List of Marathi people

This is a list of notable Marathi people an ethnolinguistic group that speaks Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language as their native language.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Rulers and generals
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Chhatrapati Sambhaji
Baji Prabhu Deshpande
Peshwa Bajirao
The Ancient Kingdoms
The Bhosales (Maharashtra)
The Peshwe
The Bhosales (Thanjavur-Tamil Nadu)
The Holkars (Indore-Madhya Pradesh)
The Shinde/Scindia (Gwalior-Madhya Pradesh)
The Newalkars (Rulers of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh)
The Gaekwad (Baroda-Gujarat)
Rani Lakshmibai

Historic warriors
During 17th century and Shivaji's reign
Mahadaji Shinde restored the Maratha domination on northern India
During 18th century and Peshwa rule
The 27 year war - India's longest fought war (1680 - 1707)
Leaders of Anglo Maratha Wars I,II,III (1775 - 1818)

Indian Independence Movement
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Shripad Amrit Dange
Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Leaders of Ist War of Indian Independence (1857)
  • Nana Sahib
  • Rani Lakshmibai
  • Tatya Tope
Revolutionaries
Father of Indian Unrest
Father of Indian Armed Struggle
First Political Murder in Indian Freedom Struggle
Others

Humanitarians
Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj
Babasaheb Ambedkar
Jyotirao Phule
Father of Renaissance of Western India
Reformers
Social Activists
Philanthropists

Defence Leaders
Army
Navy
Air Force

Religion and spirituality
Father of Hindu Nationalism in India
Others

Politics
Speaker of Lok Sabha
First Female President of India
Deputy Prime Minister Of India
Others
United Kingdom & Irish Politics
American Politics

Bureaucrats & Diplomats
Leo Varadkar- Irish Fine Gael politician and the current Taoiseach
Yashwant Narayan Sukthankar was the second Cabinet Secretary of India.
Foreign Service
Indian Administrative Service
Indian Civil Service

Founder, Jurists & Lawyers
Father of Indian Constitution
  • B.R. Ambedkar
Chief Justice of India
Supreme Court Judges
International Lawyers - ICJ
Others

Business, Trade & Industries
Baba Kalyani was chairman and managing director of Bharat Forge.
Father of Indian Trade Union Movement
Others

Fiscal Policy Leaders
Conceptualizer of RBI
  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
RBI Governers
Economists

Academicians
Dhondo Keshav Karve
India's First Women University
First Female Teacher of India
Pioneer in Women Education
Indologists
Others

Sciences
Dr. Anandi Gopal Joshi, first Indian lady doctor.
Astrophysicists Jayant Narlikar

Chemistry

Earth sciences
First Indian Women to Antarctica
Others

Engineering and technology
Father of Indian Super Computers
Others

Mathematics and statistics

Medicine and surgery
First Indian Female Physician
First Indian Female to receive PhD
Others

Physics
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

Industrial design

Arts

Cinema and theatre

Dadasaheb Phalke, is credited as "The Father of Indian Cinema", made India's first full-length feature Raja Harishchandra

Rajinikanth -Shivaji Rao Gaekwad
Nana Patekar
Dr. Vidyadhar Oke with 22-microtone harmonium
Lata Mangeshkar

First Indian to receive the Oscar - Bhanu Athaiya

First Female Actress of India - Durgabai Kamat

Actors
Asha Bhosle
Actresses
Madhuri Dixit
Ashutosh Gowariker, directed Lagaan (nominated for Oscars, has 5 filmfare, 7 international awards)[27][28]
Directors
Models and beauty pageant winners

Literature
Playwright Vijay Tendulkar

Columnists and journalists

Historians

Other applied arts
Photographers
Costume/Fashion Designers
Production Designers
Make Up Artists
Father of Indian Comic Books
Cartoonists
Sculptors
Painters

Music

Hindustani classical music

Music directors

Modern music

Singers

Sports
Sachin Tendulkar[31]
Sunil Gavaskar[32]

Cricket

Others

Outside Maharashtra
Thanjavur
Uttarkhand
United Kingdom & Ireland
United States

Awardee
Ramon Magsaysay - Asia's Noble
Bharat Ratna - Highest Civilian Award
Param Vir Chakra / Victoria Cross - Highest Military Decoration
Dada Saheb Phalke - Lifetime Contribution to Cinema
Jnanpith Award - Outstanding Contribution towards Literature
Academy Award - The "Oscar"
Fellow of Royal Society
Templeton award

See also

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