Prominent Indian Christians
| Government and politics | |
|---|---|
| Sonia Gandhi | Current President of the Indian National Congress Party and chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance. She was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004 |
| A.K. Antony | Defense Minister of India from 2006 to present. Before he was Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (1993–1995). Also he serviced as Chief Minister of Kerala from 2001 to 2004. |
| P.C. Alexander | Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and Governor of Maharashtra from 1993 to 2002. |
| Margaret Alva | Governor of Indian state of Rajasthan from May 2012 |
| George Fernandes | Founder member of the Janata Dal (United) party and defence minister in the National Democratic Alliance (India) Government (1998–2004) |
| Ajit Jogi | First Chief Minister of the state of Chhattisgarh |
| Oscar Fernandes | Minister of state (independent charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Dr. Manmohan Singh's first UPA government in India. |
| Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | Indian Political Leader, Member of The Parliament of India from Kadapa Constituency and President of YSR Congress. |
| A.W.Rabi Bernard | India Rajya saba, Member of The Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu |
| Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from 2004 to 2009. |
| Oommen Chandy | Chief Minister of Kerala from 2004 to 2006 and 2011– |
| P. A. Sangma | Former Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chief Minister of Meghalaya. |
| Agatha Sangma | Minister of State (the youngest) in the current Cabinet. |
| James Michael Lyngdoh | Chief Election Commissioner of India from 2001 to 2004. He was also awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award |
| Noel Swaranjit Sen | Former Director General of Police DSP in the state of Andhra Pradesh in south India. |
| Francisco Sardinha | Chief Minister of Goa from 24 November 1999 to 24 October 2000 |
| Albert Ekka | A soldier in the Indian army who was awarded Param Vir Chakra. |
| Sunith Francis Rodrigues | Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 1990 to 1993 and the current Governor of the Indian State of Punjab |
| Oscar Dawson | Former Chief of Naval Staff of India |
| Anna Chandy | First woman judge in India and probably the second in the world to reach a high court judgeship in 1959. |
| Religion | |
|---|---|
| Ravi Zacharias | Christian apologist and founder of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. |
| Mother Teresa | Founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India in 1950. She was of Albanian Catholic origin. |
| St. Alphonsa | First Indian woman to be canonised as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. |
| St. Gonsalo Garcia | First Roman Catholic saint from India |
| Ivan Dias | Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples in the Roman Curia |
| Telesphore Toppo | First Adivasi (tribal) Indian to be created a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church |
| St. Gregorios | First canonised saint in India, venerated both in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and the Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church |
| Pandita Ramabai | Social reformer and founder of the Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission. |
| Varghese Payapilly Palakkappilly | Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Destitute |
| D. G. S. Dhinakaran | Founder of Jesus Calls Ministries and Karunya University |
| Paul Dhinakaran | Co-founder of Jesus Calls Ministries |
| Arts, sports and cinema | |
|---|---|
| Mala Sinha | Indian actress of popular fame from the fifties to the early seventies |
| Helen (actress) | Bollywood film actress and She is often cited as the most popular and first dancer of the item number in her time. |
| Kalpana Kartik | Indian actress of the 1950s and wife of actor and film maker Dev Anand. |
| Parveen Babi | A popular Bollywood Actress of 1970's and early 1980's, born of a Muslim lineage but converted to Protestant Christianity during the last years of her life. |
| Babita | Bollywood actress and mother of Successful film actresses such as Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. |
| Jayasudha | A very highly acclaimed Telugu Film actress and star of 1970's cinema of Tollywood. |
| J. C. Daniel | Indian film-maker considered to be the father of Malayalam cinema. He produced, directed, wrote, photographed, edited and acted in the first film made in Kerala, named Vigathakumaran meaning the Lost Child. |
| Sheela | Malyali film actress and a National Film Award winner who along with Prem Nazir, holds the world record for acting in the largest number of films (107) together as heroine and hero. |
| Meera Jasmine | Indian Malyalam Actress and a National Film Award Winner. |
| Vikram Kennedy | Popular film actor, National Film Award Winner and playback singer, based in the Cinema of Tamil Nadu |
| Joseph Vijay | Popular film actor and playback singer, based in the Cinema of Tamil Nadu |
| Raja Abel | A Telugu Film actor. |
| Johnny Lever | Indian film actor and the most popular comedian in Bollywood |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Model and Indian Film actress in Bollywood and Tollywood |
| Diana Hayden | Indian model, actor and former Miss World. |
| Lara Dutta | Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and former Miss Universe 2000. |
| Leander Paes | Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament |
| MC Mary Kom | Female Indian boxer, bronze medalist at the 2012 London Olympics, 5-time World Champion. |
| Mahesh Bhupathi | Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. |
| Roger Binny | Former Indian Cricketer, highest wicket taker in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. |
| Frieda Pinto | Indian actress and professional model best known for her performance as Latika in her debut film Slumdog Millionaire |
| Viren Rasquinha | Former captain of India's national field hockey team that finished seventh at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens |
| Robin Uthappa | Indian cricketer who currently plays for Pune Warriors India in the Indian Premier League. |
| Paul Valthaty | Indian cricketer who currently plays for Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. |
| Dino Morea | Indian actor and former model |
| Genelia D'Souza | Indian film actress, model, and host |
| Dr.Vincent Therraisnathan | Indian Film Singer. |
| Amala Paul | Indian film actress, model, and host |
| Harris Jayaraj | Indian Film composer. |
| Thomas Rathnam | Indian Film composer. |
| Vijay Antony | Indian Film composer. |
| Asin Thottumkal | Indian film actress, model, and host |
| K.J.Yesudas | Indian singer. |
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