List of people from Gujarat

This is a list of notable people whose ancestry has been traced to Gujarat, India.

Name Occupation Known As
Mahatma Gandhipolitician, writer, philosopher, lawyerIndependence activist and Father of the Nation of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelpoliticianIndian Freedom Fighter, First Home Minister Of India, Loh Purush (Iron man of India)
Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnikpolitician, writer, editorIndependence activist and founder of Gujarat state
Muhammad Ali Jinnahlawyer, politicianFather of the Nation of Pakistan, first Governor-General of Pakistan
Vikram SarabhaiscientistFather of India's space program
Azim PremjiindustrialistChairman of Wipro
Amit ShahPoliticianHome minister of India
Sujan R. ChinoyAmbassador/diplomatDirector General, Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, New Delhi]
Praful BhavsarscientistDirector, Space Applications Center, ISRO
C. Kumar N. Patelelectrical engineeringIEEE Medal of Honor
Narendra ModipoliticianPrime Minister of India & Former Chief Minister of Gujarat
Dhirubhai AmbaniBusinessReliance Industries
Mukesh AmbaniBusinessReliance Industries Ltd.
Anil AmbaniBusinessReliance Industries (ADAG Group)
Uday KotakBusinessKotak Mahindra Bank
Dilip ShanghviBusinessSun Pharmaceutical
Pranav Mistryscientistinventor and computer scientist
P. N. Bhagwatijusticechief justice of India
Gulzarilal NandapoliticianBharat Ratna for his contribution in the field of public affairs
Mansukh MandaviyapoliticianMinister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
Morarji Ranchhodji DesaiPoliticsBharat Ratna for his contribution in public affairs
Hanif MohammadcricketerBorn in Junagadh, First Triple Century by a Pakistani, First Pakistani First Class Cricketer to make a quadruple century
Homai VyarawallaphotojournalistPadma Vibhushan
Dashrath Pateldesignerestablished National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Padma Bhushan
Mallika Sarabhaidancer, activistPadma Bhushan
Umashankar JoshiLiterature or philosophy
Gulabdas BrokerLiterature or philosophyPadma Shri
Zaverchand MeghaniLiterature or philosophyKnown as "Rashtraiya Shayar", title given by Gandhiji
Thakkar BapaMisc-Social Workerfamous for his works for the upliftment of tribes
Abbas TyabjiPolitics
Ahmed PatelPolitics
Chimanbhai PatelPolitics
H. M. PatelPolitics
K. M. MunshiPoliticsLawyer
Karan BilimoriaPolitics
Kasturba GandhiPolitics
Mahadev DesaiPolitics
Meghnad DesaiPolitics
Morarji DesaiPoliticsIndian Prime Minister who got highest civilization award (Bharat Ratna, Nishan-e-Pakistan from India and Pakistan respectively)
Savjibhai KoratPolitics
Shyamji Krishna VarmaPolitics
Suresh MehtaPolitics
Vithalbhai PatelPolitics
Nautamlal Bhagavanji MehtaBusiness, ActivismProminent Gujarati businessman and Freedom Fighter. First person to bestow the title "Mahatma" on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Shrimad RajchandraReligionrevered Jain poet, philosopher and the spiritual guru of Mahatma Gandhi
Zain BhikhaReligion
Ahmed DeedatReligion
SwaminarayanReligion
Dayananda Saraswatisocial reformerfounder of Arya Samaj
Morari Bapureligion
Pramukh Swami MaharajreligionPRAMUKH OF BAPS SWAMINARAYAN SANSTHA
Ankita RainaSportsTennis, India No.1 singles player
Ajay JadejaSportscricketer, all-rounder
Irfan PathanSportscricketer, all-rounder
Munaf PatelSportscricker, bowler
Nari ContractorSportscricketer, bowler
Nayan MongiaSportscricketer, wicket keeper
Parthiv PatelSportscricketer, wicket keeper
Ravindra JadejaSportscricketer, bowler, all-rounder
Vinoo MankadSportsCricketer, All-rounder
Yusuf PathanSportsCricketer, All-rounder
Cheteshwar PujaraSportsCricketer, Batsman
Jaydev UnadkatSportsCricket, Bowler
Hardik PandyaSportsCricketer, All rounder
Krunal PandyaSportsCricketer, All rounder
PondyAdvertisingRazor sharp, extremely creative advertising person who is going to change the landscape of advertising
Jasprit BumrahSportsCricketer, Bowler
Axar PatelSportsCricketer, Bowler
Rajesh ChauhanSportsCricketer, Bowler
Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla)entrepreneurfounder of the modern port of Aden
Byram Dinshawji Avarihotelierfounder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies
Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoyphilanthropistbuilder of Mahim Causeway, connects two islands of Bombay and Salsette (north Bombay)
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Sirphilanthropistfounder of B.J. Medical College, Pune
Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sirphilanthropistopened sea trade with China; J J Hospital
Cowasjee Jehangir, Sircivil engineermaster constructor of Bombay
Fardunjee Marzbanbusinessfounded the first vernacular newspaper on the Indian subcontinent Bombay Samachar
Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Sirbusinessfinancier and industrialist in Hong Kong
Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sirbusinessfounded the first textile factories in India
Cyrus Poonawallaindustrialist, pharmacologistco-founder of the Serum Institute of India
Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney Sir1st Baronet, philanthropistincluding various academic buildings of the Bombay University.
Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjeeindustrialistfounded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east
Nowroji SaklatwalaindustrialistChairman of Tata group
Ratan TataindustrialistChairman of Tata group (1991–2012)
Homi Nusserwanji Sethna Padma Vibhushan awardeechemical engineerguided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device.
Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroffeconomistdelegate at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference; co-author of the Bombay Plan; founder-director of the Investment Corporation of India; first Indian chairman of the Bank of India
Dorabji Tata, Sirindustrialist and philanthropistSir Dorab Tata Trust
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tataindustrialistfounder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by Jawaharlal Nehru Known as the Father of Modern Indian Industries
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tataindustrialistfounder of India's first commercial airline: Air India
Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadiashipwright and naval architectbuilder of the first dry-dock in Asia
Ness Wadiabusinessjoint-Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing
Mahipatsinh ChavdaAcademicVice chancellor, Psychologist.
Mahzarin BanajiProfessor of PsychologyHarvard University
Jamshed BharuchaPresident, Cooper Unionformerly, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth College (first Indian American to serve as the dean of a school at an Ivy League institution).
Homi K. Bhabhacultural-studies theorist; ProfessorHarvard University.
Rusi TaleyarkhanProfessor of Nuclear EngineeringPurdue University.
Ardeshir TaraporeLieutenant ColonelMilitaryIndian Army, winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for gallantry
Aspy EngineerMilitaryformer Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force.
Fali Homi MajorMilitaryformer Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.
Sam ManekshawMilitaryformer Indian Army chief and the Second Indian Field Marshal
Jal CursetjiMilitaryformer Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
Adi M. SethnaMilitaryformer Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army
FN BillimoriaMilitaryLieutenant General, father of Karan Bilimoria, Lord Bilimoria
Behram "Busybee" Contractorjournalist and columnist
Nariman "Nari" Contractorcricketercoach at the CCI Academy.
Ardeshir Cowasjeeinvestigative journalist and newspaper columnist
Nauheed Cyrusiarts and entertainmentmodel, film actress, television presenter
Bejan Daruwallaastrology
Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhallahigh priest and religious scholarZoroastrisms
Diana Eduljeecricketerfirst captain of the Indian women’s Cricket team – from 1978 till 1993
Farokh Engineercricketer
Zerbanoo Giffordhuman rights campaigner
Aban Marker KabrajiPakistani ecologistAsian regional director of IUCN
Rustom Khurshedji Karanjiajournalist & editorfounder of India's first tabloid, Blitz.
Jivanji Jamshedji Modi SirreligionZoroastrian scholar, Ph.D from Heidelberg, Germany, recognition and awards, for scholarship, from Sweden, France, and Hungary.
Cyrus PonchasportsAsian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2003-4.
Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigarsportscricketer.
Minocher BhandarapoliticianPakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree Brewery.
Mancherjee Bhownagreepoliticiansecond Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Conservative).
Jamsheed MarkerpoliticianPakistani diplomat, ambassador to more countries than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz.
Minoo Masanipoliticianauthor, parliamentarian and a member of the Constituent Assembly.
Frene Ginwalapoliticianmember of the ANC and aided Nelson Mandela in abolishing apartheid in South Africa. Later served for 7 years as Speaker Of the House of Parliament in South Africa
Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehtapoliticianformer Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years.
Justice Dorab Pateljusticeformer Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, former Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and human rights campaigner.
Cowasji Jehangir (Readymoney)justiceJ.P.; introduced income tax in India; first baronet of Bombay.
Rustam S. Sidhwajusticejudge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as one of the original eleven judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Shapurji Saklatvalasocialist workerswelfare activist, third Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Communist, Labour).
Ajay Bhattcomputer Architectinventor of USB
B. P. WadiaIndian theosophist and labour activistPioneered the creation of workers unions in India.
Bhikaiji Camapoliticianpolitical activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist flag.
Feroze Gandhipoliticianjournalist and politician; Indian MP under Jawaharlal Nehru; father of Rajiv Gandhi and grandfather of Rahul Gandhi.
Pherozeshah Mehta, Sirpoliticianpolitical activist, co-founder and first President of the Indian National Congress, founder of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.
Dadabhai Naorojieconomist, political activistfirst Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Liberal), first to publicly demand independence from Great Britain.
Khurshed Framji Narimanpoliticiansocial activist, Mayor of Bombay. Member of the Indian National Congress.
Sam Piroj BharuchajusticeChief Justice of India
S. H. Kapadia- CurrentjusticeChief Justice of India
Fali Sam Narimanjusticejurist, recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan
Nanabhoy ("Nani") Palkhivalajusticeprominent jurist and economist
Soli Jehangir Sorabjeejusticeformer Attorney-General of India
Rattanbai Petitjusticesecond wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Dossabhoy Muncherji Rajajusticefirst Indian to be appointed appraiser of precious stones to British Indian customs. Awarded the title of Khan Sahib.
Bukhtyar RustomjijusticeMumbai-born Lancaster doctor executed for murdering his wife and a maid
Jehangir Sabavalaarts and entertainmentpainter
Keshubhai Patelpoliticianformer Chief Minister of Gujarat
Vithalbhai PatelpoliticianMember of Parliament
A. D. PatelpoliticianFiji politician
Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of BradfordpoliticianBritish politician
S. B. PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Vithalbhai PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Praful PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Priti PatelpoliticianBritish politician - Member of Parliament since 2010
Lilian PatelpoliticianMalawian politician
R. D. PatelpoliticianIndo-Fijian lawyer
Eboo PatelpoliticianAmerican political consultant
Haribhai M. PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Dinsha PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Dahyabhai PatelpoliticianIndian freedom fighter, politician
Vinod PatelpoliticianFiji-Indian politician
Sone Lal PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Navin PatelpoliticianFiji-Indian politician
Somchandbhai SolankipoliticianIndian politician
Somabhai Gandalal Koli PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Pasha PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Babubhai J. PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Kanjibhai PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Vinubhai PatelpoliticianFiji-Indian politician
Dipak PatelpoliticianZambian politician
Harilal Madhavjibhai PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Kishanbhai Vestabhai PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Patel Dahyabhai VallabhbhaipoliticianIndian politician
Babubhai Jashbhai PatelpoliticianChief Minister, Gujarat
R. K. Singh Patelagriculturist & politician
Parthiv PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Mitesh PatelsportsIndian hockey player
Samit PatelsportsEnglish cricketer
Jayant PatelsportsIndian doctor
Min PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Brijesh PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Jasu PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Jyotsna PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Malhar PatelsportsKenyan cricketer
Nandikishore PatelsportsUgandan cricketer
Jitendra PatelsportsCanadian cricketer
Mohan PatelsportsNew Zealand hockey player
Dinesh PatelsportsAmerican baseball player
Rakep PatelsportsKenyan cricketer
Brijal PatelsportsKenyan cricketer
Kalpesh PatelsportsKenyan cricketer
Ashish PatelsportsCanadian cricketer
Ashok PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Niraj PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Rakesh PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Dipak PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Kalpesh PatelsportsIndian cricketer
R. D. PatelsportsTanzanian cricketer
C. D. PatelsportsTanzanian cricketer
Ashok Sitaram PatelsportsKenyan cricketer
Ramesh PatelsportsNew Zealand hockey player
Narendra Patel, Baron PatelsportsTanzanian obstetrician
I. G. PateleconomistIndian economist
Chimanbhai PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Manibehn PatelpoliticianIndian freedom fighter
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai PatelpoliticianIndian freedom fighter, activist
Amit PateldoctorAmerican surgeon
Kamal PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Vimla L. PateldoctorCanadian psychologist
Ramanbhai PateldoctorIndian chemist
Nisha PatelpoliceBritish police officer
Akhil PatelsportsEnglish cricketer
Chai PatelDoctorBritish doctor and businessman
Hemish ShahbusinessBritish stock brocker
Nand Kumar PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Rita PatelsportsIndian cricketer
Sameer PatelsportsEnglish cricketer
Karsanbhai PatelbusinessIndian industrialist
Chetan PatelsportsEnglish cricketer
A. K. PatelpoliticianIndian politician
V. G. PateleconomistIndian author, economist
Harilal Manilal PateljudiciaryFiji-Indian lawyer
Patel Sudhakar ReddypoliticianIndian revolutionary
Surendra Motilal PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Jivabhai Ambalal PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Apoorva D. PateldoctorIndian physicist
Prahlad Singh PatelpoliticianIndian politician
Shiv Kumar PateljudiciaryIndian outlaw
Rustomji Dorabji PatelpoliticianIndian community leader
Framjee Nasarwanjee PatelbusinessIndian merchant, philanthropist
Chandrakant T. PatelScience
Sheela PatelpoliticianIndian activist
Sam Pitrodatelecommunications engineeringPadma Bhusan
Ratilal Chandariabusinessman and philanthropistGujarati Lexicon founder
Ranchhodlal Chhotalalbusiness
Ramesh OzaHindu preacherBhagwad Kathakar
Morari BapuHindu preacherRam Charit Manas Kathakar
Hardik PatelPoliticiansocial and political leader
Anandiben Patel politician Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh and former CM of Gujrat

Gujarat's British royalty connection

In June 2013, Gujarat came to the media fore when it was discovered that the British monarchy have Indian mitochondrial DNA traced through Princess Diana which has been maternally inherited by both her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.[12] The connection traces back eight generations, to Eliza Kewark, who was housekeeper to Prince William's ancestor Theodore Forbes, born in 1788, a Scottish merchant from a landowning family who had travelled to India to work for the East India Company in Surat, a port north of Bombay. The DNA was passed down through Eliza's daughters and granddaughters to Princess Diana.[13] Eliza is variously described in contemporary documents as "a dark-skinned native woman", "an Armenian woman from Bombay", and "Mrs. Forbesian".[14] Genealogist William Addams Reitwiesner assumed she was Armenian.[15] In June 2013, BritainsDNA announced that genealogical DNA tests on two of William's distant cousins in the same direct maternal line confirm that Eliza Kewark was of Indian descent, via her direct maternal line.[16][17][18][19]

See also

References

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  2. "Homai gets Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. Jan 25, 2011.
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  10. "After 52 zero-budget films, Shah set to foray into Bollywood". The Indian Express. Ahmedabad. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017.
  11. Raghu, Sunil (8 October 2017). "Techie makes one film every week". Deccan Herald. Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
  12. Harris, Paul (14 June 2013). "DNA tests reveal Wills is actually part-Indian... but one distant cousin knew the family secret all along". DailyMail Online.
  13. Buncombe, Andrew (14 June 2013). "Hunt is on in Gujarat for a distant cousin who shares Prince William's Indian blood". The Independent.
  14. Williamson, D (1981) "The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer". Genealogist's Magazine 20(6):192–199; 20(8):281–282
  15. Reitwiesner, William Addams (2006). "The Ethnic ancestry of Prince William". wargs.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  16. Sinha, Kounteya (16 June 2013). "Hunt on for Prince William's distant cousins in Surat". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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  18. Brown, David (14 June 2013). "Revealed: the Indian ancestry of William". The Times. p. 1.
  19. Hern, Alex (14 June 2013). "Are there ethical lapses in the Times' story on William's 'Indian ancestry'?". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 August 2013. Although Eliza Kewark was indeed thought of as Armenian, it's not particularly surprising that she would have had Indian ancestors; the Armenian diaspora had been in India for centuries at the time of her birth, and even the most insular communities tend to experience genetic mixing over in that timescale.

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