List of Indo-Canadians
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[edit] Notable Indo-Canadians, past and present
[edit] Actors and directors
- Deepa Mehta - film director (Bollywood/Hollywood, Fire, Water)
- Lisa Ray - Bollywood actress (Kasoor, Bollywood/Hollywood, Water)
- Sunny Leone - famous porn star
- Sugith Varughese-Actor
[edit] Athletes
- Emanuel Sandhu - figure skater
- Manny Malhotra - Plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL
- Robin Bawa - Played for several NHL teams and in minor leagues
- Bobby Singh - Plays for the BC Lions in the CFL.
- Harkie Singh - New York Islanders Scout
[edit] Entertainers
- Jazzy B - Singer
- Sukhshinder Shinda - Producer/Singer
- Harbhajan Mann - Singer
- Nirmala Basnayake - rock singer (controller.controller)
- Shaun Majumder - Just for Laughs, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Russell Peters - stand-up comedian
- Raghav R&B/desi singer
- Ashwin Sood - drummer for (and husband of) Sarah McLachlan
- Renee Rosnes - jazz pianist and composer/arranger
- Daru Dhillon - Rogers Sportsnet Inbox host
- Chin Injeti - R&B musician
- Ian D'Sa - rock musician
- Ted Ponniah - producer
[edit] Politicians and activists
- Bharat Agnihotri - Alberta Liberal MLA
- Hardial Bains - founder and leader of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada from 1970-1997
- Harry Bains - British Columbia New Democratic MLA
- Navdeep Bains - Liberal Member of Parliament
- Jagrup Brar - British Columbia NDP MLA
- Sukh Dhaliwal - Liberal MP
- Gulzar Singh Cheema - Manitoba and British Columbia MLA
- Tom Gill - First Indo-Canadian Counsel Member
- Raj Chouhan - British Columbia NDP MLA
- Herb Dhaliwal - Liberal MP and the first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister
- Ruby Dhalla - Liberal MP
- Vic Dhillon - Ontario Liberal MPP
- Ujjal Dosanjh - former Premier of British Columbia, the first Indo-Canadian premier, former federal Minister of Health, and current National Defence Critic
- Dr. Gurdev Gill - Founder & Director of Indo-Canadian Friendship Society, Recipient of Order of British Columbia and Queen's Jubilee Medal.
- Raminder Gill - former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP and federal Conservative candidate
- Gurmant Grewal - former Conservative MP, half (with Nina, listed below) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
- Nina Grewal - Conservative MP, half (with Gurmant) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
- Chander P. Grover - scientist and human rights activist
- Bidhu Jha - Manitoba NDP MLA
- Kuldip Singh Kular - Ontario Liberal MPP
- Harry Lali - BC NDP MLA
- Gurbax Singh Malhi - Liberal MP
- Rob Nijjar - former BC Liberal MLA
- Moe Sihota - former British Columbia NDP MLA and television host
- Deepak Obhrai - Alberta Conservative MP
- Raj Pannu - former leader of the Alberta New Democrats, the first Indo-Canadian leader of a political party
- Gary Pooni - Director, Indo-Canadian Friendship Society - Non-Profit Organization for village life improvement projects.
- Patty Sahota - former BC Liberal MLA
- Shiraz Shariff - Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA
- Jaggi Singh - anti-globalization activist
- Harinder Takhar - Ontario Liberal MPP and Minister of Transportation
- Murad Velshi - former Ontario Liberal MPP
[edit] Writers and journalists
- Anita Rau Badami - novelist
- Shauna Singh Baldwin - novelist
- Monika Deol - former MuchMusic host and CIVT news anchor
- Tara Singh Hayer - newspaper publisher
- Ian Hanomansing - CBC journalist
- Anosh Irani - novelist and playwright
- Rohinton Mistry - novelist
- Ajmer Rode - poet and playwright
- Haroon Siddiqui - reporter, editor and columnist
- Priscilla Uppal - novelist and poet
- M.G. Vassanji - novelist (of Indian descent, although born and raised in Kenya)
- Jas Johal - Global National Correspondent
- Sarika Sehgal- CBC Canadian broadcast journalist
- Jaspreet Singh- Author
- Ali Velshi - stock analyst and television journalist
- Vijay Setlur - sports reporter-editor (CP), correspondent (International Sports Report- The Fan 590)
[edit] Other
- Sudi Devanesen - physician and member of the Order of Canada
- John Dossetor - physician and bioethicist, member of the Order of Canada
- Shuman Ghosemajumder - businessman and computer scientist
- Kimveer Gill - Dawson College Shooter
- S Gary Bajaj - businessman and Internet professional
- Ravi Zacharias - Christian Apologist, Speaker, Author
- Narpaul Singh Sandhu - Businessman
- Navreet Guraya - A G
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