Famous People with Name Vijay

Vijay Vasant Tambay            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vijay Vasant Tambay: was an officer of the Indian Air Force whose aircraft was shot down on December 5, 1971 over West Pakistan while on a strike against the Pakistani airbase of Rafiqui, during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. Officially recorded by the Indian Air Force as killed in action,[1] Flt Lt Tambay is believed to have been one of the five pilots reported by Pakistan Observer to have been captured alive on 5 December 1971.[

Vijay Kumar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vijay Kumar: a sport shooter from India. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he won the individual 25 metre rapid fire pistol competition as well as the pairs competition in the same event together with Pemba Tamang. The same year, he won a bronze medal in the Asian Games despite actually finishing fourth because of a rule that prevented China from winning all three medals. [1] The next year, he finished second at the Asian Championship in 25 metre center-fire pistol.

Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande: was an Indian-American physicist, who played a leading role in the development of the nuclear many-body problem.Pandharipande obtained his bachelor's and master's degree from Nagpur University in 1959 and 1961 respectively. He earned his PhD degree from University of Bombay in 1969. After working at Niels Bohr Institute and Cornell University, Pandharipande joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1972, becoming a faculty member there in the next year. He became a full professor in 1977 and stayed there the rest of his life.

Vijay Mallya            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vijay Mallya: an Indian billionaire and Rajya Sabha MP. The son of industrialist Vittal Mallya, he is the Chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, which draws its name from United Breweries Group's flagship beer brand, Kingfisher.As of 2008, Mallya was ranked as the 162nd richest person in the world and the 41st in India with a net worth of $1.2 billion. [2] He receives substantial press coverage that focuses on his lavish parties and his hotels, automobiles, Formula1 team Force India, IPL Cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore and his yacht, the Indian Empress.

Vijay Hanumantrao Bhosle            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Vijay Hanumantrao Bhosle: is a former Indian cricketer who played for various teams in Indian domestic first class cricket. Most of his career was spent with Maharashtra but he finished his final years at Baroda and Bombay.