Notable citizens of Indore

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Indore or the surrounding towns.

Rulers, Nationalists, and others of Prominence

* Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar, most noted ruler of Holkar State who built numerous temples, wells and dharamshalas all over India. She 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.
* Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, father of the Indian Constitution and campaigner for Dalit rights was born in Mhow.
* Niranjan Zamindar, philonthropist and writer
* Vinayak Sitaram Sarvate, well known nationalist, freedom fighter and Padma Vibhushan awardee was a member of Constituent Assembly of India.
* Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army studied at Daly College Indore.
* Field Marshal Sam Bahadur Manekshaw was Commandant of the Infantry School, Mhow during the 1950s.
* General K. Sundarji was Commandant of the College of Combat,Mhow (now known as Army War College) during the early 1980s.
* Sumitra Mahajan, BJP Leader and MP
*Hakim Muhammad Azam Khan a renowned physician of sub-Continent in holkar period and author of several important books on Tibbi (unani) medicine including Aksir-e-Azam, Mohit-e-Azam, Ramooz-e-Azam, Qarabadin-e-Azam, etc.

Artists

*Amir Khan, celebrated Hindustani classical vocalist, born in Indore 1912. Referred to his unique style of khyal singing as "Indore Gharana."
*Bikram Saluja, Well known Model and an Actor is born and from Indore. He was also one of first from Madhya Pradesh to Play Wimbledon and US open Juniors.
*D.J. Joshi, b.1911-d.1984, Eminent painter and sculptor. Studied arts at Chitrakala Mandir, Indore along with M.S Joshi, N.S. Bendre, M.F. Husain, Solegaokar and others.
*Goswami Gokulotsavji Maharaj, famous classical singer of the 'khayal' and 'dhrupad gayan' styles.
*Johnny Walker, famous comic actor, was born in Indore.
*Kishore Kumar, famous playback singer and actor, who belonged to Khandwa had studied at the Indore Christian College and used to stay in the hostel.
*Lata Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born in Indore to Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar.
*M.F. Husain, eminent painter, he spent his childhood in Indore.
*N.S. Bendre, eminent painter born in Indore in 1910.
*Prabhu Joshi, notable Hindi short story writer, painter and media person.
*Rahat Indori, Urdu poet and songwriter in Hindi films.
*Rais Khan, the celebrated Indian sitar maestro was born in Indore in 1938.
*Salman Khan, an Indian film actor who appears in Bollywood movies was born in Indore.
*Vishnu Chinchalkar, eminent painter popularly known as 'Guruji'.
*Himanshu Dudwadkar and Shreya Bhargava, notable architects who have done exceptional work in the field of restoration and conservation.they have recently rebuilt the Rajbada of Indore, the only reconstruction of any historic structure of its kind in India.
*hafeez contractor, famous architect of India is born in Indore.
*Vijayendra Ghadgey, Well known Actor of India is born in Indore.
*Swanand Kirkire Indore born lyricist-singer-writer.
*Aakanksha Jachak Indore Born Vocalist honored with National Child Award for exceptional achievements in the field of Vocal Music & claimed for a record by singing worlds longest solo live concert of 61 hours duration.
*Ravi Mahashabde,Famous Dramatist & well known actor from National School of Drama.

ports persons

* Colonel C.K. Nayudu, first Indian Test Captain in cricket. He led India between 1932 and 1934.
* Captain Mushtaq Ali, Colonel Nayudu's team-mate in the Holkar team and in the Indian team. Popularly known as the 'Errol Flynn' of Indian cricket.
* Cricketers, C. K. Naidu and Mushtaq Ali
* Chandu Sarwate, former cricketer and former selector.
* 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. He is also the director of the Cricket Club of Indore.
* Late Dr. J. M. Sharma, senior vice president of BasketBall Federation of India, devoted his entire life for promoting the game of basketball in the country and the state.
* Raj Singh Dungarpur, former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India and a former selector. An ex-student of Daly College, Indore.
* Rahul Dravid, an Indian cricketer, and the former captain of the Indian cricket, born in Indore.
* Narendra Hirwani, a leg spin bowler and former member of Indian cricket team moved to Indore when he was a teenager.
* Amay Khurasiya, former member of Indian Cricket team has studied in Indore.
* Sandhya Agarwal, former captain of Indian women's cricket team.
* Honorary Captain 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. He belonged to Mhow and lived his retired life here till his death on Apr 29 2006.

Others

* Sir Albert Howard, an Englishman and agricultural scientist who devised the Indore method of composting in the 1930s.
* Lala Lakhpat Rai Sood President of Arya Samaj Indore

* OSHO (Rajneesh) was born Chandra Mohan Jain ( _hi. चन्द्र मोहन जैन) in Kuchwada, a small village in the Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh state in India, as the eldest of eleven children of a cloth merchant.