List of Indian Americans

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Indian Americans are citizens or residents of the United States of America who trace their family descent to India. [1] [2] Notable Indian Americans include:

Contents

Academics

Nobel Prize recipients

Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Prize for Physics, 1983 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar.jpg
Subramanyan Chandrasekhar, Nobel Prize for Physics, 1983

Deans and presidents

Mathematicians

Economists

Abhijit Banerjee, Professor of Economics at MIT, Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences in 2019. Abhijit Banerjee FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011 (cropped).jpg
Abhijit Banerjee, Professor of Economics at MIT, Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences in 2019.

Professors and scholars in computer science or engineering and electrical engineering


Professors and scholars in other disciplines

Activism and philanthropy

Arts, media, and entertainment

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M. Night Shyamalan, Hollywood director
Mira Nair, director and producer MN main.jpg
Mira Nair, director and producer
Sharad Devarajan, superhero creator and producer Sharad Devarajan.jpg
Sharad Devarajan, superhero creator and producer
Rohit Gupta, director, producer Rohit Gupta at Symbiosis International University (cropped).jpg
Rohit Gupta, director, producer
Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014 2014 Miss America Nina Davuluri (cropped).jpg
Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014

Actors and actresses

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Kal Penn, actor
Mindy Kaling, actress Mindy Kaling at PaleyFest 2013 (cropped).jpg
Mindy Kaling, actress
Sendhil Ramamurthy, actor Sendhil Ramamurthy at Comic-Con 2011 cropped.jpg
Sendhil Ramamurthy, actor
Danny Pudi, actor Danny Pudi 2012.jpg
Danny Pudi, actor

Comedians

Aziz Ansari, comedian and actor Aziz Ansari 2012 Shankbone.JPG
Aziz Ansari, comedian and actor
Hasan Minhaj, comedian Hasan Minhaj on Neal Brennan uploaded James Tamim (cropped).png
Hasan Minhaj, comedian
Hari Kondabolu, comedian Hari Kondabolu.png
Hari Kondabolu, comedian

Culinary arts

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Padma Lakshmi

Fashion

Models

Media

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Fareed Zakaria, journalist
Lilly Singh, actress and YouTuber Lilly Singh by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Lilly Singh, actress and YouTuber

Musicians

Norah Jones, singer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards NorahJones Parque Independencia 2010.jpg
Norah Jones, singer and winner of multiple Grammy Awards
Zubin Mehta, musician and receiver of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Zubin Mehta 1.jpg
Zubin Mehta, musician and receiver of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Business

Crime

Literature

Kiran Desai, winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize Kiran Desai 2015.jpg
Kiran Desai, winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize
Siddhartha Mukherjee, physician and 2011 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee 2011.jpg
Siddhartha Mukherjee, physician and 2011 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction

Military

Politics and government

Elected officials

Aruna Miller, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Aruna Miller Official Portrait.jpg
Aruna Miller, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
Ravinder Bhalla, elected the first turban-wearing Sikh U.S. mayor, of Hoboken, New Jersey 12.19.17RaviBhallaByLuigiNovi3.jpg
Ravinder Bhalla, elected the first turban-wearing Sikh U.S. mayor, of Hoboken, New Jersey

Federal elected officials

Dalip Singh Saund, first Indian American to be elected to Congress Dalip Singh Saund.jpg
Dalip Singh Saund, first Indian American to be elected to Congress
Kamala Harris, former Vice President of the United States. Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait.jpg
Kamala Harris, former Vice President of the United States.

Civil servants

Kash Patel, 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel (52588173144) (cropped).jpg
Kash Patel, 9th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley official photo.jpg
Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Federal judges

Religion and spirituality

Science and technology

Dr. Subbarow Yellapragada Yellapragada Subbarow 1995 stamp of India bw.jpg
Dr. Subbarow Yellapragada
Kalpana Chawla, NASA astronaut, On February 1, 2003, Kalpana Chawla died on the Space Shuttle Columbia Kalpana Chawla, NASA photo portrait in orange suit.jpg
Kalpana Chawla, NASA astronaut, On February 1, 2003, Kalpana Chawla died on the Space Shuttle Columbia
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams.jpg
Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut

Medicine

Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of U.S.; former vice admiral of U.S. Health Corps Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General (thumbnail).jpg
Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of U.S.; former vice admiral of U.S. Health Corps

Sports

Mohini Bhardwaj, 2004 Summer Olympics medalist in gymnastics Bhardwaj usn2001.jpg
Mohini Bhardwaj, 2004 Summer Olympics medalist in gymnastics

See also

References

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