Famous People with Name Priya

Priya Dutt Roncon            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Priya Dutt Roncon: She is the daughter of the late actor and politician, Sunil Dutt and actress Nargis. She is also the sister of Sanjay Dutt and Namrata Dutt, with whom she published a memoir of her parents, titled, Mr. and Mrs. Dutt: Memories of our Parents in 2007Dutt re

Priya Gill            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Priya Gill: She was a Miss India Finalist in 1995. She began her Bollywood career with the ABCL production Tere Mere Sapne (1996) along with Arshad Warsi and Chandrachur Singh. She was known more for her Indian appeal and simple girl-next-door looks.She worked with some of the top heroes of that time like Shahrukh Khan in Josh and Suniel Shetty. She is remembered for her portrayal of a naive South Indian Brahmin girl in Tere mere Sapne (1996), a smart witty waitress in Bade Dilwala (1999) and a Goan Catholic violinist in Josh (2000).

Priya Ramrakha            Origin/Culture/Country: Kenyan

Priya Ramrakha: was a Kenyan photojournalist of Indian background and one of the first Africans to be given a contract by LIFE and TIME Magazines. After his education at the Art Center College of Los Angeles (arranged by Eliot Elisofon), Priya began work at LIFE magazine. In 1963, Priya returned to Africa to cover the independence movement in his native Kenya as one of East Africa's first indigenous photojournalists. Ramrakha went on to cover political and military movements across Africa.

Priya Sachdev            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Priya Sachdev: an Indian model from New Delhi, India.She has acted in television commercials and appeared in the Yash Chopra movie Neal ‘N’ Nikki.

Priya Cooper            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Priya Cooper: is a world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She was born with cerebral palsy. Cooper made her debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, winning 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Wo

Bhanu Priya            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Bhanu Priya: a Telugu Brahmin family on January 15, 1967 was a famous leading actress of the Telugu film industry and Kollywood from 1980 to 1993. She also acted in Bollywood in the 1990s. She is now living in United States teaching Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi, the two famous South Indian classical dances. She has acted in over 111 films as a heroine. She is known as the 'other Sridevi'.Bhanupriya made her debut in the Telugu movie Sitara directed by veteran Vamsy, which was a big hit. She has acted as a heroine in over 25 Telugu films, around 30 films in Tamil and also 14 Hindi films and a few Malayalam films.

Kirinde Liyana Arachchige Kushantha Priyadharshana            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Kirinde Liyana Arachchige Kushantha Priyadharshana: a prominent Buddhism practitioner and lecturer in Sri Lanka.Liyanarachchi started his academics at Ampara, a city of far east in Sri Lanka, where he emerged among fellow students as a potential genius. At the age 13, he was the youngest to obtain best results in the G.C.E. (O/L) examination in Sri Lanka. At 16, he was the youngest to qualify enter University of Peradeniya for his studies in Engineering.