List of people from Nagpur

The following is a list of notable people from and/or related to Nagpur, India.

Academia

Surendra Sheodas Barlingay (1919–1997), logician and Marathi writer
Vidyadhar Johrapurkar, Sanskritist, social anthropologist and historian
D. Raghavarao (1938–2013), Indian statistician, known for his contributions in design of experiments
Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, mathematician

Activism, civil rights, and philanthropy

Moreshwar Vasudeo Abhyankar (1886–1935), lawyer and freedom fighter
Nirmala Deshpande (1929–2008), social activist
Amruta Fadnavis, social activist and banker
R. K. Patil (1907–2007), Gandhian and freedom fighter
Ram Puniyani, communal harmonist

Art, literature

Gopalakrishna Adiga (1918–1992), Kannada poet
Raja Badhe (1912–1977), Marathi poet
Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), Marathi poet and Ghazal Samrat
Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave (1910–1980), Marathi writer
Neelam Saxena Chandra, children's poet and author
Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999), author and spiritual teacher
Mahesh Elkunchwar, playwright and author
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924–2001), abstract painter
Ram Ganesh Gadkari (1885–1919), Marathi poet
Manik Sitaram Godghate (Grace) (1937–2012), Marathi poet
Dhanashree Halbe, translator, poet and children's author
Gauri Jog, Kathak dancer
Shahid Kabir (1932–2001), Urdu language poet
Akshaykumar Kale, modern Marathi poetry critic
Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Hindi poet and writer
Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte (1908–1998), Marathi writer; former Vice-Chancellor of Nagpur University
Bhau Panchbhai (1944–2016), Marathi poet, writer, and Dalit activist
Harishankar Parsai (1924–1995), Hindi writer
Wasudev Waman Patankar (1908–1997), Marathi Shayar

Business

Jamnalal Bajaj (1889–1942), founder of Bajaj Group of industries
Sanjay Bhende, Chairman of Nagarik Sahakari Bank Ltd, Nagpur
Dinesh Keskar, President of Boeing Asia and Vice-President of Boeing International
Sanjay Kirloskar, Chairman of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd
Vikram Pandit, former chief executive of Citigroup
Subramaniam Ramadorai, Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services
Rahul Sharma, Indian businessman and co-founder of Micromax Informatics

Film, television, and theatre

Jyoti Amge, actress
Tarun Bose (1928–1972), actor
Basanta Choudhury (1928–2000), actor
Purushottam Darvhekar (1926–1999), playwright and songwriter
Vaishnavi Dhanraj, television actress
Mahesh Elkunchwar, playwright
Subhash Ghai, film director, producer and screenwriter
Sai Gundewar, actor
Samidha Guru, Marathi theatre, film and television actress
Rajkumar Hirani, film director, screenwriter and film editor
Gayatri Joshi, model turned Bollywood actress
Abhijit Kokate, film editor in Bollywood
Ketaki Mategaonkar, Marathi playback singer and Marathi cinema actress
Jag Mundhra (1948–2011), Indian filmmaker
Manava Naik, actress
Salim Nasir (1944–1989), Pakistani actor
Girija Oak, Marathi and Hindi film actress
Shiv Pandit, Bollywood actor
Piyush Ranade, Marathi film & television actor
Ronit Roy, television actor
Ruchi Savarn, television actress
Aarti Shrivastava, documentary filmmaker
Sunaina, Tamil actress
Vaibbhav Tatwawdi, Marathi actor
Sanjay Surkar (1959–2012), Marathi film director
Sonu Sood, Hindi film actor^[1]

Health and medicine

Kamalabai Hospet (1896–1981), co-founder of Matru Sewa Sangh, and Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal
Vikram Marwah, orthopedic surgeon, social worker, and founder of Handicapped Children's Rehabilitation Centre and Children's Orthopedic Hospital of Matru Sewa Sangh
Dr. Kshama Metre, founder of Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development

Law

Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Judge, Supreme Court of India
Bipin Krishna Bose (1851–1933), advocate
Siraj Mehfuz Daud (1931–2010), Judge and senior advocate
S. P. Kotval (1910–1987), Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court
Ruma Pal, retired Justice of the Supreme Court

Military and policing

Qazi Mir Imdad Ali (1809–1878), military officer during Bhonsle Dynasty
Shirish Baban Deo, Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Edgar Peacock (1893–1955), decorated British Army officer
Hemant Karkare (1954–2008), chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad
Ghulam Mansoor (b. 1227 AH / 1812 AD), Subedar-major and scholar
Mohammad Zainuddin (?–1850), a Faujdar during the Bhonsle Dynasty

Modeling

Manasi Moghe, Miss India Universe 2013
Lopamudra Raut, model and Miss United Continents 2016
Madhu Sapre, Miss India Universe 1992

Music

Varsha Bhosle, singer and journalist
Vasantrao Deshpande (1920–1983), Hindustani classical vocalist and performer of Natya Sangeet
Ulhas Kashalkar, Hindustani classical vocalist
Shishir Parkhie, playback ghazal bhajan singer and composer
Avinash Balkrishna Patwardhan, musicologist
Rahul Vaidya, singer
Altaf Raja, singer
Pandit Sudhir, sitar player of Hindustani classical music
Usha Timothy, playback singer
Vidyadhar Vyas, Hindustani classical vocalist

Politics and government

Madhav Shrihari Aney (1880–1968), politician
Mohite Subodh Baburao, member of 14th Lok Sabha
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan (1924–2016), politician
C. B. Bhave, financial regulator
Raghoji I Bhonsle (1695–1755), Maratha general who took control of the Nagpur Kingdom in east-central India during the reign of Chattrapati Shahu
Mudhoji II Bhonsle (?–1840), ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur
Raghuji Bhonsle III (c.1806–1853), ruler of the Principal States of Nagpur from 1818 to 1853.
Gangadhar Rao Chitnavis (1862–?), President of First and Second Legislative Council of Central Provinces
Shankar Madhav Chitnavis (1867–?), Deputy commissioner of Central Provinces
Swati Dandekar, Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board
Pravin Datke, former mayor of Nagpur
Bhavna Kardam Dave, member of 12th Lok Sabha
Narendra R Deoghare, member of 4th Lok Sabha
Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras (1915–1996), third Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Ashish Deshmukh, member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Ranjeet Deshmukh, member of 10th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Sudhakar Deshmukh, member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945–2012), Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, India
Parinay Fuke, member of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister and former President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Ramchandra Martand Hajarnavis, councillor and member of 4th Lok Sabha
K. B. Hedgewar (1889–1940), founding Sarsanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah (1905–1992), Vice-President of India; former Chief Justice of India
Shrikant Jichkar (1953–2004), politician, civil servant
Sanjay Joshi, politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Narayan Bhaskar Khare (1884–1970), member of Indian National Congress
Jogendra Kawade, founder and President of Peoples Republican Party
Saroj Khaparde, member of Rajya Sabha
Krishna Khopde, member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Vikas Kumbhare, member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Vikas Mahatme, member of the Rajya Sabha
Milind Mane, member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Sameer Meghe, member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Gargi Shankar Mishra, member of 8th Lok Sabha
Rajendra Mulak, former Minister of State for Finance & Planning, Energy, Water Resources, Parliamentary Affairs and State Excise
Vilas Muttemwar, former Minister of State of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of India
Avinash Pandey, member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Vinod Gudadhe Patil, former Minister in Narayan Rane ministry
Shantaram Potdukhe, former Member of Parliament and Union Minister of State, Finance
Rajani Rai, former Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry
P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004), former Prime Minister of India
Nitin Raut, former Minister of Employment Guarantee and Water Conservation
N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012), Minister of State and BCCI president
Ajay Sancheti, member of Rajya Sabha
Vasant Sathe (1925–2011), former Minister of Information and Broadcasting
V Satish, National Jt. General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party
Abdul Shafee (1925-2004), former Indian National Congress politician
Rajendra Shingne, state vice-president of Nationalist Congress Party
Anil Sole, mayor of Nagpur
Sumatitai Sukaklikar (?dash;2011), a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party
Tahawar Ali (?dash;1854), noble in the court of Bhonsle Dynasty
Vimla Verma, member of 12th Lok Sabha
Mukul Wasnik, General Secretary of the Indian National Congress; former Union Minister

Religion and spirituality

Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin (1861–1925), Muslim Sufi master
Eyre Chatterton (1863–1950), Anglican bishop
Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar (1906–1973), second Sarsanghchalak (Supreme Leader) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Alec Hardy (1891–1970), Anglican bishop
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (1889–1940), founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Eknath Ranade (1914–1982), founder of Vivekananda Kendra
George Sinker (1900–1986), Anglican bishop
Alex Wood (1871–1937), Anglican bishop

Science

Ramanath Cowsik, astrophysicist
Ramesh Jain, scientist, professor and entrepreneur in the field of computer science
Shekhar C. Mande, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award winner; scientist in the field of x-ray crystallography and biophysics
S. Pancharatnam (1934–1969), physicist

Sport

Shashank Manohar, Indian lawyer and President of the BCCI
Mona Meshram, international cricket player
Anant Mohani (1927–1991), cricketer
C. K. Nayudu (1895–1967), first captain of the Indian cricket team in Test matches
Arundhati Pantawane, international badminton player
R. T. Ramachandran, former cricket umpire
N.K.P. Salve (1921–2012), former BCCI chief
Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
Azhar Sheikh, cricketer
Prashant Vaidya, former Indian cricketer^[2]^[3]
S. K. Wankhede (1914–1988), former BCCI president
Umesh Yadav, Indian cricketer^[4]^[5]

References

↑ Suhani Vanjani (25 September 2012). "Interview with Sonu Sood". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
↑ "Prashant Vaidya". espncricinfo.com. Sony ESPN. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ "Prashant Viadya". cricbuzz.com. CricBuzz. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ "Umesh Yadav". sports.ndtv.com. New Delhi Television Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ Ruchir Mishral (18 July 2017). "Once an aspiring constable, Umesh Yadav now RBI officer". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

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[1] Suhani Vanjani (25 September 2012). "Interview with Sonu Sood". Nagpur Today. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[2] "Prashant Vaidya". espncricinfo.com. Sony ESPN. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[3] "Prashant Viadya". cricbuzz.com. CricBuzz. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[4] "Umesh Yadav". sports.ndtv.com. New Delhi Television Limited. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[5] Ruchir Mishral (18 July 2017). "Once an aspiring constable, Umesh Yadav now RBI officer". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2018.