List of people from Indore

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

Artists and literary figure[]

• Ustad Amir Khan (born 15-08-1912), celebrated Hindustani classical vocalist; referred to his unique style of khyal singing as "Indore Gharana"; born in Indore
• Celina Jaitley, (born 24-11-1981) Shimla-born Indian actress; mainly appears in Bollywood films; her parents live in the army town of Mhow in the Indore district
• Digvijay Bhonsale, (born 31-03-1989) Rock/Metal Musician, Lead Vocalist/Guitarist of Nicotine, Metal band from Indore; studied at Daly College, Indore and Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
• Hussain Haidry, poet, writer and lyricist; born and brought up in Indore; studied at Indian Institute of Management Indore and Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore
• Johnny Walker, comic actor; 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
• Kumar Pallana, Hollywood and Bollywood film actor, juggler, balance artist, teacher, yogi (1918 - 2013).
• Kunwar Amarjeet Singh, hip-hop and contemporary style dancer; played lead role in Dil Dosti Dance
• Lata Mangeshkar, playback singer; born in Indore to Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar
• Mahadevi Varma, Hindi poet; freedom fighter; was married to Dr Swarup Narain Varma in Indore
• Meghdeep Bose, Indian music composer, producer, arranger and singer
• M.F. Husain, painter; spent his childhood in Indore
• Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer; born and brought up in Indore
• Palash Muchhal, Musical composer; born and brought up in Indore
• Puru Dadheech, Padma Shri, Kathak scholar, Dancer; Holder of the first Doctorate in Kathak Classical Dance in the world; Attended High School in Indore and returned to settle since 1988.
• Rahat Indori, Urdu poet and songwriter in Hindi films
• Rais Khan (born 1938), Indian sitar maestro; born in Indore
• Salman Khan, (born 27-12-1965) Indian film actor; appears in Bollywood movies; born in Indore
• Shubhangi Atre, Indian television actor, a lead role in Bhabhiji Ghar par hai, born and brought up in Indore
• Sneha Khanwalkar, Indian music director; works in Bollywood; was brought up in Indore
• Swanand Kirkire, lyricist-singer-writer, born in Indore
• Vijayendra Ghatge, actor in the Hindi film industry; studied at Daly College, son of Sita Raje Ghatge, who was the daughter of Maharaja Tukojirao Holkar III of Indore (reigned 1903–-1926)
• Zakir Khan, comedian

Rulers, nationalists, and politicians[]

• 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
• Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw, Commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow during the 1950s
• Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army; studied at Daly College, 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, Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, 2004–2007
• Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian Politician, former President of MPCA, Hereditary Patron of Daly College, Indore
• Sumitra Mahajan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader and MP; Member of Parliament from Indore Lok Sabha constituency since 1989 and lok sabha speaker
• 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
• Kailash Vijayvargiya - A heavyweight leader of Indore BJP, currently serving as General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Satyanarayan Patel, a senior leader of Indian National Congress party
• Afroz Ahmad is member in Government Of Indian appointed by Prime Minister of India
• Homi F. Daji, member of the 3rd Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh and was a member of the Communist Party of India.
• Deepak Chaurasia, journalist, editor in chief of India News
• Ramesh Mendola, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader and MLA; Member of Legislative Assembly from Indore-2 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) since 2008
• 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)
• Guru Radha Kishan, Swatantrata Sangram Sainik, fought for the economic deprivation for the poor and issues of social deprivation
• 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

Sports persons[]

• Sandhya Agarwal, former captain of Indian women's cricket team
• Captain Syed Mushtaq Ali (1914–2005), Indian international cricketer; Colonel Nayudu's teammate in the Holkar team and in the Indian team; popularly known as the 'Errol Flynn' of Indian cricket; born and died in Indore^[1]
• 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; 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
• 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
• Naman Ojha, Indian wicket-keeper, stays and practices in Indore
• 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
• Akshat Khamparia (born 1989),is an Indian chess International Master.He is the first player from Central India to hold an 'International Master' Title

Academia, business and professionals[]

• Seth Hukumchand, He was known as the 'Cotton Prince of India' and had much credit even in some overseas countries.

• Aashish Chandorkar, He is the Director of India's WTO Mission in Geneva, and a famous newspaper columnist.

See also[]

• List of people from Malwa

References[]