List of people from Himachal Pradesh

This is a list of famous and notable people from Himachal Pradesh, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well known during the peak of their popularity.

Arts

Gambhari Devi (1922-2013), folk singer, folklorist
Nicholas Roerich – Painter, lived in Kullu valley with Helena Roerich
Norah Richards- Theatre
Sobha Singh – Painter, lived in Andretta Village, Palampur, Kangra

Defence

Lt. Saurabh Kalia- Indian military personnel
Captain Vikram Batra- officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra
Major Som Nath Sharma- Indian military personnel', First Param Vir Chakra awardee
Honorary Captain Bhandari Ram- Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross,
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar-The contributor of his bravery with in capturing the "TIGER HILL" post in Kargil war 1999.

Media

Anupam Kher - Indian actor
Rahul Verma - Actor
Kangana Ranaut - Indian actress
Asmita Sood - Actress
Manohar Singh – Theatre and film actor
Mohit Chauhan – Bollywood singer
Preity Zinta - Indian actress
Rubina Dilaik - Actress
Purva Rana - Model
Shriya Sharma - Actress
Yami Gautam - Actress
Ravi Bhatia - Actor
Vishal Karwal - Actor
Siddharth Chauhan - Independent Filmmaker
Anuj Sharma - Singer,Second Indian Idol Runner Up

Famous Politician

Sports

Charanjit Singh- Hockey (1964 Olympics)
Suman Rawat- Athletics
Deepak Thakur- hockey
The Great Khali- wrestler
Vijay Kumar- sports shooter
Samaresh Jung- Sports Shooter
Manavjit Singh Sandhu – sports shooter
Manvinder Bisla- Cricketer
Paras Dogra- Cricketer
Shiva Keshavan- Luge (Winter Olympian)
Madan Lal- Cricketer (Team Member 1983 World Cup Winning Team)
Ajay Thakur- Kabaddi Player

Religion

Baba Kanshi Ram- Indian poet and independence activist
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama- the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama.

Miscellaneous

Kinkri Devi, Indian Activist and Environmentalist
Sansar Chand
General Zorawar Singh
Ruskin Bond- writer
Satyananda Stokes
Adarsh Rathore, journalist, singer
Salman Rushdie- writer
Shyam Saran Negi- India's first voter

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