American people of Indian descent

The list American people of Indian descent includes Nicki Minaj, Sunny Leone, Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas, Tatyana Ali and Karan Brar. The list consists of 1,114 members and 19 sublists.

Indian emigrants to the United States
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American people of Indian descent by occupation
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- Kesha Ram
American people of Bengali descent
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American families of Indian ancestry
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American people of Punjabi descent
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American people of Gujarati descent
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American people of Telugu descent
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American people of Marathi descent
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American people of Malayali descent
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American people of Sindhi descent
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American people of Indo-Fijian descent
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American people of Goan descent
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American people of Parsi descent
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American people of Kashmiri descent
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American people of Kannada descent
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American people of Anglo-Indian descent
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American people of Odia descent
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American people of Indo-Guyanese descent
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American people of Indian Tamil descent
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Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian, Tobagonian, Rapper

Overview: Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj (), is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter based in the United States. She is known for her musical v ...

Date of birth: 8 December 1982

Age: 41

Nationality: Trinidadian, Tobagonian

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Kenneth Petty (Married)

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Musicians from Port of Spain 20T

Musicians from Jamaica, Queens 16T

Actresses from Queens, New York 126T
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Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas

American singer, dancer and actress (born 1971)

Overview: Rozonda Ocielian Thomas (born February 27, 1971), better known by her stage name Chilli, is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, television personality and model who rose to fame in the early ...

Date of birth: 27 February 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' (152 cm)

Partner: Matthew Lawrence (Dating)

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21st-century African-American women singers 572T

20th-century African-American women singers 839T

21st-century American women singers 3,013T
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Tatyana Ali

American actress and singer

Overview: Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana ...

Date of birth: 24 January 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Dr. Vaughn Raspberry (Married)

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21st-century African-American women singers 565T

20th-century African-American women singers 832T

The American Library (Yinka Shonibare, 2018) people 220T
4.

XXXTentacion

American rapper and singer-songwriter (1998–2018)

Overview: Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion was an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Despite being a controversial figure due to his widely ...

Date of birth: 23 January 1998

Date of death: 18 June 2018

Age: 20 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Piper High School (Florida) alumni 13T

Members Only (hip hop collective) members 4T

Male murder victims 1,527T
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Karan Brar

American actor (born 1999)

Overview: Karan Brar (born January 18, 1999) is an American actor. He portrayed Chirag Gupta in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film franchise and Ravi Ross on the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie and its subsequent ...

Date of birth: 18 January 1999

Age: 25

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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American male actors of Indian descent 71T

Male actors of Indian descent 53T

Male actors from Washington (state) 88T
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Emma Heming Willis

British and American model (born 1978)

Overview: Emma Frances Heming Willis (née Heming; born June 18, 1978) is a British and American model and entrepreneur.

Date of birth: 18 June 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: British

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Bruce Willis (Married)

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The Lions (agency) models 43T

English people of Indo-Guyanese descent 11T

English emigrants to the United States 1,683T
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Mindy Kaling

American, Actress

Overview: Vera Mindy Chokalingam (born June 24, 1979), known professionally as Mindy Kaling (), is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Known for her extensive work on television, she has ...

Date of birth: 24 June 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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American showrunners 2T

Comedians from Cambridge, Massachusetts 15T

American sitcom actresses 542T
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Gabrielle Anwar

Actress

Overview: Gabrielle Anwar (born 4 February 1970) is an English-American actress known for her roles as Sam Black in the second series of Press Gang, Margaret Tudor on The Tudors, Fiona Glenanne on Burn Notice, Lady ...

Date of birth: 4 February 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Shareef Malnik (Married)

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People with acquired American citizenship 943T

English people of Austrian-Jewish descent 48T

Indian people of Austrian-Jewish descent 4T
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Norah Jones

American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Overview: Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records ...

Date of birth: 30 March 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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21st-century American women singers 2,630T

Norah Jones 3T

21st-century American keyboardists 488T
10.

Liza Koshy

American actress

Overview: Elizabeth Shaila "Liza" Koshy (born March 31, 1996), is an American media personality and actress. Her main YouTube channel has amassed more than 17 million subscribers, and her two channels have a combined ...

Date of birth: 31 March 1996

Age: 28

Nationality: American

Occupation: Internet Celebrity

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

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American Vine (service) celebrities 50T

Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients 194T

YouTubers from Texas 59T
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AzMarie Livingston

American actress

Overview: Ashley Marie "AzMarie" Livingston (born December 28, 1986) is an American fashion model, actress, singer and DJ who rose to fame after appearing on America's Next Top Model: British Invasion in 2012. ...

Date of birth: 28 December 1986

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American LGBT models 114T

21st-century American LGBT people 2,364T

Lesbian models 23T
12.

Anchal Joseph

An Indian American fashion model and actress

Overview: Anchal Joseph (born January 3, 1987) is an American fashion model and actress. She is best known for participating in the seventh season of America's Next Top Model in 2006, as well as appearing on Deal ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1987

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Model

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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American actresses of Indian descent 76T

Indian emigrants to the United States 647T

America's Next Top Model contestants 69T
13.

Aditya Roy Kapoor

Indian actor

Overview: Aditya Roy Kapur (born 16 November 1985) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in 2009 with the musical drama film London Dreams. Kapur had his first commercial ...

Date of birth: 16 November 1985

Age: 38

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Indian VJs (media personalities) 34T

Screen Awards winners 27T

Male actors from Mumbai 424T
14.

Huma Abedin

American politician

Overview: Huma Mahmood Abedin (born July 28, 1976) is an American political staffer who was vice chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for President of the United States. Prior to that, Abedin was deputy chief ...

Date of birth: 28 July 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Government

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Alexander Soros (Engaged)

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Columbian College of Arts and Sciences alumni 204T

People associated with the United States presidential election, 2016 50T

American women of Asian descent in politics 56T
15.

Vinita Nair

American television journalist

Overview: Vinita Chandra Nair is an American television journalist currently working for an NBC News affiliate in Texas. Nair is the former co-host of CBS This Morning Saturday alongside Anthony Mason. She was ...

Date of birth: 8 March 1981

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Journalist

Gender: Female

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American women journalists of Indian descent 25T

CBS News people 242T

American women television journalists 720T
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Aziz Ansari

American actor and comedian

Overview: Aziz Ismail Ansari (born February 23, 1983) is an American actor, filmmaker and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) and as creator ...

Date of birth: 23 February 1983

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Serena Skov Campbell (Married)

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American male sitcom actors 605T

The American Library (Yinka Shonibare, 2018) people 220T

American male television writers 2,362T
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Aarti Mann

American actor

Overview: Aarti Majmudar (born March 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Aarti Mann, is an Indian-American actress. She has starred in several television programs, including a part in the sci-fi drama Heroes ...

Date of birth: 3 March 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Purvesh Mankad (Married)

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American actresses of Indian descent 76T

Shady Side Academy alumni 33T

Actresses of Indian descent 75T
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Tiya Sircar

American actress (born 1982)

Overview: Tiya Sircar (born May 16, 1982) is an American actress. She portrayed Sabine Wren in Disney XD's Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018) and Rooni Schuman in ABC's Alex, Inc. (2018). She had a minor role in The ...

Date of birth: 16 May 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Moody College of Communication alumni 134T

American women environmentalists 226T

American actresses of Indian descent 92T
19.

Vikram Chatwal

American hotelier

Overview: Vikram Chatwal (born November 1, 1971 in Addis Ababa) is an American hotelier and actor.

Date of birth: 1 November 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Business

Gender: Male

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United Nations International School alumni 17T

American people of Punjabi descent 82T

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni 664T
20.

Lester Holt

American journalist

Overview: Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of ...

Date of birth: 8 March 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: TV News

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

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NBC News people 191T

American male journalists of Indian descent 25T

21st-century American journalists 721T