Sunday, August 5, 2007

Famous Anglo-Indians

Here's a list of famous anglo-indians that I got off an anglo Indian website. Really cool stuff even I didn't know:

  1. Frank Anthony, lawyer, Anglo-Indian activist, prominent politician, educationist, Indian representative at the United Nations, author of Britain’s Betrayal in India: The Story of the Anglo-Indian Community.
  2. Pete Best, former drummer of the Beatles.
  3. Roger Binny, test cricketer, Indian cricket team.
  4. Ruskin Bond, author and journalist.
  5. Leslie Claudius, field hockey player, won 4 Olympic Medals from 1948-1960 (3 gold, 1 silver).
  6. Patience Cooper, Indian film actress.
  7. Admiral O.S. Dawson, Chief of the Indian Navy (1982-1984).
  8. Henry Derozio, 1809-1831, much noted Calcutta poet, author of Harp of India.
  9. Francis Fanthome, head of the CISCE board, Member of Parliament.
  10. Sir Henry Gidney, prominent educationist (1873-1942).
  11. Diana Hayden, former Miss World.
  12. Engelbert Humperdinck (singer).
  13. Noel Jones, British ambassador.
  14. Anna Leonowens, English traveller to Thailand (in those days, Siam).
  15. Vivien Leigh, British actress. Won Best Actress for “Gone With the Wind” and “A Streetcar Named Desire”.
  16. Anthony de Mello, founder of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
  17. Betty Nuthall, tennis player. First Non-American to win the 1930 U.S. Nationals (now U.S. Open). Elected to the Tennis Hall of Fame 1977.
  18. Merle Oberon, actress, born in India and famous in Hollywood.
  19. George Orwell, writer, born in India, famous for his books 1984 and Animal Farm.
  20. Russell Peters, Canadian stand-up comic.
  21. S.H.Prater, member of the Indian Constituent Assembly.
  22. Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith, pioneer of “Rocket Mail” in India, and immortalised by a postage stamp.
  23. Kendel Turner, International cyclist (Cycling career 1987-1993).
  24. Melanie Sykes, Model & TV presenter.

p.s. I'm an anglo-indian too.

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