A Bharat Agnihotri - Alberta Liberal MLA Kiran Ahluwalia - singer Nira Arora - morning show radio host for CFBT-FM 94.5 in Vancouver, BC Chandra Arya - Liberal MP

B

Anita Rau Badami - novelist Ashish Bagai - former captain of the Canadian cricket team Amir Bageria - actor Dave Baksh - rock guitarist for Sum 41, Brown Brigade, Organ Thieves and Black Cat Attack Manjul Bhargava - mathematician, Fields Medalist Ruby Bhatia - VJ, television show host, and actress Nav Bhatia - businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors Hardial Bains - founder and leader of the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada, 1970–1997 Harry Bains - British Columbia New Democratic MLA Navdeep Bains - Liberal Member of Parliament Neeru Bajwa - Canadian actress, director and producer Shauna Singh Baldwin - novelist Rupan Bal - actor and youtuber Bas Balkissoon - MPP Nirmala Basnayake - rock singer (controller.controller) Sheela Basrur - former Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health Nuvraj Singh Bassi - professional football player Robin Bawa - played for several NHL teams and in minor leagues Ishq Bector - HipHop/R&B musician and composer Rajat Bedi - Bollywood actor-turned film producer who settled in Canada Nadira Begg - television journalist Stan Bharti - businessman and philanthropist Shashi Bhat - writer Arjan Bhullar - wrestler Sim Bhullar - NBA basketball player Neil Bissoondath - author Glenda Braganza - actress Jagrup Brar - British Columbia NDP MLA Byg Byrd - music producer

C

Jaime Callica – actor and former dancer Baljit Singh Chadha - businessman Gulzar Singh Cheema - physician, politician Paul Chohan - field hockey player Raj Chouhan - politician Sukh Chungh - CFL player Saroja Coelho - CBC Radio host Nazneen Contractor - actress

D

Deepa Mehta - filmmaker Deepak Anand - Mississauga Malton MPP www.deepakanandmpp.ca Cindy Daniel - singer Dipika Damerla - MPP Ontario Joe Daniel - Conservative MP and first Malayali elected to Parliament Agam Darshi - actress and filmmaker Karen David - pop singer Monika Deol - former MuchMusic host and CIVT news anchor Ranjeev Deol - field hockey player Sudi Devanesen - physician and member of the Order of Canada Herb Dhaliwal - Liberal MP and the first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister Ranj Dhaliwal - Canadian author Sukh Dhaliwal - Liberal MP Naranjan Dhalla - cardiovascular research scientist and member of the Order of Canada Ruby Dhalla - Liberal MP Sunil Dhaniram - cricket player AP Dhillon - music artist Bob Singh Dhillon - Punjabi Indo-Canadian Sikh property businessman Haninder Dhillon - cricket player Priyanka Dhillon - boxer R Paul Dhillon - director, producer, writer and journalist Vekeana Dhillon - Vancouver screenwriter, television presenter, actress Vic Dhillon - Ontario Liberal MPP Vikram Dhillon - Vancouver producer, director, actor and television presenter Ujjal Dosanjh - former Premier of British Columbia, first Indian-Canadian premier, former federal Minister of Health, and current National Defence Critic John Dossetor - physician and bioethicist, member of the Order of Canada Ian D'Sa - guitarist of rock band Billy Talent

G

Nisha Ganatra - film director, film producer, writer and actor Tommy Genesis - rapper and model of mixed Indian and Swedish descent Shuman Ghosemajumder - businessman and computer scientist Yasmeen Ghauri - model Raminder Gill - former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP and federal Conservative candidate Jyoti Gondek - politician, Mayor of Calgary (2021–2025) Dylan Mohan Gray - film director, producer, writer Gurmant Grewal - former Conservative MP (3-terms)and Deputy Opposition House Leader, half (with Nina, listed below) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament Nina Grewal - Conservative MP (4-terms), half (with Gurmant) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament

H

Pooja Handa - journalist Syeda Saiyidain Hameed - Indian Canadian social and women's rights activist, educationist, writer, former member of the Planning Commission of India; executive assistant to the Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower, Government of Alberta, 1975; Director of Colleges and Universities at the ministry, 1978 Ian Hanomansing - CBC journalist, co-host of The National Tara Singh Hayer - newspaper publisher Kash Heed - former chief constable of West Vancouver Police Department; former superintendent with the Vancouver Police Department Kamal Heer - singer Rena Heer - worked with Channel M, then with Global BC and now on CTV Darryl Hinds - actor and comedian Shaan Hundal - professional soccer player

I Indrani (full name Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri) - photographer, director, TV personality and model Chin Injeti - R&B musician Anosh Irani - novelist and playwright Inderjit Vasudevan Moorthy - Indo Canadian entrepreneur

J

Ellis Jacob - businessman person Mobina Jaffer - senator Rahim Jaffer - former Alberta Conservative MP (Edmonton-Strathcona) Kim Jagtiani - television personality Mahmud Jamal - Canadian Supreme Court Justice Neilank Jha - Canadian neurosurgeon Jazzy B - singer Bidhu Jha - Manitoba NDP MLA Avan Jogia - actor Bindy Johal - Vancouver gangster and drug trafficker Prakash John - R&B musician Jonita Gandhi - Bollywood singer

K Cassius Khan - musician instrument Ravi Kahlon - field hockey player Darshan Kang - Alberta MP Hari Kant - former field hockey goalkeeper Rupi Kaur - poet Jujhar Khaira - NHL player for the Edmonton Oilers Vim Kochhar - businessman and senator Koushik - hip hop musician Srinivas Krishna - actor, film director (Masala) Kuldip Singh Kular - former Ontario Liberal MPP Bindi Kullar - field hockey player Faisal Kutty - attorney, writer and law professor Kader Khan - actor, screenwriter

L Harold Sonny Ladoo - novelist and author Vaughn Lal - bassist and backing vocalist for heavy metal band Brown Brigade Harry Lali - BC NDP MLA Nancy Lee - short story writer and novelist Sunny Leone - actress

M

Baj Maan - soccer player Rup Magon - singer and actor Jinder Mahal (real name Yuvraj Singh Dhesi) - wrestler Anita Majumdar - actress Shuvaloy Majumdar - Conservative MP Shaun Majumder - actor/comedian Masumeh Makhija - actress Gurbax Singh Malhi - former Liberal MP Caleb Malhotra - ice hockey player Manny Malhotra - former NHL player Samir Mallal - filmmaker Sunny Malton - music artist Amrit Mangat - Ontario Liberal MPP Irshad Manji - author Harbhajan Mann - singer Salim Mansur - columnist for the London Free Press and the Toronto Sun Bharat Masrani - Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto-Dominion Bank Suleka Mathew - actress Ashok Mathur - writer and professor Maxim Mazumdar - playwright and founder of the Stephenville Theatre Festival Suhana Meharchand - journalist, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Deepa Mehta - film director (Bollywood/Hollywood, Fire, Earth, Water) Nicky Mehta - singer Richie Mehta - director Shaun Mehta - writer Rohinton Mistry - novelist Pavan Moondi - film and television director Shani Mootoo - writer Alok Mukherjee - current chair of the Toronto Police Services Board Audri Mukhopadhyay - Canadian diplomat, former Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam M. Ram Murty - head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen's University Tad Murty Nadir Mohamed - former President & CEO of Rogers Communications

N

Roger Nair - filmmaker, Human Rights activist, actor, executive on Toronto Film Board Naheed Nenshi - mayor of Calgary Rob Nijjar - former BC Liberal MLA Nav - rapper and producer from Toronto, Ontario signed to The Weeknd's XO record label Hardeep Singh Nijjar - separatist leader

O Deepak Obhrai - former Alberta Conservative MP, Calgary Wally Oppal - former Attorney General of British Columbia

P

Soni Pabla - musician Parichav - singer, music producer, composer and live performer Lata Pada - Bharatanatyam dancer Nisha Pahuja - filmmaker AR Paisley - rapper Raj Pannu - former leader of the Alberta New Democrats, the first Indian-Canadian leader of a political party Jivesh Parasram - playwright Zayne Parekh - ice hockey player Talwinder Singh Parmar - separatist leader Ashish Patel - cricket player Jitendra Patel - cricket player Ellora Patnaik - actress and dancer Jason Patraj - cricket player Anjulie Persaud - singer Russell Peters - stand-up comedian Ranj Pillai - Premier of Yukon Abishur Prakash - geopolitical futurist, author Priyanka - drag artist, and winner of Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Ishwar Puri - scientist, academic, Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, NSERC Council member

R Raghav - R&B singer Pamela Rai - Canadian Olympic swimmer, 1984 bronze medallist, first Punjabi woman to win an Olympic medal Monita Rajpal - CNN International news anchor Rudy Ramcharan - curler Emile Ramsammy - thoroughbred horse racer Meaghan Rath - actress Lisa Ray - film actress Ajmer Rode - poet and playwright Renee Rosnes - jazz pianist and composer/arranger

S

Omar Sachedina - journalist, anchor of CTV National News Vik Sahay - actor Patty Sahota - former BC Liberal MLA Josh Sahunta - pop/R&B singer-songwriter Deep Saini - Vice-President of University of Toronto Harjit Sajjan - politician Shaiju Mathew - Author and Filmmaker Sugar Sammy - comedian Sathajhan Sarachandran - convicted in 2009 of providing support to terrorist groups in Sri Lanka Varun Saranga - actor Emanuel Sandhu - figure skater Madeline Schizas - figure skater Surendra Seeraj - cricket player Asha Seth - senator Roshan Sethi - film director and physician Chandrakant Shah - academic researcher, doctor, and social activist; recipient of Order of Ontario Melinda Shankar - actress Rosette Sharma - singer and dancer Rekha Sharma - actress Devinder Shory - Member of Parliament Vivek Shraya - writer and musician Haroon Siddiqui - reporter, editor and columnist Moe Sihota - former British Columbia NDP MLA and television host and first Indo-Canadian elected to any legislature in Canada back in 1986 Hannah Simone - actress, TV host, and fashion model Judi Singh - jazz singer Bobby Singh - former football player; played in the CFL, NFL and XFL Champagne Singh - professional wrestler Dilpreet Bajwa - cricket player Gurratan Singh - politician Jaggi Singh - anti-globalisation and social justice activist Jagmeet Singh - politician, leader of the NDP Jaspreet Singh - author Lilly Singh - YouTube personality and TV show host Pargat Singh - cricket player Raj Singh - professional wrestler Tiger Jeet Singh - wrestler currently in Japan Tiger Ali Singh - professional wrestler, son of Tiger Jeet Singh Pamela Mala Sinha - actress, playwright Errol Sitahal - actor Amarjeet Sohi - politician, Mayor of Edmonton (2021–2025) Ajit H. Someshwar - businessman and philanthropist Ashwin Sood - drummer for (and former husband of) Sarah McLachlan Manoj Sood - actor (Little Mosque on the Prairie) Durand Soraine - cricket player Shweta Subram - Bollywood playback singer Moez Surani - poet Rajiv Surendra - actor

T Proma Tagore - writer and novelist Harinder Takhar - Ontario Liberal MPP and Minister of Transportation Harpal Talhan - lightweight boxer Nina Tangri - MPP, Ontario Sam Tata - portrait photographer, born in Shanghai and lived in Montreal Tesher - singer and producer Shashaa Tirupati - Bollywood singer

U Priscila Uppal - novelist and poet Tim Uppal - MP, Alberta Uppekha Jain - Actress, Slam Poet

V

Sugith Varughese - actor M.G. Vassanji - novelist Aliza Vellani - actress (Little Mosque on the Prairie) Ali Velshi - stock analyst and television journalist Murad Velshi - former Ontario Liberal MPP Neelam Verma - Miss Universe Canada 2002 Richard Verma - U.S. Ambassador to India since 2015 Vandana Vishwas - world music artist Reena Virk - murder victim

W Ravi Walia - figure skater Supinder Wraich - actress

Y YouTwoTV - YouTube channel; duo consists of Jaz Saini and Harjit Bhandal

Z Ravi Zacharias - alleged serial sexual abuser, Christian apologist, speaker, author

See also