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This is a list of notable British people of Indian descent (
British Indians).
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Dean Mahomed (1759–1851), British Indian traveller and writer originally from
Patna in modern-day
Bihar
[1]
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Elizabeth Sharaf un-Nisa (1758–1822),
Mughal noble married into the aristocratic Ducarel family. Originally from the town of
Purnea in modern-day
Bihar
[2]
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Duleep Singh (1838–1893), last
Maharaja of the
Sikh Empire who was born in
Lahore and was exiled to the
United Kingdom at the age of 15
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Kitty Kirkpatrick (1802–1889), daughter of
James Achilles Kirkpatrick and a Hyderabadi noblewoman. Muse of philosopher,
Thomas Carlyle.
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Sukhsagar Datta (1890–1967), medical doctor, Indian Independence activist and Labour Party official, living in
Bristol.
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David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre (1808–1851),
Anglo-Indian politician held to be the first person of Indian descent to be elected in
British Parliament.
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Sheth Ghoolam Hyder (1776–1823), born in
Darbhanga,
Bihar, professor of
Persian at the
East India Company College. One of the first Indians to teach in the UK.
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Shapurji Saklatvala (1874–1936), communist activist and British politician of Indian
Parsi heritage.
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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
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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
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Jagjit Chadha, economist, professor and Director of the
National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR)
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Krishna Chatterjee, professor of endocrinology,
University of Cambridge
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Rangan Chatterjee, medical doctor, author, television presenter and podcaster
- Dame
Pratibha Gai, microscopist, professor and Chair of Electron Microscopy,
University of York
- Hari Hundal, Professor and Chair of Molecular Physiology,
University of Dundee
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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.
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Mayur Lakhani, medical doctor and President of the
Royal College of General Practitioners
- Sir
Ravinder Maini, rheumatologist, academic and professor at
Imperial College London
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Yadvinder Malhi, professor of ecosystem science,
University of Oxford
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Kantilal Vardichand Mardia, statistician
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Anand Menon, professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs,
King's College London
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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
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Rahul Potluri, medical doctor and epidemiologist
- Sir
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, winner of the 2009
Nobel Prize in Chemistry and President of the
Royal Society
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Babulal Sethia, medical doctor, cardiac surgeon and former President of the
Royal Society of Medicine
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Aditi Shankardass, clinical neuroscientist,
Harvard Medical School
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Simon Singh, theoretical physicist and popular science author
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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.
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Naveen Andrews, actor
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Gabrielle Anwar, actress (father and grandfather had Indian ancestry)
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Mina Anwar, actor
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Vikram Barn, also known as Vikkstar123, Internet personality
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Samir Bhamra,
theatre director
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Sanjeev Bhaskar, actor, comedian, radio commentator, Chancellor of the
University of Sussex
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Alia Bhatt, actress
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Viveik Kalra, actor
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Karan Kapoor, photographer, actor, model, son of
Shashi Kapoor and
Jennifer Kendal
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Kunal Kapoor, actor, ad film producer, ad film director, son of
Shashi Kapoor and
Jennifer Kendal
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Sanjana Kapoor, actor, theater personality, daughter of
Shashi Kapoor and
Jennifer Kendal
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Upinder Randhawa, producer, director, actor, journalist
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Jas Binag, actor
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Gurinder Chadha,
movie director
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Ameet Chana, actor
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Anya Chalotra, actress (father of British Indian ancestry)
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Sarita Choudhury, actress (father and grandfather of British Indian ancestry)
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Bobby Friction, radio presenter
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Kulvinder Ghir, actor
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Neelam Gill, model
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Shobna Gulati, actor
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, television presenter
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Jasmine Dotiwala, television / radio presenter, reporter, producer, journalist, columnist
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Waris Hussein, film and television director
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Saeed Jaffrey, actor
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Avan Jogia, actor (father was British Indian)
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Indira Joshi, actor
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Juggy D, singer
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Katrina Kaif, actress
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Rani Khanijau, television presenter
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Rahul Kohli, actor
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Ismail Merchant, producer
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Jimi Mistry, actor
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Rhona Mitra (1976–), actress and model
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Neet Mohan, actor
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Naga Munchetty, television presenter and journalist
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Parminder Nagra, actress
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Kunal Nayyar, actor
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Archie Panjabi, actress
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Dev Patel, actor
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Himesh Patel, actor
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Upen Patel, model
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Aaron Phagura, actor
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Anita Rani, television and radio presenter
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Amber Rose Revah, actress
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Laila Rouass, actor
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Sunetra Sarker, actor
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Naomi Scott, actress
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Amit Shah (actor)
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Pooja Shah, actor
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Sonali Shah, television presenter
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Babita Sharma, television presenter
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Indira Varma, actor
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Mandip Gill, actress
- ApnaJ, YouTuber
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Nish Kumar, comedian
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Paul Chowdhry, comedian
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Sanjeev Bhaskar, comedian
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Nina Wadia, comedian
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Meera Syal, comedian
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Danny Bhoy, comedian
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Ahir Shah, comedian
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Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedian
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Paul Sinha, comedian, doctor and quizzer most known for starring in
The Chase
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Adil Ray, British-Indian and British-Pakistani
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Jai Paul, musician
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Anoushka Shankar, sitar player and composer
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Kanika Kapoor, singer
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Swami, rap/rock band
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Tjinder Singh, lead singer of
Cornershop
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Talvin Singh, dance musician
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Nitin Sawhney, dance musician
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Jay Sean, R & B singer
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Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, classical composer
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Panjabi MC, real name Rajinder Rai,
dance music
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Rishi Rich, music producer
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H-Dhami, singer-songwriter
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Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the band
Queen
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Veronica Mehta, singer
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Charli XCX, pop singer
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Anthony Ghosh, DJ
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Bally Sagoo, record producer
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Shri, musician
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Susheela Raman, musician
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Nik Thakkar, multi-disciplinary recording artist
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Panjabi Hit Squad, Rav & Dee are producers, DJ's and broadcasters for
BBC Asian Network &
BBC 1Xtra
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Steel Banglez, record producer
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Amit Bhatia, businessman, owner of Swordfish Investments and Chairman of
Queens Park Rangers
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Anshu Jain, Head of Global Markets,
Deutsche Bank AG
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Anurag Dikshit, co-founder of PartyGaming
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Ashish Thakkar, businessman and entrepreneur, founder of
Mara Group, and Chair of the Global Entrepreneurs Council of the
United Nations Foundation
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Avtar Lit, founder of
Sunrise Radio
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Dheeraj Hinduja, businessman and chairman of
Ashok Leyland
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Dinesh Dhamija, entrepreneur and politician
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Firoz Kassam, former owner of
Oxford United F.C.
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Gopichand Hinduja, billionaire and co-chairman of
Hinduja Group
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Gulu Lalvani, founder of
Binatone
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Kamel Hothi, Director at Lloyds Bank
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Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer
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Lakshmi Mittal, Steel magnate
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Nina Bracewell-Smith, non-executive director of
Arsenal F.C.
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Param Singh, entrepreneur
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Sanjeev Gupta, billionaire and founder and executive chairman of
Liberty House Group
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Srichand Parmanand Hinduja, billionaire and chairman of
Hinduja Group
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Tom Singh, founder of
New Look
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Vikrant Bhargava, co-founder of
PartyGaming
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Neville Wadia, Bombay Industrialist, and philanthropist
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Anita Anand, journalist and author
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Anushka Asthana, journalist and editor
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist
- Lord
Waheed Alli, television producer
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Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, playwright
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Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, author
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Rana Dasgupta, author
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Vish Dhamija, author
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Sonia Faleiro, author
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Janan Ganesh, author and columnist
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, television journalist
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Mehdi Hasan, political journalist, broadcaster and author
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Sunny Hundal, journalist, political blogger
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Maya Jaggi, writer, literary critic and editor
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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
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Sunjeev Sahota, novelist and winner of the 2017
European Union Prize for Literature
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Angela Saini, science journalist and author
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Sathnam Sanghera, journalist and author
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Sasthi Brata, writer
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Vikram Seth, author
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Nikesh Shukla, author
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Jay Shetty, author, podcaster and motivational speaker
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Tasha Suri, writer
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Umesh Prasad, Science journalist and editor
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Mancherjee Bhownagree, former Conservative, second Indian MP in British Parliament
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Dinesh Dhamija, former Liberal Democrat MEP
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Parmjit Singh Gill, Liberal Democrat MP
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Piara Khabra, former Labour MP (deceased)
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Ashok Kumar, former Labour MP
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Seema Malhotra, Labour MP
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Lisa Nandy. Labour MP, current Shadow cabinet Minister for International Development
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Dadabhai Naoroji, former Liberal Party MP, first Indian MP in British Parliament
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Navendu Mishra, Labour MP
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Priti Patel, Conservative MP and former UK
Home Secretary
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Shapurji Saklatvala, former Communist MP
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Alok Sharma, Conservative MP and former
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Virendra Sharma, Labour MP
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Marsha Singh, former Labour MP
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Rishi Sunak, Conservative MP, former
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (first British Indian prime minister) and
Leader of the Conservative Party
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Suella Braverman, Conservative MP and former UK
Home Secretary
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Shailesh Vara, Conservative MP
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Keith Vaz, former Labour MP
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Valerie Vaz, Labour MP
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Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya of Moseley, former engineer, government advisor and Labour peer in the House of Lords.
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Shami Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti of Kennington, Labour Party politician, barrister and former director of
Liberty
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Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
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Tarsem King, Baron King of West Bromwich
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Bhikhu Parekh, Baron Parekh
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Adam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn
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Dolar Popat, Baron Popat of Harrow
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Diljit Rana, Baron Rana
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Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon, Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords
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Raj Loomba, Baron Loomba, Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords
Members of Scottish Parliament
Members of European Parliament
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Naiktha Bains,
tennis player
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Ravi Bopara,
cricketer
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Michael Chopra,
footballer, Newcastle United
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Yan Dhanda, footballer
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Isa Guha, cricketer
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Nasser Hussain, cricketer, former England captain
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Ronnie Irani, cricketer
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Jazz Juttla, footballer
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Monty Panesar, cricketer
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Kishor Patel, cricketer
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Mark Ramprakash, cricketer
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Harpal Singh, footballer, Leeds United AFC
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Vikram Solanki, cricketer
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Neil Taylor, Welsh footballer
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Simranjit Thandi, footballer
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George Edalji, barrister falsely accused of horse killing, defended by
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Seema Jaswal, British sports journalist
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Dina Jinnah, daughter of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Atul Kochhar, Michelin star chef
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Zion Lights, British-born activist
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Sunand Prasad, architect, former RIBA president
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Balwinder Rana, activist
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Buck Ruxton, 1930s murderer, born a
Parsi
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Saira Shah, journalist, daughter of
Idries Shah
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Sophia Duleep Singh, suffragette
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Karam Sethi, founder of JKS restaurants