisms underlying immune unresponsiveness in man, reactions and nerve damage in leprosy and a search for mar ...
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Abha Saxena Abha Saxena is a bioethicist and global health specialist. She was trained as an anesthesiologist, and practiced medicine for several years before moving to the World Health Organization in 2001. There she was heavily involved in bioethics work, ...
* Krishna Gopal Saxena *
Santosh Kumar Sen Santosh Kumar Sen (21 October 1910 – 1979) was an Indian surgeon and the president of the Association of Surgeons of India. He was the first Indian surgeon to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, Fellowship of the Roy ...
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Sujata Sharma Sujata Sharma is an Indian structural biologist, biophysicist, writer and a professor at the Department of Biophysics of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. She is known for her studies in the fields of protein structure, drug ...
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Noshir M. Shroff Noshir Minoo Shroff is an Indian ophthalmologist, known as a pioneer of intraocular lens implantation surgery in India and a medical director of the Shroff Eye Centre. The Government of India honoured him in 2010, with the Padma Bhushan, the th ...
, Ophthalmologist *
M. V. Padma Srivastava Madakasira Vasantha Padma Srivastava (born 1965) is an Indian neurologist, medical academic and writer, and the professor of neurology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She is known for pioneering ''Acute Stroke Programm ...
* Nikhil Tandon *
Brihaspati Dev Triguna Brihaspati Dev Triguna (1920–2013) was a Vaidya or Ayurveda practitioner and an expert in Pulse diagnosis (''Nadi vaidyam'' in Ayurvedic terms)''. He completed his formal ayurvedic studies under the guidance of Rajvaidya Pandit Gokul Chand ji ...


Military

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Anuj Nayyar Captain Anuj Nayyar, MVC (August 28, 1975 – July 7, 1999) was an Indian Army officer of 17 Jat who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kar ...
, Indian army captain * Pervez Musharraf, 7th Army Chief of Pakistan.


Performing arts


Actors

* Varun Badola * Arjan Bajwa *
Manoj Bakshi Manoj Bakshi is an Indian actor who acts in films, television and theatre. He is famous for his roles in ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'' (2015), '' Delhi Belly'' (2011), ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' (2012), ''Gori Tere Pyaar Mein'' (2013), ''Junooniyat'' (2016) ...
* Rohit Bakshi * Rakesh Bedi * Tahir Raj Bhasin *
Gajendra Chauhan Gajendra Singh Chauhan known professionally as Gajendra Chauhan, is a former television actor known for his work on Indian television, especially his portrayal of Yudhishthira in the historical television series ''Mahabharat'' (1988–90). He h ...
* Priyanshu Chatterjee *
Aakash Dahiya Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Bollywood films. Career Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate ...
* Mukul Dev *
Rahul Dev Rahul Dev (born 27 September 1968) is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims. Early life Ra ...
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Ajay Devgan Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...
(born 1969), Indian Bollywood actor and producer *
Rajneesh Duggal Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian film and television actor. He also works as a model. He won the title of Grasim Mr. India 2003 and represented India at the Mr. International 2003 pageant held in London, where he was declared as the 1st runner- ...
* Gulshan Grover *
Karan Singh Grover Karan Singh Grover (born 23 February 1982) is an Indian people, Indian model and actor known for his work in Indian television series such as ''Dill Mill Gayye'' and ''Qubool Hai''. He has also starred in Bollywood films like ''Alone (2015 Hin ...
, television and Bollywood actor *
Zain Imam Zain Imam is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi television. He is best known for his portrayal of Neil Khanna in ''Star Plus'' show '' Naamkaran '' and Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's ''Tashan-E-Ishq'' which earned him Gold Awards for B ...
, television actor * Sourabh Raj Jain, television actor * Kishore Namit Kapoor * Ram Kapoor * Shahid Kapoor * Shakti Kapoor * Saif Ali Khan (born 1970), Indian actor *
Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...
(born 1965), Indian Bollywood actor * Rajesh Khattar, actor * Samir Kochhar *
Himansh Kohli Himansh Kohli (born 3 November 1989) is an Indian actor from Delhi. He is best known for his role as Raghav Oberoi in the Hindi drama '' Humse Hai Liife''. He made his Bollywood debut with '' Yaariyaan'' (2014). Biography Kohli was born to fa ...
* Akshay Kumar * Darshan Kumar * Manoj Kumar *
Laksh Lalwani Laksh Lalwani (born 19 April 1996), also known as Lakshya, is an Indian actor. He played the titular warrior in ''Porus'' (2017–18), the most expensive Indian TV show budgeted at 500 crore. Career In 2015, Lakshya made his acting debut wit ...
* Pavan Malhotra * Siddharth Malhotra, actor *
Shivin Narang Shivin Narang (born 7 August) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi television. He made his acting debut with ''Suvreen Guggal – Topper of The Year'' playing Yuvraj Singh in 2012. Narang is best known for his portrayal of Rudra Roy in Sony TV ...
* Hiten Noonwal * Manoj Pahwa *
Ssumier Pasricha Ssumier S Pasricha is an Indian actor, singer and businessman. He has starred in Indian movies, TV soaps and theater musicals. He is popularly known for his character 'Pammi Aunty' and has created viral videos with the same. Ssumier has won var ...
, actor and comedian *
Pran Pran most often refers to , the concept of a "life force" in Hindu philosophy. Pran may also refer to: People *Pran Kishore Kaul, Kashmiri actor *Pran Nath Lekhi (1924/1925–2010), Indian lawyer *Pran Nath (musician) (1918–1996), Hindustani cl ...
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Vijay Raaz Vijay Raaz (born 5 June 1963) is an Indian actor, film director and narrator, who predominantly appears in Hindi films. He debuted with ''Bhopal Express'' (1999) and since worked in more than 90 films. His breakthrough came when he played the ...
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Gautam Rode Gautam Rode (born 14 August 1977) is an Indian television actor known for his roles in ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'', '' Lucky'', '' Saraswatichandra'', ''Suryaputra Karn'', and ''Kaal Bhairav Rahasya 2''. Early life Rode was born on 14 August 1977. ...
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Sumeet Sachdev Sumeet Sachdev is an Indian actor and architect known for his role as Gautam Virani in '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and Abhimanyu Raghav in ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein''. Early life and education Sachdev brought up in Delhi. His younger brot ...
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Anuj Sachdeva Anuj Sachdeva (born 5 October 1986) is an Indian people, Indian actor and model. Sachdeva has worked in fims, television commercials and TV shows. He participated in the reality show ''MTV Roadies'' in 2005. Sachdeva is known for his role of Amr ...
* Amit Sadh * Saqib Saleem * Pulkit Samrat *
Keith Sequeira Keith Sequeira (born 30 April 1980) is an Indian actor, and a former model and VJ. He modeled for Raymond's ''The Complete Man campaign'' before gaining popularity as ''VJ Keith'' on B4U. He featured in the music video "Shake It Daddy" with A ...
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Divyendu Sharma Divyendu Sharma (born 19 June 1983), better known as Divyenndu, is an Indian actor and model best known for his roles of Nishant aka Liquid in ''Pyar Ka Punchnama'', Narayan Sharma in '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'', Sundar Tripathi in the film ''Ba ...
* Satyajit Sharma * Saurabh Shukla * Inderpal Singh * Manjot Singh *
Shaurya Singh Ferrous is an Indian crime drama feature film written, directed and produced by writer/director Shaurya Singh under his banner Silver Rain Pictures in collaboration with Amrit Sinha of Tanay Films International. Ferrous was premiered at RTF 201 ...
* Barun Sobti, television actor * Karan Wahi *
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is frequently cast in supporting roles, and has appeared in more than 25 films in a career which has spanned eight years. He has also worked in a Hindi serial "Kyunk ...


Actress

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Roma Arora Roma Arora is an Indian television actress. She has appeared on the serial ''Kundali Bhagya''. She has also appeared in television shows like ''Dreamgirl'' on Life OK. Career Born to doctor Parents in Delhi, Roma Arora is a Homeopathic physici ...
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Neelima Azeem Neelima Azeem (born 2 December 1958) is an Indian actress, classical dancer, writer and the mother of actors Shahid Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter. She is known in India for her roles in television shows. Early life Neelima Azeem's father was Anwar ...
* Naseem Banu *
Ritu Barmecha Ritu Barmecha is an Indian actress. She starred, along with Allari Naresh, in the film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' directed by Veerabhadram Chowdary. Her brothers Rajat Barmecha Rajat Barmecha (born 24 April 1989) is an Indian actor who is b ...
* Bipasha Basu * Swara Bhaskar * Bibbo * Sheeba Chaddha *
Isha Chawla Isha Chawla (born 6 March 1988) is an Indian actress who has primarily appeared in Telugu films. She made her debut with ''Prema Kavali'' (2012). Early life Isha Chawla was born on 6 March 1988 in Delhi. She graduated in Political Science an ...
* Ridhi Dogra * Esha Gupta * Neena Gupta * Padmapriya Janakiraman *
Vaani Kapoor Vaani Kapoor (born 23 August 1988) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi films. She made her film debut with the 2013 romantic comedy ''Shuddh Desi Romance'', a critical and commercial success, which earned her the Filmfare Award f ...
* Minissha Lamba * Radhika Madan * Madhubala (1933–69), Indian Bollywood actress * Rashi Mal *
Sanya Malhotra Sanya Malhotra (born 25 February 1992) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She began her career with supporting roles in the biographical sports film '' Dangal'' (2016) and the comedy ''Badhaai Ho'' (2018), both of which rank among t ...
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Manasvi Mamgai Manasvi Mamgai is a former Miss India, model, and Bollywood actress. She resides at Los Angeles, California, USA along with her family. Early life Manasvi was born in Delhi but grew up in Chandigarh. Her mother Prabha, is from Uttarakhand. B ...
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Monal Naval Radhamonal Naval (26 January 1981 – 14 April 2002) was an Indian actress who appeared in Tamil language films. She was the younger sister of actress Simran and appeared in notable productions including '' Badri'' (2001) alongside Vijay. She ...
* Arundathi Nag * Shonali Nagrani *
Aishveryaa Nidhi Aishveryaa Nidhi (ऐश्वेर्या निधि) is an Australian actress, director, writer, and theatre personality based in Los Angeles. She has performed with the Short and Sweet festivals, and has worked to start Short and Sweet ...
* Tapsee Pannu *
Huma Qureshi Huma Saleem Qureshi (; born 28 July 1986) is an Indian actress, model and producer who primarily appears in Hindi language films. She has also received three Filmfare Award nominations. Qureshi obtained a bachelor's degree in History—with ...
, actress * Kriti Sanon, actress *
Amba Sanyal Amba Sanyal (born 1945) is an Indian theater artist and costume designer. She is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2008 for Costume design. Early life and education She was born in Delhi as the daughter of B. C. Sanyal, noted ...
(born 1945), stage actor and costume designer * Deeksha Seth * Pooja Sharma *
Urvashi Sharma Urvashi Sharma (born 13 October 1984), also known as Raina Joshi, is an Indian Bollywood actress and model, born in Delhi. Personal life She married in February 2012. She changed her name to Raina Joshi. On 21 January 2014, she gave birth ...
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Deepika Singh Deepika Singh Goyal (born 26 July, 1989) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing the role of Sandhya Rathi in Star Plus's ''Diya Aur Baati Hum''. Early life Singh was born in New Delhi on 26 July 1989. She completed her Mast ...
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Kashish Singh Kashish Singh is an Indian actress and a model. She has appeared in a couple of regional films and is on the verge of making her Bollywood debut. Early life and modelling career She was born and brought up in Delhi. Her father is a businessman ...
* Neetu Singh * Rakul Preet Singh * Raashi Khanna *
Sarika Thakur Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film ''Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work i ...
* Vani Tripathi


Directors, producers and writers

* Atul Agnihotri *
Shubhavi Arya Shubhavi Arya is an Indian animator and film director. She is most noted for creating cutout stop-motion animated film Adventures of Malia at a young age of 16 years. In 2015, she directed and animated the Adventures of Malia which got nomina ...
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Vikas Bahl Vikas Bahl is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing and scripting the comedy drama film ''Queen'' (2013). Early life and education Bahl was born and brought up in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, and his father worked with the Indian Oil Corporat ...
(born 1971), Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director *
Dev Benegal Dev Benegal is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter, most known for his debut film ''English, August'' (1994), which won the Best Feature Film in English at the 42nd National Film Awards. Early life and education Dev was born in New Delhi to ...
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Aditya Dhar Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist, best known for directing and writing military action film '' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' (2019). Early life and career Dhar was born on 12 March 1983 in New Delhi, India. He ...
* Amar Kanwar (born 1964), Indian film director and contemporary artist * Rajat Kapoor * Bhushan Kumar * Divya Khosla Kumar * Gulshan Kumar * Anu Malhotra * Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra *
Nisha Pahuja Nisha Pahuja (born 1978) is an independent Canadian filmmaker, born in New Delhi and raised in Toronto, Ontario.Indiewire. "Meet the 2012 Tribeca Filmmakers #5: 'The World Before Her' Director Nisha Pahuja. Indiewire, 201/ref> This writer/arti ...
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Aanand L. Rai Aanand L. Rai (born 28 June 1971) is a Hindi film director and producer known for romantic-comedy movies ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''Raanjhanaa'' (2013), ''Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), '' Zero (2018 film), Zero ''(2018), '' Atrangi Re '' ...
* Maneesh Sharma *
Alankrita Shrivastava Alankrita Shrivastava is an Indian screenwriter, director and producer. Having made her debut as a director in 2011, she has since won accolades such as the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival and a nomination for a Fi ...
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Loveleen Tandan Loveleen Tandan is an Indian film director and casting director. She is the co-director (India) of ''Slumdog Millionaire'' along with Danny Boyle. She has also been the casting director for several other films, including '' Monsoon Wedding'' (200 ...


Singers

* KK (singer) *
Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra'' (1996). During the ye ...
* Javed Ali *
Akriti Kakar Akriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Her songs, "Saturday Saturday" from the film '' Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania'' and "Iski Uski" from '' 2 States'' became popular. Akriti was a judge on Zee Bangla's ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs'' and was going t ...
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Prakriti Kakar Prakriti Kakar is an Indian singer. Born in New Delhi, her career began upon singing the title song of 2012 Bollywood film ''Tutiya Dil''. Subsequently, she performed few tracks for films released in 2013, providing mostly backing vocals. She th ...
* Sukriti Kakar * Harshdeep Kaur * Tulsi Kumar *
Madhup Mudgal Madhup Mudgal is an Indian Hindustani classical music vocalist., known for his khayal and bhajan renditions. A disciple of Kumar Gandharva, he is also a composer, conductor of famous Gandharva Choir and has been principal of the Gandharva Mah ...
* Anushka Manchanda * Mukesh Chand Mathur, Bollywood singer * Bif Naked (born 1971), Canadian punk rock singer *
Peter Plate Peter Plate (born 1 July 1967) is a German musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Between 1991 and 2012, he was the keyboardist and occasional vocalist of Rosenstolz, a German pop duo that had chart hits in Germany, Austria and Switzer ...
(born 1967), German singer, songwriter and producer (Rosenstolz) *
Honey Singh Hirdesh Singh (born 15 March 1983), known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh or simply Honey Singh, is an Indian music producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and an actor. He started out in 2003 as a session and recording artist, and became a b ...


Choreography

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Shakti Mohan Shakti Mohan is an Indian dancer, choreographer and television personality. She is the winner of Zee TV's dance reality show '' Dance India Dance 2''. She is a judge and captain of Indian Reality shows like '' Dance plus season' Career Follow ...


Philanthropists and social workers

* Kiran Martin


Politics

* Paddy Ashdown (1941–2018), British politician *
Ramesh Bidhuri Ramesh Bidhuri (born 18 July 1961) is a Member of Parliament (India), Member of the India Parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Bidhuri and members of his family have been active members of the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak ...
* Ramvir Singh Bidhuri *
Michael Bennet Michael Farrand Bennet (born November 28, 1964) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado, a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed t ...
(born 1964), American politician * Sheila Dikshit, former Chief minister * Gautam Gambhir * Maneka Gandhi * Priyanka Gandhi * Rahul Gandhi *
S. Jaishankar Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (born 9 January 1955) is an Indian diplomat and politician serving as the Minister of External Affairs of the Government of India since 30 May 2019. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a Member of Parliame ...
* Arun Jaitley * Arvind Kejriwal, Chief minister *
Meenakshi Lekhi Meenakshi Lekhi (born 30 April 1967) is an Indian politician and the current Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture of India from 7 July 2021. She is a Member of Parliament from New Delhi Parliamentary constituency in the 16th an ...
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Chaudhary Bharat Singh Chaudhary Bharat Singh (born 14 January 1915 in Nilothi Village, Delhi) was an Indian politician, he was a member of Delhi Metropolitan Council (equivalent to MLA) for 4 terms and a former member of parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha (1984-1989) ...
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Ajay Maken Ajay Maken (born 12 January 1964) is a politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is the general secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) and member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC). He was formerly a minister in ...
* Pervez Musharraf (born 1943), Pakistani politician *
Kedar Nath Sahani Kidar Nath Sahani (24 October 1926 – 3 October 2012) was a governor of the Indian states of Sikkim (2001–02) and Goa (2002–04). He was a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bha ...
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Kanwar Singh Tanwar Kanwar Singh Tanwar is an Indian politician who served as a Member of Parliament from Amroha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life Tanwar was born to Hukum Chand Tanwar and hails from Fatehpur Vil ...
* Harsh Vardhan *
Sahib Singh Verma Sahib Singh Verma (15 March 1943 – 30 June 2007) was an Indian politician and the former senior vice-president of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Chief Minister of Delhi (1996–1998) and was member of 13th Lok Sabha, Parliament of ...
* Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma


Rulers


Rajputs

* Anangpal Tomar, King of Haryana and Delhi * Prithviraj Chauhan, King of much of North India


Sayyids

* Muhammad Shah


Lodi

* Ibrahim Lodhi


Mughals

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Ahmad Shah Bahadur Ahmad Shah Bahadur , also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi (23 December 1725 – 1775 AD), was the fourteenth Mughal Emperor, born to Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1748, at the age ...
* Shah Alam II *
Bahadur Shah Zafar Bahadur Shah II, usually referred to by his poetic title Bahadur Shah ''Zafar'' (; ''Zafar'' Victory) was born Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad (24 October 1775 – 7 November 1862) and was the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor as well a ...


Science

* Diwakar Vaish, roboticist


Sports


Athletic

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Arun Bhardwaj Arun Bhardwaj (born 24 February 1969) is an ultramarathon runner from New Delhi, India. In 2009, he won the 567 km George Archer 6 day race in South Africa. In December 2010, he ran in 24 hours in Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; al ...
* Amoj Jacob * Lalit Mathur *
Tejaswin Shankar Tejaswin Shankar (born 21 December 1998) is an Indian athlete who competes in the decathlon event. He holds the high jump List of Indian records in athletics#Men, national record of 2.29 metres set in April 2018. Early and personal life Shanka ...
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Sourabh Vij Sourabh Vij (born 14 June 1987) is an Indian shot putter. He won gold at the second Commonwealth Youth Games. In 2006 he won an Asian Junior silver medal and represented India at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. After appearan ...


Badminton

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Damayanti Tambay Damayanti Tambay is an Indian former badminton player and the wife of Flt lt V. V. Tambay (one of the missing 54 Indian defence personnel from the 1971 Indo-Pak war who are believed to be in Pakistani custody). Biography During the 1971 In ...


Billiards

* Geet Sethi (born 1961), Indian billiard player and world champion


Chess

* Aryan Chopra *
Sahaj Grover Sahaj Grover (born 7 September 1995) is a chess player from Delhi, India, who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in September 2012. He won the Under-10 World Youth Chess Championship in 2005 and came third in the Under-20 World Junio ...
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Parimarjan Negi Parimarjan Negi (born 9 February 1993) is an Indian chess grandmaster. He achieved the grandmaster title at the age of 13 years, 4 months, and 20 days, which made him the second youngest grandmaster in history at the time. As of July 2021, he ...
(born 1993), Indian chess player *
Tania Sachdev Tania Sachdev (born 20 August 1986) is an Indian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a two-time Indian women's chess champion in 2006 and 2007, one-time Asian women's chess ...


Cricket

* Mohinder Amarnath * Kirti Azad * Amit Bhandari * Unmukt Chand *
Chetan Chauhan Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan (; 21 July 1947 – 16 August 2020) was a cricketer who played 40 Test cricket, Test matches for Indian cricket team, India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. He played most of his international crick ...
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Aakash Chopra Aakash Chopra (born 19 September 1977) is a cricket commentator, youtuber and former Cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team from 2003 to late 2004. Currently, he is doing Hindi cricket commentary for Viacom18. He worked as a c ...
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Anjum Chopra Anjum Chopra (born 20 May 1977) is an Indian former cricketer and current cricket commentator. The first time she stepped onto the cricket ground was at the age of 9. She played her first friendly match with the college girls' team at the inter ...
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Nikhil Chopra Nikhil Chopra (born 19 August 1973) is a retired Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two ba ...
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Vijay Dahiya Vijay Dahiya (born 10 May 1973) is a former Indian wicketkeeper. He is currently coach of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team and assistant coach of Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League. First class career Dahiya was a right-handed batsm ...
* Shikhar Dhawan *
Salim Durani Salim Aziz Durani (born 11 December 1934) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 29 Test matches from 1960 to 1973. An all-rounder, Durani was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a left-handed batsman famous for his six-hitting prowess. He ...
* Gautam Gambhir *
Rajinder Goel Rajinder Goel (20 September 1942 – 21 June 2020) was an Indian cricketer who holds the record for most wickets in Ranji Trophy, India's premier first class competition, despite which he was never selected to play for India. A left arm spinne ...
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Shilpa Gupta Shilpa Gupta (born 1976) is a contemporary Indian artist, she lives and works in Mumbai, India where she has studied sculpture at the Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts from 1992 to 1997.She had solo shows at Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati ...
* Ajay Jadeja *
Surinder Khanna Surinder Khanna (born 3 June 1956, in Delhi, India) is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Delhi and played ten One Day Internationals for India between 1979 and 1984. He was a Wicket-keeper. Born Surinder Khanna was bo ...
* Virat Kohli *
Raman Lamba Raman Lamba (; 2 January 1960 – 23 February 1998) was an Indian cricketer. Raman had played in four Tests and 32 One Day Internationals, mainly as a batsman. He was a popular player in Bangladesh's Dhaka Premier League and has also represented ...
* Warren Lee *
Reema Malhotra Reema Malhotra (born 17 October 1980) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm leg break bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 41 One Day Internationals and 22 Twenty20 Internationals for India between ...
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Mithun Manhas Mithun Manhas (born 12 October 1979) is an Indian first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he also bowls right-arm offbreak and can keep wicket. Indian Premier League Manhas played in the Indian Premier League representing the Delhi Dare ...
* Amit Mishra *
Parvinder Awana Parvinder Awana (born 19 July 1986) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Delhi in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler. He was picked in the national squad for the fourth Test against England and made his T ...
* Ashish Nehra *
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi Nawab Mohammad Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (also known as Mansur Ali Khan, or M. A. K. Pataudi; 5 January 1941 – 22 September 2011; nicknamed Tiger Pataudi) was an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the Indian cricket team. Pataudi was a ...
* Manoj Prabhakar *
Vivek Razdan Vivek Razdan () (born 25 August 1969) is a former Indian cricketer who played in two Tests and 3 ODIs between 1989 and 1990. After his retirement, he became a Delhi-based cricket coach and commentator. He attended St. Columba's School, Delhi a ...
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Rahul Sanghvi Rahul Sanghvi (born 3 September 1974) is an Indian cricketer, specialising in left arm orthodox spin. He played for the Delhi state team. He played one Test match, which was the first Test between Australia and India in 2001 but was dropped a ...
* Virender Sehwag *
Ajay Sharma Ajay Kumar Sharma () (born 3 April 1964) is a former Indian cricketer. Sharma was a prolific run-maker in first-class cricket, mainly for Delhi, scoring over 10,000 runs at the high average of 67.46. Domestic career In the Ranji Trophy, Sh ...
* Amita Sharma * Ishant Sharma * Sanjeev Sharma * Robin Singh, Jr. *
Sunil Valson Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna. Notable people * Sunil (actor), Indian Telugu film actor * Sunil ( ...
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Atul Wassan Atul Satish Wassan (born 23 March 1968) is a former Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising t ...


Football

* Jyoti Ann Burrett * Aayushmaan Chaturvedi *
Aditi Chauhan Aditi Chauhan (born 20 November 1992) is an Indian professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for the India women's national football team, Indian national football team. Early li ...
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Dalima Chhibber Dalima Chhibber (born 30 August 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kickstart and Indian national team. Early and personal life Dalima was born in a football-loving family, as both of her parents were socc ...
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Narender Gahlot Narender Gahlot (born 24 April 2001) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Odisha and the Indian national team. Club career Indian Arrows He made his professional debut playing for the Indian Arrows in 2 ...
* Tanvie Hans *
Rohit Kumar Rohit Kumar may refer to: * Rohit Kumar (footballer) * Rohit Kumar (kabaddi) * Rohit Kumar (rower) Rohit Kumar is an Indian professional rower. He won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight double sculls along with his partner Bhagwan Singh ...
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Munmun Lugun Munmun Timothy Lugun (born 5 May 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Delhi. Career Born in Delhi, Lugun started his football career with Simla Youngs in the I-League 2nd Division. He also capt ...
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Ishan Pandita Ishan Pandita (born 26 May 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters and the India national team. Club career Early and youth career Pandita moved to the Philippines, where ...


Golf

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Gaurav Ghei Gaurav Ghei (born 25 September 1968) is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He turned professional in 1991. His wins include three Asian Tour titles: the 1995 Gadgil Western Masters, the 2006 Taiwan Masters, and the 2007 B ...
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Shiv Kapur Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional golfer. He is recipient of 2002 Arjuna Award. Amateur career Kapur went to Purdue University and played the amateur circuit in the United States. He had a successful amateur career, ...
* Rashid Khan *
Chiragh Kumar Chiragh Kumar (born 15 December 1983) is an Indian professional golfer. Kumar won a silver medal as an amateur at the 2006 Asian Games, before turning professional later that year and joining the Professional Golf Tour of India. In 2011 he won ...
* Mukesh Kumar * Amit Luthra * Himmat Rai * Jyoti Randhawa * Digvijay Singh


Hockey

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Raghbir Singh Bhola Raghbir Singh Bhola (18 August 1927 – 21 January 2019) was an Indian Airforce Officer and international hockey player who represented India in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics, winning a gold and silver medal respectively for th ...
* Arthur Charles Hind * Abdul Qayyum Khan * Manju Phalswal *
Jaswant Singh Rajput Jaswant Singh Rajput (c. 1926 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian field hockey player who played as a center-half in the Indian team. At the club level, he played for Bhowanipore and Mohun Bagan. Known for his dribbling skills and ball control ...
* Aziz-ur Rehman *
Joginder Singh Joginder Singh may refer to: * Joginder Singh (soldier) (1921–1962), subedar in the Indian Army ** ''Subedar Joginder Singh'' (film), a 2019 Indian film about him * Joginder Singh (rally driver) (1932–2013), Kenyan rally driver * Joginder Sin ...
* Khawaja Muhammad Taqi


Martial art

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Om Prakash Bhardwaj Om Prakash Bhardwaj (18 March 1942 – 21 May 2021) was a boxing coach from Chennai, India. In 1985, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award, India's highest award in the field of coaching of sports and athletics. He is India's first Dronachary ...
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Akram Shah Akram Shah (born 11 June 1974 or 27 July 1978) is an Indian judoka, played in the extra-lightweight (-60 kg) in various National and International tournaments. He was awarded highest Indian Sportsperson Award - Arjuna Award in the year 20 ...
* Narender Singh


Skiing

* Neha Ahuja, Winter Olympian *
Shailaja Kumar Shailaja Kumar (born 17 January 1967) is an Indian female Alpine Skier. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics. She is the first Indian woman to participate at the Winter Olympics. Alpine skiing results All results are sourced from the Interna ...
, Winter Olympian


Table tennis

* Manika Batra *
Indu Puri Indu Puri (born 14 September 1953) is a former Indian international female Table tennis sportsperson in the 1970s and 1980s. She won the National women's singles title a record eight times. Her highest rankings have been: international 63 (1985 ...


Boxing

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Gaurav Bidhuri Gaurav Bidhuri (born 16 May 1993) is an Indian boxer from Mandanpur Khadar village, New Delhi who competes in the 56 kg bantamweight division. He is ranked 11th in the World by International Boxing Association (amateur), AIBA in the year ...
, world boxing Bronze medal winner


Tennis

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Ankita Bhambri Ankita Bhambri (Hindi: अंकिता भाम्बरी; born 28 October 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player and coach. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 332, which she achieved in May 2006. Her highest dou ...
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Prerna Bhambri Prerna Bhambri (born 12 September 1992) is an Indian former tennis player. Prerna Bhambri holds the record of being the only Indian to have won the All India National Tennis Championship four times in a row, and was a runner-up in 2019. She re ...
* Yuki Bhambri * Divij Sharan * Ashutosh Singh * Jasjit Singh


Wrestling

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Jyoti Jyoti means "divine light" in many Indian languages. Jyoti and variant spellings may refer to: Films and TV * ''Jothi'' (1939 film), a Tamil film * ''Jyothi'' (1976 film), a Telugu film * ''Jyoti'' (1981 film), a Hindi film * ''Jyoti'' (1988 ...
* Parkash Gian *
Guru Hanuman Guru Hanuman actual name Vijay Pal Yadav (1901–1999) was a legendary wrestling coach of India who coached many medal-winning wrestlers. He was awarded the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 1987, the highest recognition for a sports coach in In ...
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Sonika Kaliraman Sonika Kaliraman is an Indian woman professional wrestler to win the title of Bharat Kesri in Bharat Kesri Dangal in 2001. She was a contestant on the popular reality show ''Bigg Boss'' in 2011. Personal life Kaliraman is the daughter of ...
* Pawan Kumar *
Sushil Kumar Sushil Kumar Solanki (born 26 May 1983) is a former Indian wrestler. He carried the Indian flag at the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics. His 2008 Olympic medal was second for India in wrestling, and the first since Khashaba Dadasaheb Ja ...
* Sujeet Maan *
Malwa Singh Malwa Singh (20 March 1946 – 27 April 1990) was an Indian wrestler who competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport eve ...
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Satpal Singh Satpal Singh (born 1 February 1955), also known as Guru Satpal, is a wrestling coach and former wrestler of India. He was a Gold Medalist in 1982 Asian Games and a Bronze medalist in 1974 Asian Games. Today he is better known as the coach of Ol ...


Miscellaneous

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Gita Bhartiji Swami Shri Mahamandaleshwar Santosh Puri Gita Bharatiji, is a guru who was born in Delhi, India in 1944. She was the disciple of Shri 108 Mahamandaleshwar Swami Shri Hariharanand Ji Maharaj since the age of three. She showed remarkable talen ...
(born 1944), Hindu guru. * Ravi Gulati (born 1974), social activist. *
Laila Tyabji Laila Tyabji (born 2 May 1947) is an Indian social worker, designer, writer, and craft activist. She is one of the founders of Dastkar, a Delhi-based non governmental organization, working for the revival of traditional crafts in India. She was h ...
(born 1947), co-founder of Dastkar, Padma Shri (2012){{cite web , url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-laila-tyabji-114032101237_1.html , title=Business Standard , publisher=Business Standard , date=21 March 2014 , accessdate=3 December 2014


References

Delhi * People Delhi