- Murshid Quli Khan - the Mughal governor of Bengal.[177]
- Malik Kafur - Indian military general.[178]
- Malik Maqbul - Prime Minister or Wazir of the Delhi Sultanate,[179] during the reign of Feroz Shah Tughlaq.
- Abdul Wahid Pedersen - Danish cleric.[180]
- Rama Varma Kulashekhara - Purportedly the first Indian king to accept Islam[181][182]
- Muhammed Yusuf Khan - Born Maruthanayagam Pillai, he converted to Islam[183] and later served as Commandant for the British East India Company troops.
- Mallu Iqbal Khan - converted to Islam[184] and became one highest army general during the Tughlaq dynasty and Lodhi Dynasty in South Asia.
- Divya Bharti - Indian actress who converted on marriage to producer Sajid Nadiadwala
- Sahaj Ram Sapru - the grandfather of the British-Indian Muslim Philosopher, Sir Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, who was an official in Kashmir during the administration of the Afghan Governor Azim Khan.[185]
- Kamala Suraiyya (formerly Kamala Das) - Anglo-Malayalam writer[186]
- Sharmila Tagore (Begum Ayesha Sultana) - Bollywood film actress, she converted to Islam upon marriage.[187]
- Kabir Suman- Modern Bengali singer & songwriter officially converted to Islam from Hinduism in 2000.[188]
- Tansen - Notable musician and poet.[189][190]
- A.R. Rahman (stands for Allah Rakha Rahman) - Modern South Indian singer ,songwriter & Oscar winner officially converted to Islam from Hinduism.[191]
- Steven Vikash Chand - Arrested in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests[192]
- Pooja Bedi- Bollywood actress, model, socialite. The daughter of late dancer Protima Bedi and actor Kabir Bedi. She converted to Islam and took the name of NoorJehan on her marriage to Farhan Furniturewala, prominent businessman.[193]
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