The Most Famous

CELEBRITIES from India

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This page contains a list of the greatest Indian Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 265 Celebrities, 8 of which were born in India. This makes India the birth place of the 7th most number of Celebrities behind Spain, and Venezuela.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Indian Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Indian Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Indian Celebrities.

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1. Harnaaz Sandhu (b. 2000)

With an HPI of 51.54, Harnaaz Sandhu is the most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 51 different languages on wikipedia.

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (born 3 March 2000) is an Indian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2021. The third entrant from India to win Miss Universe, Sandhu was previously crowned Femina Miss India Punjab in 2019, and was a semifinalist at Femina Miss India 2019 pageant. Sandhu has since worked as an actress.

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2. Gul Mohammed (1957 - 1997)

With an HPI of 51.39, Gul Mohammed is the 2nd most famous Indian Celebrity.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to Guinness World Records, was the shortest adult human being of his time whose existence and height have been independently verified. On July 19, 1990, he was examined by Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India, and he stood 1 foot 10.5 inches (57 cm) tall and weighed 37.5 lbs (17 kg). He died on October 1, 1997, from respiratory complications and after a long struggle with asthma and bronchitis. His record was broken by Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal whose height was just 21.5 inches (54.6 cm).

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3. Indrani Rahman (1930 - 1999)

With an HPI of 46.34, Indrani Rahman is the 3rd most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Indrani Rahman (19 September 1930, Chennai – 5 February 1999, New York City) was an Indian classical dancer of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi and the country's first beauty pageant titleholder. she popularised in the west and later settled in New York in 1976. In 1952, she won the Miss India pageant and then represented India in 1st ever Miss Universe 1952. Later, she joined her mother Ragini Devi's company. She popularised the Indian classical dance form, Odissi during her international tours. Indrani had received the Padma Shri in 1969 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the performing arts and also the Taraknath Das Award.

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4. Protima Bedi (1948 - 1998)

With an HPI of 43.23, Protima Bedi is the 4th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Protima Gauri Bedi (12 October 1948 – 18 August 1998) was an Indian model who later became an Odissi dancer. In 1990, she initially founded Nrityagram, a dance school near Bangalore, Karnataka.

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5. Anntonia Porsild (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 39.30, Anntonia Porsild is the 5th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Anntonia Porsild (Thai: แอนโทเนีย โพซิ้ว; born 2 November 1996) is a Thai beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Supranational 2019, Miss Universe Thailand 2023, and Miss Supranational Thailand 2019. Porsild was the first Thai woman to win the Miss Supranational title. She later represented Thailand at Miss Universe 2023, and was the first runner-up.

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6. Poonam Pandey (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 38.48, Poonam Pandey is the 6th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Poonam Pandey (born 11 March 1991) is an Indian media personality and actress. She debuted in Hindi cinema with the erotic film Nasha in 2013. She was also a contestant in Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 (2011) and Lock Upp season 1 (2022).

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7. Manushi Chhillar (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 35.67, Manushi Chhillar is the 7th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant and won the title of Femina Miss India World 2017 and then went on to become the sixth Indian to be crowned Miss World after 17 years. Chhillar made her acting debut with the role of Sanyogita in the historical drama Samrat Prithviraj (2022), and has since appeared in The Great Indian Family (2023) and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024).

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8. Rachel Gupta (b. 2004)

With an HPI of 31.12, Rachel Gupta is the 8th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Rachel Gupta (born 23 January 2004) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand International 2024, the first Indian to win Miss Grand International. Her reign concluded in May 2025 prematurely after her internal issues with the organization. She was previously crowned Miss Grand India 2024 and Miss Super Talent of the World 2022.

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9. Urfi Javed (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 28.20, Urfi Javed is the 9th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Uorfi Javed (born 15 October 1997; formerly Urfi Javed) is an Indian media personality and television actress. Known for her unique fashion sense and social media presence, Javed has also been described as being famous for being famous. In 2025, Javed was placed in the "35 most influential young Indians" list by GQ. Javed began her career with roles in soap operas and rose to fame in 2021 after appearing on Voot's reality show Bigg Boss OTT 1. In 2024, she appeared in the film Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 and starred in the reality series Follow Kar Lo Yaar. She is also the winner of the reality show The Traitors India.

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10. Lopamudra Raut (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 22.77, Lopamudra Raut is the 10th most famous Indian Celebrity.  Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.

Lopamudra Raut is an Indian actress, engineer and beauty pageant titleholder who represented India at Miss United Continents 2016 in Ecuador, where she finished as second runner-up. She's also a second runner-up in Bigg Boss 10.

People

Pantheon has 11 people classified as Indian celebrities born between 1930 and 2004. Of these 11, 8 (72.73%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indian celebrities include Harnaaz Sandhu, Anntonia Porsild, and Poonam Pandey. The most famous deceased Indian celebrities include Gul Mohammed, Indrani Rahman, and Protima Bedi. As of April 2024, 5 new Indian celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Anntonia Porsild, Rachel Gupta, and Urfi Javed.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Celebrities were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Celebrities since 1700.