Famous British Celebrities Born In India.

Britishraj · Nov 14th, 2007, 02:07

Film Stars:
Hollywood actress; Academy Award winner Vivien Leigh for Gone With The Wind. Born Vivien Hartley in Darjeeling. Lived in Calcutta.

Hollywood actress; Academy Award nominee Merle Oberon for Whuthering Heights. Born Queenie Thompson in Calcutta.

Hollywood actor; Ben Kingsley Oscar Award winner for Gandhi. Born in Bombay.

TV. Joanna Lumley of British TV fame; Absolutely Fabously. Born in India.

TV. Spike Milligan comic and author. Born in Madras.

Authors: George Orwell of the book voted the 2nd best book of the 20th.century Animal Farm and 1984. Born in Calcutta.

William Thackery Makepeace Born in Calcutta.

Rudyard Kipling author of Jungle Book born in India.

John Masters author of Bhowani Junction and Last Of The Bengal Lancers. Born in India.

Mark Tully: author of No Full Stops in India. Born in India.

Jim Corbett. Hunter and author Born in India.

Sportsmen: Colin Cowdrey Cricketer, Born in India.

Nasser Hussein Captain of England Cricket; Born Madras.

Pop Singers: Cliff Richard born Harry Webb in Lucknow. Lived in Calcutta.

Engelbert Humperdink; born Gerry Dorsey in Madras.

Freddie Mercury lead singer of Queen; family from India, although he was born in Zanzibar, he was educated in Bombay.

Politician: Paddy Ashdown former Leader of the Liberal Party. Born in India.

Can you add to this list?

Nattusbs · Nov 14th, 2007, 08:03

Sportsmen:

Bob Woolmer, born in India

Nattusbs

Earthling · Nov 14th, 2007, 10:20

Somebody once told me Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is half Indian...Maybe BS.

The various BBC news anchors..

Does Keith Vaz have a Goan connection via Kenya?

There are 10s of thousands of elite walking around the UK with Indian blood..Far removed of course, maybe 2/3/4/5 generations back. Does explain why modern UK is getting smarter

And why the UKs pensions, NHS and crime resemble India...

New-South-Welshman · Nov 14th, 2007, 11:31

Rowan Atkinson is married to an Indian right? And according to cricinfo.org, Australian paceman Stuart Clark is part Indian. Freddie Mercury aka Farrokh Bulsara as mentioned in the above thread, probably the most famous Parsi.

Nick-H · Nov 14th, 2007, 11:32

William Thackery Makepeace Born in Calcutta.

Could it be that Thackery is an Indian name, then? I always wondered why that dreadful extremist politician has a name that makes him sound like a Victorian English poet --- maybe I got that the wrong way around!

New-South-Welshman · Nov 14th, 2007, 12:06

Bal Thackeray modified his last name accoriding to Suketu Mehta's book Maximum City.

Onecuponly · Nov 16th, 2007, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Britishraj

Politician: Paddy Ashdown former Leader of the Liberal Party. Born in India.

In New Delhi to be precise

He's my godfather

Dilliwala · Nov 16th, 2007, 20:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by New-South-Welshman

Bal Thackeray modified his last name accoriding to Suketu Mehta's book Maximum City.

Normal Marathi name Thakre, pronounced Thaak-ray.
He just changed the spelling.

rangss · Nov 16th, 2007, 21:27

Allan Sealy
Kevin Keelan
Pete Best

kidsan · Nov 17th, 2007, 15:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilliwala

Normal Marathi name Thakre, pronounced Thaak-ray.
He just changed the spelling.

or Thakar in gujerati i believe...

wonderwomanusa · Nov 17th, 2007, 23:56

I believe Tom Stoppard was born in Darjeeling.

PeakXV · Nov 18th, 2007, 00:53

M.M. Kaye was born in Shimla.

& Boris Karloff, although born in London, was an Anglo-Indian.

Great site on Anglo-Indians here.

Mykey · Nov 18th, 2007, 02:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by wonderwomanusa

I believe Tom Stoppard was born in Darjeeling.

According to the British Council he lived in India but was born in Czechoslovakia:

Quote

Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard was born Tomás Straüssler on 3 July 1937 in Zlín, Czechoslovakia. He grew up in Singapore and India during the Second World War and moved to England in 1946 with his mother and stepfather, his own father having been killed in Singapore.

Unquote

http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth254

Other sources, such as BBC, agree.

wonderwomanusa · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:20

Thanks, I must have mis-read something

Prashant.M · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:35

Gerald Durrell.

From Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Durrell

<snip>
Early life in India and England

Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, then Bihar Province, India on January 7, 1925. His parents had themselves been born in India but were of English and Irish descent. He was the fourth surviving and final child of Louisa Florence Durrell (née Dixie) and Lawrence Samuel Durrell. Durrell's father was a British engineer, and as befitting family status, the infant Durrell spent most of his time in the company of the ayah or nursemaid. Durrell reportedly recalls his first visit to a zoo in India, and attributes his life-long love of animals to that encounter. The family moved to England after the death of his father in 1928. Back in England, the Durrells settled in the Upper Norwood - Crystal Palace area of South London.[1] Durrell was enrolled in Wickwood School, but usually stayed at home feigning illness.[2]
</snip>

Nov 14th, 2007, 02:07	#1
Britishraj Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 98	Famous British Celebrities Born In India. Film Stars: Hollywood actress; Academy Award winner Vivien Leigh for Gone With The Wind. Born Vivien Hartley in Darjeeling. Lived in Calcutta. Hollywood actress; Academy Award nominee Merle Oberon for Whuthering Heights. Born Queenie Thompson in Calcutta. Hollywood actor; Ben Kingsley Oscar Award winner for Gandhi. Born in Bombay. TV. Joanna Lumley of British TV fame; Absolutely Fabously. Born in India. TV. Spike Milligan comic and author. Born in Madras. Authors: George Orwell of the book voted the 2nd best book of the 20th.century Animal Farm and 1984. Born in Calcutta. William Thackery Makepeace Born in Calcutta. Rudyard Kipling author of Jungle Book born in India. John Masters author of Bhowani Junction and Last Of The Bengal Lancers. Born in India. Mark Tully: author of No Full Stops in India. Born in India. Jim Corbett. Hunter and author Born in India. Sportsmen: Colin Cowdrey Cricketer, Born in India. Nasser Hussein Captain of England Cricket; Born Madras. Pop Singers: Cliff Richard born Harry Webb in Lucknow. Lived in Calcutta. Engelbert Humperdink; born Gerry Dorsey in Madras. Freddie Mercury lead singer of Queen; family from India, although he was born in Zanzibar, he was educated in Bombay. Politician: Paddy Ashdown former Leader of the Liberal Party. Born in India. Can you add to this list? __________________ Elvis Has Left The Building

Nov 14th, 2007, 10:20	#3
Earthling Noob Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Gaia Posts: 94	Somebody once told me Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is half Indian...Maybe BS. The various BBC news anchors.. Does Keith Vaz have a Goan connection via Kenya? There are 10s of thousands of elite walking around the UK with Indian blood..Far removed of course, maybe 2/3/4/5 generations back. Does explain why modern UK is getting smarter And why the UKs pensions, NHS and crime resemble India... __________________ I don't know with what weapons WW3 will be fought. But WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones. -Albert Einstein

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New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,313	Rowan Atkinson is married to an Indian right? And according to cricinfo.org, Australian paceman Stuart Clark is part Indian. Freddie Mercury aka Farrokh Bulsara as mentioned in the above thread, probably the most famous Parsi. __________________ Mr. Burns "Non-violence never solved anything!"

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 25,811	William Thackery Makepeace Born in Calcutta. Could it be that Thackery is an Indian name, then? I always wondered why that dreadful extremist politician has a name that makes him sound like a Victorian English poet --- maybe I got that the wrong way around! __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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New-South-Welshman Drunk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 1,313	Bal Thackeray modified his last name accoriding to Suketu Mehta's book Maximum City.

Nov 17th, 2007, 23:56	#11
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,245	I believe Tom Stoppard was born in Darjeeling.

Nov 18th, 2007, 00:53	#12
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,029	M.M. Kaye was born in Shimla. & Boris Karloff, although born in London, was an Anglo-Indian. Great site on Anglo-Indians here. __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

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wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 3,245	Thanks, I must have mis-read something

Nov 20th, 2007, 12:35	#15
Prashant.M Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 835	Gerald Durrell. From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Durrell <snip> Early life in India and England Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, then Bihar Province, India on January 7, 1925. His parents had themselves been born in India but were of English and Irish descent. He was the fourth surviving and final child of Louisa Florence Durrell (née Dixie) and Lawrence Samuel Durrell. Durrell's father was a British engineer, and as befitting family status, the infant Durrell spent most of his time in the company of the ayah or nursemaid. Durrell reportedly recalls his first visit to a zoo in India, and attributes his life-long love of animals to that encounter. The family moved to England after the death of his father in 1928. Back in England, the Durrells settled in the Upper Norwood - Crystal Palace area of South London.[1] Durrell was enrolled in Wickwood School, but usually stayed at home feigning illness.[2] </snip> __________________ Happiness is just a thought away

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