Shahbaz Khan (actor), Television actor, known for his role in "Chandrakanta" as "Kunwar Virendra Singh"; Son of Ustad Amir Khan, born and raised in Indore.
Mantra Well known RJ, Actor, Comedian; born and raised in Indore.
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar, most noted ruler of Holker 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; was 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 K. M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army; studied at Daly College Indore
Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw, Commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow during the 1950s
Yashoda Devi, first woman to be elected from a former princely state of India as a member of a legislative assembly
Guru Radha Kishan, Swatantrata Sangram Sainik, fought valiantly for the economic deprivation for the poor and the issues of social deprivation
Prakash Chandra Sethi, Indian National Congress politician; Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, was the 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
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution; campaigner for Dalit rights; born in Mhow
Narendra Hirwani, leg spin bowler; former member of Indian cricket team; moved to Indore when he was a teenager
Sanjay Jagdale, former state cricketer; presently one of the 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
Amay Khurasiya, former member of Indian Cricket team; studied in 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
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