Freddie Mercury - British rock star. Front man for the band Queen. (lapsed)
Zubin Mehta - World famous conductor. Currently with Israel Philharmonic. Has led the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Montreal Symphony.
Rohiton Mistry - Novelist
Firdaus Kanga - Writer; author and star of the movie Sixth Happiness.
Dadabhoy Navroji - a co-founder of modern India, alongside Gandhi and Nehru
Feroze Gandhi - prominent Indian politician; husband of Indira Gandhi; might have become Prime Minister if he hadn't died suddenly in 1960
Soli J. Sorabjee - India's attorney general
Farrukh Dhondy - Channel 4 editor and scriptwriter (Britain)
Dadabhai Naoroji - MP for Finsbury 1892-95. Liberal. Britain's first Asian MP.
Mancherjee Bhownagree - MP for Bethnal Green 1895-1905. Tory. Britain's second Asian MP.
Shapurji Saklatvala - MP for Battersea 1922-29. Socialist. Britain's 3rd Asian MP.
Tata family - one of the world's richest families with holdings in steel and manufactured products in India
Bharat Ratna J.R.D. Tata - Indian industrialist. Founded Tata Airlines, India's first major airline. In 1991 he received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
Adi Godrej and Godrej family - "well known for manufacturing household items and healthcare products"