Most Famous Indian Actors

India has produced 641 notable actors throughout history, led by Shah Rukh Khan. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
SR
Shah Rukh Khan Indian Film Born 1965
# 519
PC
Priyanka Chopra Indian Actor Born 1982
# 1,260
AR
Aishwarya Rai Indian Actor Born 1973
# 1,776
DP
Deepika Padukone Indian Actor Born 1986
# 3,264
SK
Salman Khan Indian Actor Born 1965
# 3,947
RK
Raj Kapoor Indian Film 1924 – 1988
# 3,980
IK
Irrfan Khan Indian Actor 1967 – 2020
# 4,132
AK
Anupam Kher Indian Actor Born 1955
# 5,194
AB
Asha Bhosle Indian Actor Born 1933
# 5,635
MN
Mira Nair Indian Actor Born 1957
# 6,887
NS
Naseeruddin Shah Indian Actor Born 1950
# 6,982
JA
John Abraham (actor) Indian Actor Born 1972
# 7,064
SA
Shabana Azmi Indian Actor Born 1951
# 7,963
KH
Kamal Haasan Indian Actor Born 1954
# 8,037
AS
Anushka Sharma Indian Actor Born 1988
# 8,367
S
Sridevi Indian Actor 1963 – 2018
# 8,960
DA
Dev Anand Indian Actor 1923 – 2011
# 9,039
HM
Hema Malini Indian Actor Born 1948
# 9,906
R
Rajinikanth Indian Actor Born 1950
# 10,254
RK
Rajesh Khanna Indian Actor 1942 – 2012
# 10,656