List of people from Jamshedpur

This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.

• Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad
• Imtiaz Ali, director; works include Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, and Love Aaj Kal; writer of Indian cinema; born in Jamshedpur^[1]
• Pratyusha Banerjee, Indian television actress
• Priyanka Chopra, Miss India World 2000; Miss World 2000 and Bollywood actress; born in Jamshedpur^[2]
• Raghubar Das, current Chief Minister of Jharkhand; born in Jamshedpur
• Jahar Dasgupta, artist, painter, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
• Astad Deboo, Padma Shree awardee; Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer and exponent of modern dance in India
• Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter
• Ishita Dutta, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
• Tanushree Dutta, Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur^[2]
• Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
• Sanjeev Jaiswal, Bollywood Actor.
• Rameesh Kailasam, Indian governance reform expert, born in Jamshedpur
• Amarpreet Singh Kale founder of a social and religious organization Har Har Mahadev Seva Sangh
• Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader; worked with Tata Steel; lived in Jamshedpur for two years
• Sanjivan Lal, film director
• R. Madhavan, Indian Tamil cine star; born and brought up in Jamshedpur^[2]
• Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics^[3]
• Gourav Mukhi, footballer
• Arjun Munda, politician, former Member of Parliament, and Chief Minister of Jharkhand
• Shweta Prasad, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
• Arshadul Qaudri, Muslim leader, social worker and writer
• Shilpa Rao, playback singer for Hindi films such as Aamir, Bachna Ae Haseeno, and Dev D^[4]
• Simone Singh, Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur
• Tuhin Sinha, Notable author.

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