Celebrities

I've noticed a lot of celebrities are hindu or have hindu ancestry, I'll list them below and Anyone can add more.<br><br>1. Rihanna - Rihanna's great grandmother was of Indian origin (Source: interview to Vogue Magazine). She is also rumored to be of South Indian Tamil Hindu Descent.<br><br>2. Norah Jones- The famous American Singer Norah Jones is of Indian origin. She is the daughter of the legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar and American Sue Jones.<br><br>3. Martin Sheen - He had stated that his mother was half-Indian and half-Irish and from emigrant Indian parentage. However, in a recent interview he has denied the "Indian". Then why would he state that in the first place? Just to attract attention? I don't know.<br><br>4. Jimi Hendrix- Legendary Rock musician Jimi Hendrix had an Indian Parentage, His Grandmother Nora Rose Moore was anadivasi woman from Andhra Pradesh.<br><br>5. Jhené Aiko - Jhene Aiko is famous for her tracks like "stranger", "born torn" and many more. Her father Dr. Karamo Chilombo, was an American child psychologist was of African American, Native American, and One-Eighth Indian ancestry as said by her on instagram. Also her daughter Namiko Love Browner has a Hindu name.<br><br>6. Akon - Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam, known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer. He mentioned that his mother was of Indian ancestry.<br><br>7. Sean Paul - The very famous rapper has also mentioned that his father was of Indian Hindu ancestry.<br><br>8. The Weekend - His mother was of Indigenous East Indian ancestry, and his father was of Ethiopian and East Indian ancestry. He has mentioned this on a interview.<br><br>9. Danny - Danny Thomas, whose actual name was Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz, was a Roman Catholic and American maronite. His mother had Indian ancestry.<br><br>10. Nicole Scherzinger - Nicole Scherzinger, the lead singer of the popular American girl group, the Pussycat Dolls is of East Indian and Russian ancestry.<br><br>11. Frankie Jonas - Frankie Jonas, the brother of the Jonas Brothers, is of East Indian descent. His full name is Franklin Nathaniel Jonas.<br><br>12. Priyanka Chavda (Inspired) - All of you must have heard of Inspired, she is a popular Indian-American singer, songwriter, and rapper.<br><br>Apart from these there are many others like Katie Holmes, Gigi Hadid, Miley Cyrus etc. The list is very long.