# List of Bunts

Bunt (/ˈbʌnt/), also spelled 'Bant' in former English usage, is an Indian warrior-class community
The complete list of Bunt Surnames in alphabetical order is:
A – Adappa, Adasu, Adyanthaya, Arasa, Ariga, Athikari, Ajila, Ajri, Alva, Athre, Attara
B – Banga, Ballala, Bangara, Bhandary, Banta, Bari, Bhoja, Bythani, Bunnala, Binnage, Brana, Budale
C – Chowta / Chauta
D – Dore
G – Gambhira, Gujaran
H – Hegde, Horuva
K – Kava, Kadamba, Kajava, Kakwa, Kambali, Kanthiva, Kanjava, Karyal, Kayya, Kille, Konde, Kothari, Kudre, Kundahegde, Kundade, kottari
M – Mada, Manava, Manaae, Mana, Mardi, Marla, Marala, Maddala, Menda, Mallala, Malli, Marthe, Melanta, Menava, Menda, Mugayya, Mudya, Mukkala, Munda (Mundera)
N – Naadava, Nonda, Nayara, Nanaya, Nayaga, Naik
P – Pala, Paradi, Padyar, Pakkala, Palae, Pandyi, Payyade, Payyahegde, Payyani, Pegde, Pergade, Punja, Puvani
R – Rai, Raja
S – Shetty, Samani, Santa, Samanta, Sankaya, Semita, Senava, Servegara, Sheba, Sheka, Sooda, Sorapa, Sulae
T – Tanjiva, Tholara
V – Vala, Varma

## Academia

* H. S. Ballal, Pro-Chancellor Manipal University and philanthropist

## Film and culture

* Shilpa Shetty, Indian actress
* Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood actress
* Aishani Shetty, actress
* Suniel Shetty, Bollywood actor
* Athiya Shetty
* Ahan Shetty, Indian actor
* Pooja Hegde, Tollywood actress
* Anushka Shetty, Tollywood actress
* Srinidhi Shetty, Sandalwood actress
* Rakshit Shetty, Sandalwood actor
* Dayanand Shetty, Indian TV actor
* Roopesh Shetty, Tulu cinema actor
* Rishab Shetty, Kannada Cinema
* Abhilash Shetty, Kannada director & actor
* Shamita Shetty, Indian actress
* Yagna Shetty, Kannada Cinema
* Gurukiran, Singer
* Bhoomi Shetty, Sandalwood actress
* Krithi Shetty actress
* Raj B. Shetty, Kannada director & actor
* Avantika Shetty, actress
* Dheekshith Shetty, actor
* M. B. Shetty, indian stuntman.
* Rohit Shetty, actor director,producer
* Hriday Shetty, film director
* Kavya Shetty, actress
* Likith Shetty, actor
* Megha Shetty, actress
* Neha Shetty, actress
* Neetha Shetty, actress
* Niranjan Shetty, actor
* Nitya Shetty, actress
* Rahul Shetty, dancer
* Reshma Shetty, British actress
* Sanam Shetty, actress
* Sanchita Shetty, actress
* Sandeep Shetty, actor
* Shweta Shetty, German pop singer
* Sini Shetty, actress
* Vajrang Shetty, actor
* Varuna Shetty, actress
* Yagna Shetty, actress
* Kartik Shetty, actor

## Music

* Sandeep Chowta, music director
* Shweta Shetty, Indian-born German pop singer
* Ganesh Hegde, Indian singer and bollywood composer

## Art

* Sudarshan Shetty, sculptor
* Kayyara Kinhanna Rai, Author
* Jay Shetty, British author and life coach

## Business

* A. B. Shetty (1883–1960), founder of Vijaya Bank
* B. R. Shetty, CMD New Medical Centre, billionaire and Padma Shri awardee
* R. N. Shetty, CMD RNS Infrastructure and hereditary administrator of Murudeshwara Shiva Temple
* Muthappa Rai, Indian businessman, former mafia don
* Shashi Kiran Shetty, founder of Allcargo Logistics,Chairman of Gati Ltd
* Raj Shetty, founder and chairman of Ramee Group of companies
* Bhaskar Shetty, hotelier in the Middle East
* Ajit Shetty, is a Belgian businessman. He was chairman of the board of directors of Janssen Pharmaceutica
* Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs Imagica, India's first & only Theme Park
* Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty, former chairman of Vijaya Bank
* V. P. Shetty, chairman of JM Financial, former chairman and md of IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, UCO Bank
* Devi Shetty, billionaire, founder and chairman of Narayana Health

## Law

* Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court
* N. Santosh Hegde, judge of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayuktha (ombudsman) of Karnataka state
* Kalmanje Jagannatha Shetty, former judge Supreme Court of India
* Kedambadi Jagannath Shetty, former judge High Court of Karnataka

## Medicine

* Devi Shetty, renowned cardiac surgeon
* Shantharam Shetty, orthopaedic surgeon
* Dinker Belle Rai, Indian American surgeon
* Rashmi Shetty, Indian dermatologist.

## Scientists

* Belle Monappa Hegde, physician, author, educationist and Padma Bhushan awardee
* Kullal Chickappu Naik, authority on horticulture, first vice-chairman of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
* B. Vithal Shetty, American scientist,known for developing Metalozone drug
* Kalidas Shetty,food scientist and professor at University of Massachusetts Amherst
* Vittal Rai, Indian scientist

## Journalists

* Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian independence activist and writer
* K. K. Shetty, freedom fighter (He was the editor of Navayuga for a short period).

## Religious Leaders

* Veerendra Heggade, hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple, Jain philanthropist.
* Ratnavarma Heggade, former hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple, Jain philanthropist and legislator.

## Sports

* Ashish Ballal, former captain of indian field hockey and Arujna awardee
* Anand Shetty, Indian athlete, known as "Flying Bunt"
* Chirag Shetty, Indian Badminton Player
* Satheesha Rai, Indian Weightlifter, olympian,Arjuna awardee
* Shodhan Rai, international bodybuilder and ekalavya awardee
* Pooja Shri Shetty, Indian Karateka
* Vijith Shetty, Indian football player
* Ashwini Akkunji, Indian athlete
* Vikrant Shetty, Indian origin Emirati cricketer
* Bravish Shetty, Indian cricketer
* Pooja Shri Shetty, Indian martial artist.
* Sanil Shetty, Indian table-tennis player.

## Military People

* Dinesh Chandra Bhandary, Vir Chakra awardee

## Politicians

* Gopal Shetty, Indian politician
* Ramanath Rai, Indian politician.
* B. Nagaraja Shetty, politician.
* B. Subbayya Shetty, MLA from Suratkhal constituency.
* K. K. Shetty, Member of Parliament.
* Brijesh Chowta, Member of Parliament.
* Y. Bharath Shetty, MLA from Mangalore City North constituency.
* Harish Poonja, MLA from Belthangady constituency.
* U. Rajesh Naik, MLA from Bantwal constituency.
* Ashok Kumar Rai, MLA from Puttur constituency.
* Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament.
* Gururaj Shetty Gantihole, MLA from Byndoor constituency.
* Gurme Suresh Shetty, MLA from Kapu constituency.
* Dinakar Keshav Shetty, MLA from Kumta constituency.
* Adhur Shanker Alva, Member of Parliament.
* I. M. Jayarama Shetty, Member of Parliament.