List of Indian Christians

This article lists notable Indian Christians. The list includes both Indians who lived within India and its predecessor states, and those of Indian ancestry who resided in other countries.

Freedom fighters

• Accamma Cherian, ^{[1] [2]} popularly known as the Jhansi Rani of Travancore ^[3]
• Ignacio Pinto, leader of the 1787 revolution against Portuguese rule in India known as the Conspiracy of the Pintos
• K. C. Mammen Mappillai ^[4]
• Titusji ^{[5] [6] [7]}
• Kali Charan Banerjee (1847–1902) ^[8]
• Krishna Mohan Banerjee ^[9]
• Amrit Kaur ^[10]
• Harendra Coomar Mookerjee ^[11]
• Pandita Ramabai ^[12]
• S. K. Rudra ^[13]
• Madhusudan Das

Business

• M. G. George Muthoot, Chairman of Muthoot Group ^[14]
• Joy Alukkas, Indian Entrepreneur
• Sunny Varkey, Entrepreneur and Founder of GEMS Education
• Jose Alukkas
• K. M. Mammen Mappillai, Founder of MRF
• Sabu M Jacob, managing director, Kitex Garments Limited
• Santhosh George Kulangara, Founder of Safari TV
• Noble Babu Thomas, Film Producer
• Annamma Mathew, Founder of Vanitha
• Mathai George Muthoot, Indian Businessman
• Victor Menezes, Indian Banker
• Mammen Mathew, Chief Editor, Malayala Manorama
• Ivan Menezes, CEO of Diageo
• K. M. Mathew
• Francisco D'Souza, Former CEO and Vice Chairman of Cognizant
• Gerson da Cunha, advertising professional who was also a stage and film actor, social worker, and author
• A. V. Thomas, founding owner of The A.V.T. Group of companies, a leading family-owned business group in South India based in Chennai.

Politicians, activists and Indian Civil Service

• Ajit Jogi, first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh ^[15]
• John Matthai, Minister of Railways in First Cabinet of Independent India. ^[16]
• A. K. Antony, Former Indian defence minister.
• Sonia Gandhi, is an Italian Indian politician mother of politicians Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and wife of late husband former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi.
• George Fernandes, He was an Indian trade unionist, statesman, journalist, freethinker. ^[17]
• K. M. George (politician), Founder of Kerala Congress
• John Brittas, is an Indian politician, journalist, managing director of Kairali TV and Kairali News (Malayalam Communications Ltd.) and former Business Head of Asianet Communications. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from Kerala as CPI(M) nominee.
• Madhusudan Das, ^[18] Indian lawyer and social reformer. He was the first graduate and advocate of Orissa (Present Odisha).
• Oommen Chandy, former Chief Ministers of Kerala
• A. J. John, founder leader of Travancore State Congress ^[19]

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, two-time Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh portrayed on a stamp

• K M Mani, politician in the Kerala Congress (M)
• Baby John, Politician in Kerala
• M. M. Thomas, Christian theologian and social activist who served as Governor of Nagaland (1990–1992).
• Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009), former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh ^{[20] [21]}
• Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, former M. P. of Kadapa and Minister of Andhra Pradesh ^[22]
• Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, former Chief Minisiter of Andhra Pradesh
• Thomas Chandy, Former minister, Businessman. ^{[23] [24] [25]}
• Joachim Baxla, four-time MP of Alipurduar in West Bengal and Revolutionary Socialist Party politician
• Margaret Alva
• Fr. Stan Swamy, Indian Roman Catholic priest and tribal rights activist
• Francisco Luís Gomes, Goan politician
• Wilfred de Souza, Former Chief Minister of Goa
• Sojan Joseph, was born in India but settled in UK. He became Kerala's 1st MP in the UK and First Labor Party win in the Ashford defeat of the Conservative Party (UK) in over 139 years.
• Kamala Harris, is of partial Tamil descent and became the Vice President of the United States.
• Nikki Haley, Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and member of the Republican Party (United States).
• Usha Vance, is an Indian American lawyer, second lady of the United States and wife of current Vice President of the United States JD Vance.
• Dinesh D'Souza, is an Indian American right wing political commentator, conspiracy theorist, author and filmmaker.
• Lisa Nandy, is of Bengali descent is the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Government of the United Kingdom, Labour MP for Wigan.

Indian Armed Forces and Indian Police Service

• General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, (19 September 1933 - 4 March 2022) was a retired Indian army officer who was Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1990 to 1993 and Governor of Punjab from 2004 to 2010. ^[26]
• Ronald Lynsdale Pereira, (25 May 1923 – 14 October 1993) was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He served as the ninth Chief of Naval Staff from 1979 to 1982. He is considered to be one of the architects of the modern Indian Navy.
• Lieutenant-General Francis Tiburtius Dias, PVSM, AVSM, Vrc (14 October 1934 – 16 January 2019) was a retired Indian Army officer, who was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ^[27]
• Major General Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM, is a former Indian Army officer. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, After the fall of Dhaka, Cardozo stepped on a land mine and his leg was critically injured. Due to non-availability of morphine or pethidine, and absence of medics, his leg could not be amputated surgically. He subsequently used his khukri to amputate his own leg ^[28] He was the first war-disabled officer of the Indian Army to command a battalion and a brigade. ^[29]
• Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, PVSM, AVSM (13 November 1923 – 23 October 2011) was a four-star admiral in the Indian Navy. He served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1982 to 30 November 1984. He was the Director of Naval Operations during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. After retirement, Admiral Dawson served as the Indian High Commissioner to New Zealand
• Julio Rebeiro, Padma Bhushan, Commissioner of Police Mumbai, Director General Central Reserve Police Force, Director General of Police Gujarat, Director General of Police Punjab, Indian Ambassador to Romania
• Sushil Kumar (admiral), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, NM (died 27 November 2019) was an Indian Navy Admiral who served as Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy.
• Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrum, MVC (7 March 1975 – 1 July 1999) was an Indian Army officer of 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. He was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second-highest gallantry award, for exemplary valor in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.
• Alexander Jacob IPS, retd DGP, Kerala Police
• Hormis Tharakan IPS, former chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), retd DGP, Kerala Police
• Jacob Punnoose IPS, retd DGP, Kerala Police

Entertainment/Cinema

• J. C. Daniel (28 November 1900 – 27 April 1975), was an Indian filmmaker who is considered as the father of Malayalam cinema.
• John Abraham, Indian Actor, Producer and former supermodel
• Katrina Kaif, Bollywood film actress
• Divine, Indian hip-hop rap singer
• Abish Mathew, Indian Comedian and YouTuber
• Ruben, Indian film editor
• Aju Varghese, Nasrani Mappila actor and producer
• Ian D'Sa, Canadian Guitarist
• Samantha Ruth Prabhu, South Indian film actress
• Vikrant Massey, Indian actor who is well known for his versatility acting in Bollywood Hindi films.
• Faye D'Souza, Indian journalist and television news anchor.
• Suresh Peters, Indian singer, rapper, and musician
• Bosco-Caesar, Indian Bollywood choreographers
• Luke Coutinho, Indian entrepreneur, author and lifestyle guru.
• Jennifer Winget, Indian soap opera actress and television host
• Basil Joseph, Nasrani Mappila director and actor
• Esther Anil, Malayali actress
• Tara Anne Fonseca, Former Indian model and Miss Asia Pacific 1973 pageant contest title holder.
• Lekha Washington, Anglo Indian actress, artist and product designer.
• Hazel Keech, Actress, female model and wife of esteemeed former Indian professional cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
• Diana Hayden, Former female model and Miss World 1997 pageantry winner.
• Frank Fernand, was an Indian filmmaker and musician known for Goan Konkani cinema work.
• Chic Chocolate, was an Indian trumpeter and did lead a Jazz band in Taj Mahal Hotel.
• Lara Dutta, Indian Actress, wife of former tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi and was also former female model and pageant winner.
• Denzil Smith, Anglo Indian film, stage actor and producer
• Anthony Gonsalves, was an Goan music composer, music arranger and music teacher.
• Benjamin Gilani, is an Indian television and theatre actor.
• Pearle Maaney, Indian actress, lyricist, YouTuber and television presenter
• Esther Victoria Abraham, Former female model, Miss India 1947 pageantry winner as she is officially the first Miss India winner after Independence from colonial British Raj rule and formation of new independent India.
• Kenny Sebastian, Indian Comedian and digital social media Influencer
• Nafisa Joseph, was a former female model, video jockey and Miss Universe 1997 beauty pageant finalist.
• Archana Kavi, Indian actress and television host
• Marc Robinson, Indian supermodel
• Alyque Padamsee, was an Indian theatre personality and ad film maker.
• Pearl Padamsee, was an Indian theatre personality as a stage actress, director and producer.
• Vedika Pinto, Indian female model, dancer and actress.
• Ivan Sylvester Rodrigues, Indian theatre artist and film actor based in Mumbai.
• Keith Sequeira, Indian actor, former supermodel and VJ.
• Luke Kenny, Indian actor, model, film director, producer, music composer, musician, DJ and VJ of Irish ancestry.
• Naveen Andrews, Anglo-American actor whose parents are from Kerala.
• Elnaaz Norouzi, International film actress.
• Innocent, Malayali actor
• Tiger Prabhakar, Kannada cinema actor ^[30]
• Vijay ^{[31] [32]}
• Vikram ^[33]
• Johnny Lever, Indian actor and comedian.
• Jamie Lever, Comedian and daughter of great Indian actor and comedian Johnny Lever.
• Jimmy Moses, Comedian
• Nelson Dilipkumar, Tamil film industry director and screenwriter
• Christabelle Howie, Former Indian female supermodel and beauty pageant title holder.
• Terence Lewis (choreographer), Indian dancer, singer and choreographer
• Kunchacko Boban, Indian actor
• Lymaraina D'Souza, Counseling Therapist, former pageant winner and female model.
• Babu Antony, Malayali actor
• Evelyn Sharma, Actress and model
• Kalki Koechlin, Actress
• Annu Antony, Malayali actress
• Tamara Moss, Indian female model
• Nifa and Nishan Hindes, Twin female Models
• Nathalia Kaur, Female Model and actress
• Erica Fernandes, Indian actress
• Alencier Ley Lopez, Malayali actor
• Krissann Barretto, Indian actress, model and reality TV show star
• Nargis Fakhri, American actress and model
• Lal, Malayali director and actor
• Lalu Alex, Nasrani Mappila actor
• Nagma, movie actress and politician. ^[34]
• Lal Jose, Indian Film Director
• Vijay Antony, Indian Actor, music composer, playback singer and producer
• Gavin Packard, Anglo Indian actor of Irish American ancestry and origin
• Nayanthara, Malayali actress
• Serin George, Indian female model and digital creator
• Elizabeth Anita Reddi, Indian female model
• Sarah Jane Dias, Indian actress, VJ and model
• Rochelle Rao, Anglo Indian female model
• Lauren Gottlieb, Dancer and actress
• Natalie Di Luccio, Classical crossover singer and wife of Raghu Ram
• Honey Rose, Malayali actress
• Nataša Stanković, Actress, model and dancer
• Freida Pinto, Indian - American Actress
• Rachel David, Malayali actress
• Carol Gracias, Indian female supermodel
• Krystle D'Souza, Indian TV show actress
• Nivin Pauly, Nasrani Mappila actor
• Rimi Tomy, Malayali actress and singer
• Sathyan (actor), Malayali Actor, Police inspector, soldier (Viceroy's Commissioned Officer), clerk, school teacher
• Candice Pinto, Indian female model
• Miya George, Malayali actress
• Kelly Gale, Female model
• Stebin Ben, Indian playback singer
• Jason Shah, Actor and Fitness model
• Lissy (actress), Malayali actress and wife of acclaimed Film Director Priyadarshan.
• Kalyani Priyadarshan, Malayali actress and daughter of Lissy (actress).
• Angela Jonsson, Female model and actress
• Cindy Bishop, Female model, beauty pageant winner and activist
• Andrea Jeremiah, Indian Actress and Playback Singer
• Nina Manuel, Indian model, television host and VJ
• Tovino Thomas, Nasrani Mappila actor
• Jean Paul Lal, Actor and Director
• Anu Emmanuel, Malayali Actress
• Thankachan Emmanuel, Indian film producer and father of actress Anu Emmanuel.
• Reita Faria, Indian physician and female model
• Navodaya Appachan, Indian Film Producer and Entrepreneur
• Joju George, South Indian Actor
• Siju Wilson, Indian Actor
• Anna Ben, Malayali actress
• Diana Penty, Indian actress
• Diandra Soares, Indian model, fashion designer and television host
• Waluscha De Sousa, Indian actress and model
• Elli Avram, Actress
• Reba Monica John, Malayali actress
• Roshan Mathew, Film Actor
• Russell Peters, Comedian
• Rosshan Andrrews, Film Director
• Anju Kurian, Malayali actress
• Gail Nicole Da Silva, Indian female model
• Alphonse Puthren, Indian Film Director and Writer
• Shine Tom Chacko, Indian Actor
• Fleur Ezekiel, Indian female model
• Madonna Sebastian, Malayali actress
• Asin, Indian Actress
• Jacqueline Fernandez, Actress
• Chris Perry, Indian Musician and Film Producer
• Nelson Dilipkumar, Film Director
• Lisa Haydon, Indian Actress and model
• Sebastian D'Souza, Music Arranger
• Nivetha Thomas, Malayali actress
• Amala Paul, South Indian film Actress
• Rimi Tomy, Indian Singer and Actress
• Anchal Joseph, Female model
• Asha Leo, Female Model
• Dhanya Mary Varghese, Malayali actress
• Bruna Abdullah, Actress and model
• Malaika Arora, Indian actress and VJ
• Amrita Arora, Former Indian actress and model
• Lisa Ray, Actress
• Mayanti Langer, Indian sports journalist, sportscaster, anchor/ emcee, TV presenter/ broadcaster. Wife of Cricketer Stuart Binny and daughter-in-law of Roger Binny.
• Nicole Faria, Indian female model
• Gia Johnson, Female Model
• Gaelyn Mendonca, Indian actress, model, television presenter and VJ
• Genelia D'Souza, Indian Actress
• Anukreethy Vas, Actress, Model and beauty pageant holder
• Meera Jasmine, Indian Actress
• Amy Jackson, Actress and model
• Adline Castelino, Indian female Model and beauty pageant winner
• Regina Cassandra, Indian Actress and model
• Ileana D'Cruz, Indian born Portuguese actress
• Catherine Tresa, Actress
• Oviya, Tamil Actress
• Remo D'Souza, Indian dance choreographer, Film producer and director
• Vivian Dsena, Indian TV show actor and model
• Shalini, South Indian Actress
• Richard Rishi, Indian Actor
• Shamlee, South Indian Actress
• Deborah Priya Henry, Female former model activist social worker
• Dino Morea, Indian Actor and model
• Remo Fernandes, Indian born Portuguese singer and musician
• Ester Noronha, Indian actress and singer
• Malishka Mendonsa, Indian radio personality and actress
• Daniel Fernandes (comedian), Indian stand-up comedian who is known for his dark and surreal style of comedy.
• Jonathan Gaming, Professional esports athlete, video gamer, YouTuber and social media influencer

Science and technology

• Thomas Anantharaman, computer statistician specializing in Bayesian inference.
• Thomas Zacharia, computational scientist.

Sports

• Michael Ferreira, three-time Billiards Amateur World Champion.
• Vijay Hazare, Cricketer. He captained India in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953. In India's 25th Test match, nearly 20 years after India achieved Test status, he led India to its first ever Test cricket win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951–52 against England at Madras.
• Tinu Yohannan, Former Indian cricketer from Kerala.
• Roger Binny, Indian cricketer, part of Indian squad that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup Final
• Steven Dias, Former Indian footballer and current football coach
• Seriton Fernandes, Indian football player
• Vinod Kambli, cricketer ^[35]
• Mahesh Bhupathi, professional tennis player also widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit ^[36]
• Jimmy George ^[37] is often considered one of the greatest volleyball players of all time and was a member of India men's national volleyball team. ^[38] Jimmy George was just 21 years old when he received the Arjuna Award for his talent on the volleyball court.
• Anju Bobby George, ^[39] Indian former female Athlete from Kerala
• Robert Bobby George, Indian former engineer, triple jump athlete and coach, husband of ex female athlete Anju Bobby George.
• Leander Paes, Indian legendary professional tennis athlete.
• Vece Paes, Indian ex field hockey player and father of Leander Paes.
• Jennifer Paes, Indian female ex basketball player and mother of Leander Paes.
• Brandon Fernandes, Indian footballer
• Deep Grace Ekka, Indian field hockey player.
• Albino Gomes, Indian footballer.
• Romeo Fernandes, Indian football athlete.
• Cavin Lobo, Indian footballer
• Milagres Gonsalves, Indian football player
• Jaison Vales, Indian football athlete
• Dane Pereira, Indian footballer
• Keegan Pereira, Indian football player
• Godwin Franco, Goan Indian football athlete
• Anthony Barbosa, Goan football athlete
• Peter Costa, Indian footballer
• Luis Barreto, Indian former football athlete
• Lalrin Fela, North East Indian football athlete
• Keenan Almeida, Indian professional football player.
• Lenny Rodrigues, Indian professional footballer.
• Francis Fernandes, Indian footballer.
• Sheldon Jackson (cricketer), Indian cricketer
• Bryce Miranda, Indian professional football player
• Jinson Johnson, Indian Athletics track athlete
• Sanson Pereira, Indian professional football player
• Mary Kom, Indian Boxer. She is the only woman to win the World Amateur Boxing Championship six times, the only female boxer to have won a medal in each one of the first seven World Championships, and the only boxer (male or female) to win eight World Championship medals. Nicknamed Magnificent Mary, she was the only Indian female boxer to have qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the flyweight (51 kg) category and won a bronze medal. She had also been ranked as the world's No. 1 female light-flyweight by the International Boxing Association (amateur) (AIBA). She became the first Indian female boxer to win a gold medal in the Asian Games in 2014 at Incheon, South Korea and is the first Indian female boxer to win gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She is also the only boxer to become Asian Amateur Boxing Champion for a record six times. Mary Kom won the 51 kg gold in President's Cup in Indonesia. She was also a former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. ^[40]
• Dipika Pallikal, She is the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women's rankings.
• Angel Mary Joseph, Indian former track and field athlete.
• Viren Rasquinha, Indian former professional field hockey athlete and national team captain.
• Climax Lawrence, Indian former footballer
• Clifford Miranda, Indian footballer
• Anthony Fernandes (footballer), Indian former ex footballer and current assistant coach of Mumbai City FC.
• Godfrey Pereira, Indian former ex footballer and current head coach manager of Air India FC.
• Sachin Baby, Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala domestic cricket team.
• Leander D'Cunha, Indian professional football player
• Treesa Jolly, Indian female badminton player
• Royston Dias, Mumbai based Indian professional cricketer
• Liston Colaco, Indian professional football player
• Jeswin Aldrin, Indian athletics field athlete
• Saviour Gama, Indian footballer
• Lovlina Borgohain, Female boxer who recently participated in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
• Reeth Abraham, Indian female former track and field athlete.
• Ancy Sojan, Indian Long jump field athlete.
• Glan Martins, Indian professional footballer
• Jemimah Rodrigues, Indian female Cricketer.
• Shiny Wilson, Indian athlete. She has been a National Champion in 800 metres for 14 years.
• Vincy Barretto, Indian professional footballer
• Jacob Martin (cricketer), Former Indian professional cricketer who used to captain Baroda cricket team.
• Stuart Binny, Indian cricketer and son of Roger Binny.
• Alen Deory, North East Indian professional footballer.
• Rino Anto, South Indian football player.
• Vineeth Revi Mathew, Indian professional basketball player from Kerala.
• Joaquim Abranches, Indian footballer.
• Denzil Franco, Indian football player.
• Lester Fernandez, Indian professional football athlete.
• Kean Lewis, Indian professional football athlete.
• Rupert Nongrum, Indian professional football athlete.
• Isaac Vanmalsawma, Indian professional football athlete.
• Jovel Martins, Indian professional football athlete.
• Alber Gonsalves, Indian professional football athlete.
• Bruno Colaço, Indian professional football athlete.
• Alwyn George, Indian professional football athlete.
• Shilton D'Silva, Indian professional football athlete.
• Wayne Vaz, Indian professional football athlete.
• Justin Stephen, Indian professional football athlete.
• Clyde Fernandes, Indian professional football athlete.
• Collin Abranches, Indian professional football athlete.
• Beevan D'Mello, Indian professional football athlete.
• Anthony D'Souza, Indian professional football athlete.
• Fulganco Cardozo, Indian professional football athlete.
• Seiminlen Doungel, Indian professional football athlete.
• Rowilson Rodrigues, Indian professional football athlete.
• Tanisha Crasto, Indian female badminton player
• Robin Uthappa, Indian Cricketer. Robin has represented team India in ODIs and T20Is.He is nicknamed 'The Walking Assassin' for his tactic of charging down towards the bowler. He played an important role in India's win at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. He finished the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy season as the highest run scorer that season and was also the highest run-scorer that year in the IPL.
• Sanju Samson, Indian Cricketer. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, he was the vice-captain of the Indian U-19 team for the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his India debut in the 2015 away T20I against Zimbabwe. He made his ODI debut in 2021 against Sri Lanka. He is also current captain of Kerala cricket team & IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals.
• K. M. Beenamol, an international athlete from India.she became the third Indian woman to reach an Olympic semi-final since P. T. Usha and Shiny Wilson.
• Tintu Luka, she is the national record holder in the women's 800 metres. Luka represented India at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. In addition to being the 2015 Asian Champion in the 800 meters, she has won a total of six medals at the Asian Athletics Championships.
• Geethu Anna Jose, Indian Basketball Player, who has been the captain of the India women's national basketball team.
• Varun Aaron, Indian professional cricketer.
• Mayookha Johnny, Indian track and field athlete.
• Raynier Fernandes, Indian professional footballer
• T. C. Yohannan, Indian long jumper who held the national record in long jump for nearly 3 decades and represented India in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Yohannan will be known for the new dimension he gave to long jump in India in 1974, the occasion was the Tehran Asian Games of 1974. Yohannan cleared a distance of 8.07 metres at the Teheran Asian Games for a new Asian record.
• K. M. Binu, Indian Athlete
• Mathias Boe, Former Badminton professional athlete who is currently the doubles coach of Indian national Badminton team and also husband of Indian Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu.
• Nayana James, Indian track and field athlete.
• Minimol Abraham, Indian former female Volleyball team player.
• Rowllin Borges, Indian professional football athlete
• Joseph Abraham, Indian hurdler. He holds the current 400 metre hurdles State record of 49.51 seconds set during the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka on 26 August 2007.
• Vijay Amritraj, Indian former professional tennis player. After playing his first Grand Prix event in 1970, Amritraj achieved his first success in singles in 1973 when he reached the quarterfinals at two Grand Slam events.
• Mamatha Maben, Former Indian female Cricketer

Arts

• Laurie Baker, Indian architect and Padma Shri awardee for Architecture, 1992.

Christian Ministries

• George Koovakad - Indian cardinal of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church who since 2020 has worked in the offices of the Holy See's Secretariat of State where he has been responsible for organizing Pope Francis' overseas trips. From 2006 to 2020, he fulfilled assignments in several countries while working in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
• Raphael Thattil - is an Indian Major Archbishop of the Catholic Church who serves as Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church, the largest Eastern Catholic Church.
• Philipose Chrysostom - Padma Bushan, world record holder for the longest serving bishop in the world, record holder as theme actor in the longest comprehensive biopic documentary ever made, ^{[41] [42]} Metropolitan Emeritus of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church. ^[43]
• Baselios Mar Thoma Paulose II - 8th Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (2010–2021).
• Baselios Mar thoma Mathews III - 9th Catholicos of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (2021–present), awarded Order of Glory and Honor from Russian Orthodox Church on 2 November 2024.
• Puroshottam Choudhary - preacher, evangelist, writer of Christian literature
• Joseph Mar Thoma - Metropolitan of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church.
• Aurobindo Nath Mukherjee - first Indian Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India
• Lal Behari Dey - Indian journalist, writer, and Christian missionary
• Ravi Zacharias - Christian apologist, Founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries.
• D. G. S. Dhinakaran - Christian evangelist.
• Valerian Gracias - First cardinal from India.
• Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy - First Indian to head a Sacred Congregation of the Catholic Church.
• Acharya K. K. Chandy - President Emeritus- Fellowship of Reconciliation India; 1 of the 3 Founding Fathers - Christavashram, Kottayam; Founder Father- Gurukul Ecumenical Centre for Peace.
• Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly - Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Destitute.
• Mary Celine Payyappilly - Servant of God, Professed Religious of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel.
• Varkey Vithayathil - Catholic Cardinal and former Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church.
• Antony Padiyara - Catholic Cardinal and the First Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
• Joseph Parecattil - First from the Syro-Malabar church to be made a cardinal.
• Augustine Kandathil - First head of the Syro-Malabar Church and first Indian to assume powers and rule as an archbishop of the Catholic Church.
• Kuriakose Elias Chavara - First Indian to be beatified Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
• Saint Alphonsa - first Indian Catholic to be raised to sainthood Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.
• V. C. Samuel - World-renowned Theologian, Historian, Ecumenical Leader, Professor/Dean in India and abroad, Priest, Indian Orthodox Church.
• Cyril Baselios - Former head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church.
• Mariam Thresia - Syro-Malabar Church.
• St. Euphrasia - Syro-Malabar Church.
• St. Joseph Vaz - Goan Oratorian priest and missionary to Sri Lanka
• Rani Maria Vattalil - Catholic religious and missionary social worker in the Franciscan Clarist Congregation
• Nidhiry Mani Kathanar - Priest of the Syro-Malabar Church who led a relentless campaign for indigenous bishops. Founder of Nazrani Deepika Malayalam newspaper.
• Neiliezhü Üsou (1941–2009), an influential Baptist preacher, theologian, Church musician, music teacher and composer from the North-Eastern state of India, Nagaland.
• Baselios Yeldo - was the Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He was the Catholicos of Jerusalem and Mosul. He is the Saint of Malankara Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Jacobite Orthodox Churches.
• Baselios Mar Thoma Mathews I - First Catholicos who used Mar Thoma in his title. He was awarded The Order of St. Valdimer by the Patriarch of Russia.
• Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares - First Head of Goan Orthodox who was a Catholic Priest who joined Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in search for real believes and worship.
• Devasahayam Pillai (1712–1752), He was canonized as a saint of the church by Pope Francis on 15 May 2022, layman and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Kattumangattu Abraham Mar Koorilos -(late)The first primate and Metropolitan of the Malabar Independent Syrian Church
• Geevarghese Gregorios - (1848–1902) First Indian to be raised to sainthood. First Saint of Malankara Church and the youngest one in Malankara to become a Bishop.
• Kurien Thomas - founder of the Fellowship of the Pentecostal Churches in India and Central India Theological Seminary.
• Geevarghese Dionysius of Vattasseril (Dionysius VI) (1858–1934) Malankara Metropolitan and Saint of Malankara Orthodox Church.
• Thomas Fernando, former Catholic bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin
• Francis Tiburtius Roche, former Catholic bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin
• Peter Fernando, former Catholic bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuticorin
• John Banerjee, Anglican Assistant bishop of Lahore ^[44]

Others in Christian ministry

• Maria Theresa Chiramel – Catholic nun.
• Ken Gnanakan – Evangelist, singer, environmentalist and founder of Acts Ministries.
• P. C. John – Kerala Brethren person.
• Nirmala Joshi – Former Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity.
• Bakht Singh – (6 June 1903 – 17 September 2000) was a Christian evangelist in India and other parts of South Asia.
• Sadhu Sundar Singh – Missionary, Christian universalist.
• Sadhu Kochoonju Upadesi – Malayali preacher and poet / composer.
• Benjamin Bailey (missionary) – Missionary, Founded the first College in India, Developed first English Malayalam Dictionary. ^{[45] [46]}
• Graham Staines – Australian missionary ^{[47] [48]}
• Elizabeth Paul – Sister at CSI Order of Sisters, first woman to be ordained to priesthood ^[49]
• Joseph John (minister)

Literature

• Dom Moraes - India writer and poet
• Henry Louis Vivian Derozio - Anglo-Indian poet and social worker
• Krishna Mohan Banerjee - Bengali writer and first president of Bengal Christian Association
• Michael Madhusudan Dutt - famous Bengali poet and dramatist ^[50]
• Toru Dutt - Bengali translator and poet in English and French
• Narayan Waman Tilak, Marathi poet
• Sarah Joseph. Is an Indian novelist and short story writer in Malayalam.
• Thomas Joseph, Was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.
• Badal Sircar, Bengali playwright
• Mario Miranda, cartoonist
• Jaime Valfredo Rangel, Goan pioneer publisher and writer

Cultural leaders

• George Menachery - Historian, author, encyclopaedist, archaeologist, anthropologist, writer of Church History ^{[51] [52]}
• Harris Jayaraj - A prominent music director mainly works in Tamil cinema
• Mother Teresa - Nobel Peace Prize winner Albanian Indian Catholic nun and founder of Missionaries of Charity religious institute and organization.
• D. Imman - Music director of Tamil cinema
• Fr. Paul Poovathingal, Carnatic music singer ^[53]
• K. J. Yesudas - Indian Singer
• Ruskin Bond - Anglo Indian Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan award-winning Author
• Stephen Devassy - Indian Musician
• Tom Alter - Indian Actor and son of American Christian missionaries

See also

• Christianity in India
• Christianity in West Bengal
• Church of South India
• Telugu Christians
• Christianity in Tamil Nadu
• Goan Catholics
• Anglo-Indian people
• List of Saint Thomas Christians
• List of Syro-Malabar Catholics
• Mangalorean Catholics
• Marathi Christians
• Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
• Christianity in Nagaland
• Christianity in Assam
• Christianity in Mizoram
• Mar Thoma Syrian Church
• Christianity in Gujarat
• Christianity in Uttar Pradesh
• Christianity in Madhya Pradesh
• Church of North India
• Christian Revival Church

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