# 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 (1917–2020), 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
* Ram Ingole, social activist
* Shankar Mahale (1925–1943), young revolutionary
* R. K. Patil (1907–2007), Gandhian and freedom fighter
* Ram Puniyani, communal harmonist
* Varun Shrivastava, social activist

## Art, literature

* Gopalakrishna Adiga (1918–1992), Kannada poet
* Raja Badhe (1912–1977), Marathi poet
* Suresh Bhat (1932–2003), Marathi poet and ghazal poet
* Purushottam Bhaskar Bhave (1910–1980), Marathi writer
* Neelam Saxena Chandra, children's poet
* Eknath Easwaran (1910–1999), writer and spiritual teacher
* Mahesh Elkunchwar, playwright
* 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 writer
* Gauri Jog, Kathak dancer
* Shahid Kabir (1932–2001), Urdu-language poet
* Akshaykumar Kale, modern Marathi poetry critic
* Indra Bahadur Khare (1922–1953), Hindi poet
* 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
* Shishir Parkhie, ghazal singer and composer
* Wasudev Waman Patankar (1908–1997), Marathi shayar

## Business

* Jamnalal Bajaj (1889–1942), founder of the Bajaj Group
* Dinesh Keskar, president of Boeing Asia and vice-president of Boeing International
* Vikram Pandit, former chief executive officer of Citigroup
* Subramaniam Ramadorai, vice-chairman of Tata Consultancy Services

## Film industry

* 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 theater, film and television actress
* Sharman Joshi, actor
* Rajkumar Hirani, film director, screenwriter and film editor
* Gayatri Joshi, model turned Bollywood actress
* Paras Kalnawat, Hindi television and web actor
* Abhijit Kokate, film editor and Bollywood director
* Ketaki Mategaonkar, Marathi playback singer and Marathi cinema actress
* Jag Mundhra (1948–2011), filmmaker
* Manava Naik, actress
* Salim Nasir (1944–1989), Pakistani actor
* Girija Oak, Marathi and Hindi film actress
* Shiv Panditt, Bollywood actor
* Piyush Ranade, Marathi film and television actor
* Ronit Roy, television actor
* Ruchi Savarn, television actress
* Aarti Shrivastava, documentary filmmaker
* Sunaina, Tamil actress
* Sanjay Surkar (1959–2012), Marathi film director
* Vaibbhav Tatwawdi, Marathi actor

## Health and medicine

* Zulekha Daud, physician-turned-entrepreneur; founder and chairperson of Zulekha Healthcare Group, including Zulekha Hospital UAE; Alexis Multispeciality Hospital, India and Zulekha Colleges, India
* 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 the Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development

## Law

* Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, 47th Chief Justice of India, 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
* Harish Salve, solicitor general of India (1999–2002), senior advocate
* Ananda Prakash Sen (1923–?), Justice of the Supreme Court of India

## Military and policing

* Shirish Baban Deo, Vice Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
* Suryakant Chintaman Chafekar, Air Vice Marshall
* Edgar Peacock (1893–1955), decorated British Army officer
* Hemant Karkare (1954–2008), chief of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad
* Ghulam Mansoor Subedar-major and scholar
* Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army

## Modeling

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

## Music

* Varsha Bhosle (1956–2012), 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
* Altaf Raja, singer
* Pandit Sudhir, sitar player of Hindustani classical music
* Usha Timothy, playback singer
* Rahul Vaidya, singer
* Vidyadhar Vyas, Hindustani classical vocalist

## Politics and government

* Tahawar Ali (?–1854), noble in the court of Bhonsle Dynasty
* Madhav Shrihari Aney (1880–1968), politician
* Mohite Subodh Baburao, member of 14th Lok Sabha
* Bakht Buland Shah, founder and ruler of gond Kingdom of Nagpur
* 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
* Raghoji II of Nagpur, Maratha ruler of the Kingdom of Nagpur in Central India from 1788 to 1816
* Baka Bai (1774–1858), Maratha stateswoman and favourite wife of Raghoji II Bhonsle, the king 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, current BJP Nagpur City president
* 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
* Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
* Parinay Fuke, member of the 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, former national general secretary (organisation)
* Narayan Bhaskar Khare (1884–1970), member of the 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 the 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, Energy Minister
* N. K. P. Salve (1921–2012), Minister of State and BCCI president
* Ajay Sancheti, former 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, Member of Legislative Council, Nagpur graduates constituency
* Sumatitai Sukaklikar (?–2011), a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party
* 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
* Mufti Zameen Misbahi, Ismamic scholar
* 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
* Yashavant Kanetkar, computer scientist largely responsible for popularizing the C programming language in the whole of India; author of several computer books, including Let Us C
* Shekhar C. Mande, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award winner; scientist in the field of x-ray crystallography and biophysics
* S. Pancharatnam (1934–1969), physicist

## Sport

* Anilkumar Abhayankar, cricketer
* Malvika Bansod, badminton player
* Divya Deshmukh, chess player and Woman Grandmaster (WGM)
* Shashank Manohar, lawyer; president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
* Mona Meshram, international cricket player
* C. K. Nayudu (1895–1967), first captain of the India national cricket team in Test matches
* Arundhati Pantawane, international badminton player
* R. T. Ramachandran, former cricket umpire
* Raunak Sadhwani, chess grandmaster
* N.K.P. Salve (1921–2012), former BCCI chief
* Rohit Sharma, cricketer
* Azhar Sheikh, cricketer
* Yash Thakur, cricketer (playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL)
* Prashant Vaidya, former cricketer
* S. K. Wankhede (1914–1988), former BCCI president
* Umesh Yadav, cricketer