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Sundar Pichai To Padma Lakshmi: 26 Indian-Origin Achievers Among America’s Top Immigrants By Forbes

As part of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, Forbes unveiled a list of the 250 most successful living immigrants in America. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)ADVERTISEMENT3 / 11 Naval Ravikant: An entrepreneur and investor, Naval Ravikant co-founded AngelList and became one of the most respected voices in the startup world. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)6 / 11 Sundar Pichai: From growing up in Chennai to becoming the CEO of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai has emerged as one of the most influential technology leaders of his generation. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)ADVERTISEMENT7 / 11 Abhijit Banerjee: The Nobel Prize-winning economist and MIT professor has transformed the field of development economics through pioneering research on poverty alleviation and public policy. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)8 / 11 Padma Lakshmi: An author, television personality and food ambassador, Padma Lakshmi gained global fame through Top Chef and has become a powerful advocate for immigrant stories and cultural diversity.

Last Updated: June 16, 2026, 12:45 IST

1 / 11 The American dream has long been shaped by immigrants, and Indian-origin achievers have played an outsized role in that story. As part of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations, Forbes unveiled a list of the 250 most successful living immigrants in America. Twenty-six Indian-origin personalities made the cut, spanning technology, business, academia and entertainment. Here are the top 10 names whose contributions have left a lasting mark on the US and beyond. (Image: Pexels)

2 / 11 Vinod Khosla: Born in Pune, Vinod Khosla co-founded Sun Microsystems and later established Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential venture capital firms, backing groundbreaking startups in AI, healthcare and clean energy. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

3 / 11 Naval Ravikant: An entrepreneur and investor, Naval Ravikant co-founded AngelList and became one of the most respected voices in the startup world. He has invested early in companies like Twitter, Uber and Notion. (Image: LinkedIn)

4 / 11 Hemant Taneja: The managing director and CEO of General Catalyst, Hemant Taneja has helped shape the future of venture capital by investing in transformative companies across healthcare, AI and financial services. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

5 / 11 Sanjay Mehrotra: The Kanpur-born businessman co-founded SanDisk and now leads Micron Technology, one of the world’s most important memory-chip makers powering the AI revolution. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

6 / 11 Sundar Pichai: From growing up in Chennai to becoming the CEO of Alphabet and Google, Sundar Pichai has emerged as one of the most influential technology leaders of his generation. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

7 / 11 Abhijit Banerjee: The Nobel Prize-winning economist and MIT professor has transformed the field of development economics through pioneering research on poverty alleviation and public policy. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

8 / 11 Padma Lakshmi: An author, television personality and food ambassador, Padma Lakshmi gained global fame through Top Chef and has become a powerful advocate for immigrant stories and cultural diversity. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

9 / 11 Satya Nadella: The Hyderabad-born CEO of Microsoft has overseen the company’s remarkable resurgence, steering it into the era of cloud computing and artificial intelligence. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

10 / 11 Bharat Desai: The co-founder of IT services giant Syntel, Bharat Desai helped build one of the earliest Indian-American success stories in the global technology industry. (Image: Syntel via Forbes)