The following is a list of prominent Indo-Guyanese people.
Notable Indo-Guyanese
Politics
Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, life peer in the British House of Lords Mohabir Anil Nandlall, Attorney, politician. Shaik Baksh, Minister of Education Isahak Basir, Member of Parliament Vickram Bharrat, politician Ranji Chandisingh, former Vice President of Guyana Vincent Teekah, former PYO Chairman, Minister of Education and Culture. Ronald Gajraj, politician Cheddi Jagan, former President of Guyana, dentist, and the Father of the Nation Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of Guyana, former President of Guyana, and former Prime Minister of Guyana Syed Kamall, British MEP for London 2005 - 2019 Edward Luckhoo, politician and Governor-General of British Guiana and Acting President of Guyana Lionel Luckhoo, politician and lawyer Gina Miller, British lawyer who took the UK Government to court over its handling of Brexit negotiations Manzoor Nadir, Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana Moses Nagamootoo, former Prime Minister of Guyana Sase Narain, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana Shiw Sahai Naraine, former Vice President of Guyana and engineer Reepu Daman Persaud, former Vice President of Guyana and Hindu pandit Balram Singh Rai, politician Khemraj Ramjattan, former Vice President of Guyana and former Minister of Public Security Shridath Ramphal, former Commonwealth Secretary General Deolatchmee Ramotar, former First Lady of Guyana Donald Ramotar, former President of Guyana Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop, former Vice President of Guyana Peter Ramsaroop, politician Kayman Sankar, politician and rice farmer Mohamed Shahabuddeen, former Vice President of Guyana and judge Doodnauth Singh, former Attorney General of Guyana Lutchman Sooknandan, former Director of Public Prosecutions of Belize and Honorary Consul of Guyana in Belize Tara Singh Varma, Dutch politician Mark Persaud, Lawyer Twice elected to the National Executive of Liberal Party of Canada
Academics
David Dabydeen, professor at the University of Warwick and historian Clem Seecharan, professor and Caribbean historian Bertrand Ramcharan, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Bishnodat Persaud, professor at the University of the West Indies and former Director of the Commonwealth Secretariat Jamal Deen, Distinguished University Professor, McMaster University, Canada. Adam Rutherford, Geneticist and science populariser, University College London. Katharine Birbalsingh, teacher and education reform advocate.
Business
Stanley Praimnath, bank executive and survivor of the September 11 attacks
Medicine
Deborah Persaud, virologist, named among the world's most influential people in the Time 100 in 2013
Arts and entertainment Raymond Ablack, Canadian actor Anjulie, Canadian singer-songwriter Gaiutra Bahadur, writer Dave Baksh, lead guitarist of the Canadian band Sum 41 (also plays with Brown Brigade) Shakira Caine, actress, fashion model, and former Miss Guyana Mahadai Das, poet Melanie Fiona, Canadian singer Rhona Fox, actress Terry Gajraj, chutney singer Emma Heming, Maltese model Harischandra Khemraj, writer Laxmi Kallicharan, writer Isabella Laughland, British actress Suchitra Mattai, Guyanese-born American contemporary artist Avi Nash, American actor Priyanka (stage name of Mark Suknanan), Canadian television presenter, drag artist, and winner of Canada's Drag Race Season 1 Sandhja, Finnish singer Melinda Shankar, Canadian actress Nandini Sharan, bhajan singer and wife of Hari Om Sharan "Princess Anisa" Singh, chutney-soca singer Shana Yardan, poet Gordon Warnecke, British actor Jacob Scipio, British actor Tasie Lawrence, British actor
Sports
Clive Lloyd, West Indian Cricketer Andreas Athanasiou, Canadian NHL player for the Chicago Blackhawks Faoud Bacchus, West Indian cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul, former captain of the West Indies cricket team Narsingh Deonarine, West Indian cricketer Rohan Kanhai, former captain of the West Indies cricket team Alvin Kallicharran, former captain of the West Indies cricket team Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer Kriskal Persaud, chess player Harry Prowell, Marathon Olympian and British West Indies Champion in long-distance running Mark Ramprakash, former England cricket player Ramnaresh Sarwan, former captain of the West Indies cricket team Dhanraj Singh, boxer Devendra Bishoo, West Indian cricketer Beni Sankar, businessman and former cricket player Nezam Hafiz, cricketer and victim of the September 11 attacks Paul Stalteri, former soccer player Gudakesh Motie, West Indian cricketer Tagenarine Chanderpaul, West Indian cricketer
Religion and philosophy
Maya Tiwari, Hindu spiritual teacher Shabir Ally, Muslim imam
Criminality
Shaheed "Roger" Khan, druglord and head of Phantom Squad
References