# List of Kashmiri people

This is an incomplete list of notable persons of Kashmiri origin.

## Activists

* Ataullah Shah Bukhari, Indian freedom struggle activist.
* Amanullah Khan (JKLF) co- founder of JKLF and an activist.
* Parveena Ahanger, co-founder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP), nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.
* Parvez Imroz, Kashmiri human rights lawyer and a civil rights activist.
* Mushtaq Pahalgami, Social Activist, Environmentalist, President Himalayan Welfare Organization, Pahalgam
* Khurram Parvez, Kashmiri human rights activist.
* Sanaullah Amritsari, Indian freedom struggle activist and co-founder of Jamia Millia Islamia
* Shehla Rashid, Political and civil rights activist.
* Ayub Thakur, (1948 – 2004) Kashmiri political activist and founder of London-based World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM).

## Administrators, diplomats, bankers and jurists

* Amitabh Mattoo (1962– ), Vice Chancellor, Jammu University, thinker & writer, Padma Shri awardee
* Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir 1953 to 1964.
* Baseer Ahmad Khan (1958- ), Advisor to Governor and Former Divisional Commissioner Kashmir.
* Birbal Dhar (early 19th century), invited Maharaja Ranjit Singh to Kashmir
* Braj Kumar Nehru (1909–2001), ambassador of India to the United States (1961–1968) and Governor of Assam (1968–1973)
* Durga Prasad Dhar (1918–1975), ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and politician
* Farah Pandith (1969– ), U.S. State Department Special Representative
* Farooq Abdullah, former Cabinet Minister and Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
* Farooq Khan, ex IPS, credited with creating JKP SOG.
* Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949 born), politician and former CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
* Haidar Malik, Kashmiri administrator of the Mughals
* Haji Gokool Meah, industrialist and businessman in Trinidad and Tobago
* M. L. Madan, Veterinarian, Scientist, Administrator.
* Masood Khan, Career Diplomat and President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir[
* Markandey Katju, (1946-), Former Judge at the Supreme Court of India
* Masud Choudhary (1944-2022), Prominent educator, social reformer and former administrator vice-chancellor.
* Mehraj Mattoo (1961– ), British Investment Banker, Economist, Harvard Fellow
* Mirza Pandit Dhar, Kashmiri during the rule of Azim Khan
* Mohan Lal (1812–1877), diplomat in the First Anglo-Afghan War, and writer
* Neel Kashkari (1973– ), Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability in the US Treasury
* P. K. Kaul (1929-2007), ambassador of India to the United States (1986–1989)
* Purushottam Narayan Haksar (1913–1998), political strategist
* Rafiq Ahmad Pampori (born 1956), Islamic scholar, author and the former Principal of the Government Medical College, Srinagar.
* Rameshwar Nath Kao (1918–2002), first chief of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's intelligence agency (from 1969 to 1977)
* Sameera Fazili, Kashmiri American attorney and community development finance expert who is a deputy director of the National Economic Council in the Biden administration.
* Shah Faesal IAS topper (2009), youth icon, politician
* Sheikh Abdullah (5 December 1905 – 8 September 1982), Leader of the National Conference, Prime Minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir after its accession to India in 1947.
* T.N. Kaul (1913–2000), ambassador of India to USA (1973–1976), Soviet Union & Iran. Foreign Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
* V. N. Kaul Comptroller and Auditor General of India (2002-2008).
* Tej Bahadur Sapru (1875–1949), lawyer, political and social leader during the British Raj
* Triloki Nath Khoshoo (1927–2002), secretary of the Department of Environment in the Indira Gandhi Government, and environmentalist
* Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990), ambassador of India to the United States (1949–1952), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953), politician, sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
* Zafar Choudhary Journalist, author, policy analyst, and practitioner of peace-building.
* Zaffar Iqbal Manhas writer, poet, social activist and Pahari politician hailing from Jammu and Kashmir.

## Armed forces

* Brij Mohan Kaul, commanded the Indian forces in the Sino-Indian War
* Colonel Anil Kaul, VrC, Indian Army
* Mahendra Nath Mulla
* Mohammed Amin Naik, Major General Indian Army
* Mushaf Ali Mir, Air Chief Marshal (1947–2003) Chief of the Air Staff of the Pakistan Air Force (2000–2003)
* S. K. Kaul (1934– ), Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force, former Chief of Air Staff (1993–1995)
* Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Chief Marshal is the current Chief of the Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (2012 -)
* Tapishwar Narain Raina (1921–1980), [Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (1975–1978)

## Authors and poets

* Abdul Ahad Azad, Kashmiri poet
* Agha Shahid Ali, (1949-2001) Poet
* Amin Kamil (1924-2014), Kashmiri poet & short story writer
* Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Urdu-language Poet, playwright and columnist.
* Basharat Peer (1977– ), author
* Bhamaha Poet of kavyalankara
* Bilhana, 11th century poet
* Chandrakanta (1938– ), novelist and short story writer
* Dina Nath Walli alias Al-mast Kashmiri (1908–2006), poet as well as renowned water color artist
* Ghulam Ahmad (1885–1952), poet, better known by the pen name Mahjoor
* Ghulam Nabi Firaq (1922-), poet, writer and educationist
* Habba Khatun 16th century poet, known as Zoon (the Moon) because of her immense beauty
* Hakeem Manzoor (1937–2006) an Urdu writer, poet & administrator. He has written more than 15 books including Na Tamaam, Barf Ruton Ki Aag and Lahu Lamas Chinar.
* Haidar Malik (fl.1621 CE) Kashmiri administrator of the Mughals, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir
* Hanifa Deen, Australian writer winner of New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethnic Affairs Commission Award of 1996.
* Hari Kunzru (1969– ), British novelist of Kashmiri descent
* Javaid Rahi (1970) Tribal researcher of national repute working on tribal Gujjar culture.
* Khalid Bashir Ahmad Writer and poet
* Khalid Hasan (1935–2009) writer, senior Pakistani journalist and diplomat.
* Krishna Hutheesing (1907–1967), author, and sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
* Madhosh Balhami, (1966-), poet known for his elegies for dead militants
* Mahmud Gami (1765–1855), composed a version of the story of Yusuf and Zulaikha
* Manju Kak, short story writer
* Maqbool Shah Kralawari (1820–1876), lyricist
* Marghoob Banihali, Kashmiri poet from Banihal, Kashmir.
* Meeraji (1912–1949) Urdu poet, lived the life of a bohemian and worked only intermittently
* Mirza Waheed British Novelist born and raised in Kashmir.
* Momin Khan Momin (1800–1851) poet known for his Urdu ghazals
* Moti Lal Kemmu (1933– ), playwright
* Muhammad Din Fauq (1877-1945) writer and first journalist of Kashmir.
* Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) Muslim poet and philosopher. Commonly referred to as Allama Iqbal
* Mullah Nadiri (fl.1420 CE) Kashmiri poet of Persian-language, known for writing Tarikh-i-Kashmir
* Nayantara Sahgal (1927– ), Indo-Anglian writer, novelist
* Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
* Pamposh Bhat, (1958– ), author and environmentalist.
* Rasul Mir, also known as the John Keats of Kashmir.
* Rehman Rahi, Kashmiri poet
* Rahul Pandita, Kashmiri author and journalist.
* Rudrata poet
* S.L. Sadhu (1917–2012), Scholar, Professor, poet, writer, folklorist and Historian
* Saadat Hasan Manto (1912–1955), short story writer, member Progressive Writers' Movement
* Salman Rushdie (1947– ), British-Indian novelist and essayist
* Santha Rama Rau (1923– 2009), travel writer
* Sheikh Showkat Hussain (1954– ), author and political analyst
* Tanha Ansari (1914 – 1969), poet
* Vishnu Sharma author of panchtantra
* Zinda Kaul (1884–1965), poet, also known as Masterji
* Zulfiqar Naqvi Urdu poet and English lecturer, from Mendhar Tehsil, Jammu and Kashmir

## Businesspeople and industrialists

* Farooq Kathwari (born 1944), American businessman, CEO of Ethan Allen
* Gokool, (Haji Gokool Meah) Trinidadian and Tobagonian industrialist, philanthropist, and cinema magnate
* Jamim Shah, Nepali businessman, known as Cable King of Nepal

## Philosophers and historians

* Abhinavagupta, (ca. 950–1020), Kashmiri philosopher, mystic and aesthetician
* Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), intellectual, archaeologist, historian, linguist
* Anandavardhana (820–890), philosopher and author of the Dhvanyaloka
* Bhaskara, writer on the Kashmir Shaivism
* Bhatta Kallata, a Shaivite thinker
* Gopi Krishna (1903–1980), writer and mystic
* Prem Nath Bazaz Kashmiri politician, scholar and author
* Jonaraja (15th century), historian and poet
* Kalhana (12th century), historian and author of Rajatarangini
* Kalidasa (most likely 5CE) classic Sanskrit author
* Kshemaraja (10th century), philosopher and a disciple of Abhinavagupta
* Kumarajiva (4th n 5 century CE), Buddhist scholar in China
* Lalleshwari (1320–1392), saint-poet
* Prajna Bhatta (16th century), historian
* Shrivara (15th century), historian
* Somananda (875–925) a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
* Subhash Kak (1947– ), writer, philosopher, and computer scientist
* Utpaladeva, a teacher of Kashmir Shaivism
* Vasugupta (860–925), author of the Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta

## Politicians

* Abdul Ghani Lone (1932–2002), lawyer, politician and founder of the People's Conference
* Abid Hassan Minto Pakistani lawyer and politician
* Agha Shorish Kashmiri scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, figure of the freedom movement of undivided India
* Asiya Andrabi (1963), Chief Of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Kashmiri separatist leader
* Attique Ahmed Khan President and Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
* Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad (1907–1972), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1953–1963)
* Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah, Politician, wife of Sheikh Abdullah
* Birbal Dhar leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century
* Birbal also Maheshdas Bhat (1528–1586), the Grand Vizier (Wazīr-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of Emperor Akbar
* Deepa Kaul (1944– ), former minister, social worker and human rights defender
* Firdous Tak, former Member of Legislative Council
* G. M. Saroori former minister of Jammu and Kashmir for mechanical engineering and Road and building (R&B)
* G. N. Ratanpuri (1954–), Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from J&K National Conference
* Ghulam Ahmad Ashai, educator, reformer, a founder of the University of Kashmir
* Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1964–1965), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1965–1971)
* Ghulam Mohammad Shah (1920–2009)), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1986)
* Ghulam Nabi Azad (1949– ), former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
* Hashim Qureshi, (1953–), Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party
* Hina Pervaiz Butt, Pakistani politician and MLA.
* Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), Prime Minister of India, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru
* Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister of Pakistan
* Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964), first Prime Minister of independent India
* Kailash Nath Katju (1887–1968), freedom fighter, lawyer, participated in INA trials, former governor, chief minister of several Indian states, cabinet minister under Jawaharlal Nehru
* Khalid Ibrahim Khan, Politician
* Col. Khan Muhammad Khan, member of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly from 1934 to 1946. Chairman War Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir in 1947 and then member Defence Council.
* Khan Muhammad Khan of Mong
* Khawaja Asif MNA Sailkot PML-N
* Khawaja Saad Rafique Pakistani Minister of Railways
* Khurshid Hasan Khurshid, First elected President of Azad Kashmir (1924-1988)
* Khwaja Shams-ud-Din (1922–1999), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1963–1964)
* Kiran Imran Dar, MNA of National Assembly of Pakistan
* Maqbool Bhat (1938–1984), co-founder of the JKLF Party
* Masarat Alam Bhat, Separatist leader
* Mazhar Ali Azhar (1895–1974) one of founders, leader of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam, political figure in the history of Sub-Continent
* Mehbooba Mufti (1959– ), female politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha. Mirza Mehboob Beg succeeded her and got elected to the 15th Lok Sabha.
* Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and was the Founder of All Jammu and Kashmir Plebiscite Front.
* Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), former Lok Sabha member for Anantnag and Cabinet Minister in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly twice and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council once.
* Mohammad Farooq Shah (d. 1990), chairman of the Aawami Action Committee
* Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, (1929– ), former governor of Bihar and of Madhya Pradesh, State Railway Minister
* Mohammad Yasin, British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament
* Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), Indian independence activist, president of the Indian National Congress
* Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (1936– 2016), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (2002–2005)
* Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan President and Prime minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
* Muzaffar Hussain Baig (1946– ), Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister, Law Minister, Tourism Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (2002–2008)
* Nasir Aslam Wani, Provincial President JKNC and former Home Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
* Nawaz Sharif (1949– ), former Prime Minister of Pakistan
* Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed (born 1957) is a member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom. He was created a life peer on the recommendation of Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998.
* Neel Kashkari (1973- ), American banker and politician
* Omar Abdullah (1970– ), former Chief Minister Jammu And Kashmir, member of the 14th Lok Sabha, son of Farooq Abdullah
* Peer Mohammed Hussain (1941- ), former Minister of State Jammu and Kashmir and founding member of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.
* Qurban Hussain (born 27 March 1956 in Kotli, Azad Kashmir) is a British–Pakistani Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.
* Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India, son of Indira Gandhi, grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru
* Ram Chandra Kak (1893–1983), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir during 1945–47 and an archaeologist
* Sadiq Ali (1952– ), politician, poet, writer, and environmentalist
* Saifuddin Kitchlew (1888–1963), freedom fighter and politician
* Saifuddin Soz (1937– ), long-time member of the Parliament of India, former Union Minister of Environment & Forests, former Minister of Water Resources, President JKPCC
* Sakina Itoo, former minister of social welfare and tourism department.
* Sardar Ibrahim Khan, (1915 – 2003), founder and first President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
* Shabana Mahmood, British Labour Party politician and barrister. Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham.
* Shabir Shah (1953– ), Founder of the Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party. Known as Nelson Mandela of Indian Administered Kashmir
* Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan.
* Sheikh Abdullah (1905–1982), Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1948–1953), Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1975–1977, 1977–1982)
* Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Information Minister Pakistan
* Sheila Kaul (1915– ), former Indian governor and cabinet minister, social reformer, and educationist
* Sher Ahmed Khan, Guerrilla fighter and also served as the President of Azad Kashmir
* Syed Ali Shah Geelani (1929– ) Member Jamait-e-Islami, Founder and Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat J&K, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference
* Syed Mir Qasim, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (1971–1975)
* Usman Dar, politician of PTI from Sialkote
* Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900–1990) Indian diplomat and politician. Sister of Jawaharlal Nehru
* Zarah Sultana British Labour Party politician who and the Member of Parliament

## Royalty

* Avantivarman, King of Kashmir
* Didda, Ruler of Kashmir
* Durlabhaka-Pratapaditya II
* Durlabhavardhana, founder of Karkota dynasty
* Lalitaditya Muktapida, emperor of Kashmir (724–760)
* Sankaravarman, King of Kashmir
* Shah Mir, founder of Shah Mir Dynasty
* Ghazi Shah Chak, founder of Chak Dynasty
* Zayn al-Abidin the Great, Sultan of Kashmir
* Sikandar Shah Miri, Sultan of Kashmir
* Yousuf Shah Chak, Sultan of Kashmir
* Habba Khatoon, Queen Consort of Kashmir

## Saints, mystics and philosophers

* Kashyapa, one of the Saptarishis
* Bhai Balu Hasna, a Udasi mystic and saint
* Bhai Almast, a Udasi mystic and saint
* Somananda, Shaivite mystic and saint
* Bhagwan Gopinath, a mystic and saint
* Bhatta Kallata, Shaivite scholar
* Lal Ded, a Shaivite saint
* Swami Lakshman Joo, a scholar of Kashmir Shaivism
* Rupa Bhawani, a mystic and saint
* Baba Shadi Shaheed, a Sufi Saint
* Hamza Makhdoom, a Sufi mystic, scholar and spiritual teacher
* Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, a Sufi saint and poet
* Sheikh Noor-ud-din Wali, a Sufi saint who belonged to the Rishi order

## Scholars and educationists

* Ahmad Hasan Dani (1920–2009), Pakistani intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and prolific linguist
* Aga Syed Yousuf, (1904-1982) was a Kashmiri religious scholar and leader of Shia Muslims. He founded the influential Anjuman-e-Sharie organization.
* Balajinnatha Pandita (1916–2007), Sanskrit scholar, expert on Kashmir Shaivism
* Braj Kachru (1932– ), researcher in English linguistics
* Charaka medicinal science scholar
* Hakeem Ali Mohammad (1906–1987), Unani Medicine scholar, physician expert on Unani Medicine
* Ismat Beg mathematician, known for his work on Multiple-criteria decision analysis, and fixed point (mathematics).
* Jaishree Odin, post-modern literary theorist, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hawaii
* Kailas Nath Kaul (1905–1983), botanist, agricultural scientist, agronomist, and educationist
* Nyla Ali Khan, Professor, writer, granddaughter of Sheikh Abdullah.
* Nazir Ahmad Qasmi (1 June 1965 –), Grand Mufti of the Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah in Kashmir.
* Omkar N. Koul (1941–2019), researcher in linguistics, language education, communication, and comparative literature
* Patañjali, compiler of the Yoga Sūtras, a collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice
* Rahmatullah Mir Qasmi, Islamic scholar and founder of Darul Uloom Raheemiyyah
* Ravinder Kumar (1933–2001), historian
* Salman Rushdie - Fiction writer and academic
* Samsar Chand Kaul (1883-1977), teacher, author and ornithologist of Kashmir
* Sushruta medical science
* Vatesvara scholar of trigonometry
* Vijay Vaishnavi - Researcher and scholar in the computer information systems field

## Separatist leaders and militants

* Afzal Guru, convict in 2001 Delhi parliament attack
* Ashfaq Majeed Wani
* Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, Pro-Pakistan militant leader
* Ashraf Sehrai Former Chairman of Hurrirat Conference
* Asiya Andrabi
* Burhan Wani, former commander and militant of Hizbul Mujahideen
* Farooq Ahmed Dar, former militant and current chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
* Masarat Alam
* Maqbool Bhat, co-founder of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
* Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Spritual leaders of Kashmiri people and chairman of Hurriyat conference.
* Mukhtar Ahmed Waza, Executive Member of Hurriyat Conference
* Abdul Gani Lone, Kashmiri separatist leader.
* Mohammad Abbas Ansari, a Kashmiri separatist, ex-chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference
* Muhammad Ahsan Dar, founder and ex Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen
* Syed Ali Shah Geelani
* Sayeed Salahudeen, the head of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, pro-Pakistan Kashmiri separatist militant organisation operating in Kashmir.
* Yasin Malik, president of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
* Zakir Rashid Bhat, commander of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind

## Sportspeople

* Abid Nabi, (1985- ), once regarded as fastest bowler in India
* Amjad Khan, (21 August 1966) Kashmiri-born-American former cricketer.
* Aadil Manzoor Peer, International ice stock sport Athlete.
* Adil Rashid, English Cricketer
* Adil Nabi, Footballer
* Afaq Raheem, a first-class cricketer
* Aleem Dar, International cricket Umpire
* Amad Butt, Pakistani Cricketer
* Asif Dar, boxer
* Awais Zia, Pakistani Cricketer.
* Haroon Rasheed Dar (1953– ), former Pakistani cricketer.
* Ikram Butt first Muslim and South Asian to play rugby for England.
* Imran Arif Pakistani-born English first-class cricketer
* Imtiaz Abbasi Pakistani born Emirati international cricketer
* Inam Butt Wrestler, gold medalist for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games 2010 and 2018
* Iqra Rasool (2000-), cricketer
* Mehrajuddin Wadoo (1984– ), member of the India national football team and East Bengal FC
* Moeen Ali English Cricketer
* Munir Dar, Member of Pakistan National hockey Team
* Nauman Anwar Pakistani Cricketer
* Nida Dar, Pakistani cricketer
* Nooh Dastgir Butt, weightlifter, Gold medalist for Pakistan at Commonwealth Games 2022
* Parvez Rasool (1989 -) first Kashmiri cricketer to play for India national cricket team
* Salman Butt former Pakistan test captain
* Sana Mir (1986– ), female Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan women's team
* Sikandar Raza Pakistani-Zimbabwean Cricketer
* Suresh Raina, cricketer
* Tabarak Dar Pakistani-born cricketer who played for Hong Kong
* The Great Gama, wrestler
* Umran Malik Indian cricketer
* Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
* Usama Mir Pakistani cricketer
* Vivek Razdan (1967– ), member of the Indian Cricket Team
* Yahya Butt (1962-2022), Pakistani bodybuilder, 3 times Gold Medallist at Mr. Asia bodybuilding championship]

## Visual and performing artists

* Aamir Bashir, actor
* Abhay Sopori, Santoor player, composer & musician
* Abid Kashmiri, actor
* Aditya Dhar, director
* Ahad Raza Mir, Pakistani actor
* Ali Azmat, Musician
* Alia Bhatt, actress, singer, producer & entrepreneur
* Alla Rakha, actor
* Angira Dhar, actress
* Anupam Kher, actor
* Anwar Shemza (1928–1985) artist and writer in Pakistan, later in UK. Published Urdu novels, poetry and plays
* Asrar (musician), singer-songwriter
* Asif Raza Mir, Pakistani actor
* Bansi Kaul, theater director
* Bhajan Sopori, Santoor player
* D.K. Sapru (1916–1979), actor
* Emmad Irfani, model/actor
* Farhan Saeed, actor
* Ghulam Hassan Sofi (1932–2009) singer and harmonium player
* Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz, proponent of Kashmiri SufiMusic
* Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, singer and composer
* Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1929–1997), painter
* Hina Khan, television & film actress
* Ilyas Kashmiri, actor
* Iqbal Kashmiri, film director
* Iqbal Khan,actor
* Katrina Kaif actress
* Kshmr Indian American DJ with Kashmiri ethnicity
* Khalid Abbas Dar, artist
* Khawaja Khurshid Anwar (1912–1984) filmmaker, writer, director and composer
* Kiran Kumar, actor
* Kunal Khemu, actor
* Leenesh Mattoo, actor
* Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004), highly popular Ghazal and folk singer in Pakistan
* Mani Kaul (1950–2011), Film Maker
* Manohar Kaul, painter
* MC Kash Kashmiri hip hop artist
* Mekaal Hasan, Pakistani musician and record producer, leader and composer for Mekaal Hasan Band
* Mir Sarwar, Bollywood actor
* Mohit Raina, actor
* Mohit Suri, film director
* Muhammad Younis Butt Pakistani screenwriter
* Muneeb Butt, Pakistani actor
* Mushtaq Kak (1961– ), theatre director
* Omkar Nath Dhar (Jeevan), actor
* Jaan Nissar Lone, Bollywood Composer,director & singer
* Osman Khalid Butt, actor
* Pran Kishore, Kashmiri drama writer
* Priya Raina, actor, singer, voice artist
* Priti Sapru, actor
* Pushkar Bhan, Padamashree, a radio actor & drama writer
* Qazi Touqeer (1985– ), singer in Kashmiri and Hindi languages
* Raj Begum, singer
* Raj Zutshi, Bollywood & TV Actor
* Ratan Parimoo (1936– ), art historian and painter
* Reyhna Malhotra, actress
* Samina Peerzada, Pakistani television and film actress, director
* Sandeepa Dhar, actor
* Sanjay Suri, actor
* Śārṅgadeva 13th century, Musicologist, also known as Father of Indian Music
* Shaheer Sheikh, actor from Bhaderwah, Doda District of J&K
* Soni Razdan TV actor and director
* Shadi Lal Koul (1954–2020), Kashmiri actor
* Vibha Saraf Singer

## Journalists

* Aamir Peerzada, award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker.
* Aarti Tikoo Singh, assistant editor in The Times of India, conflict and international affairs writer and former reporter
* Altaf Qadri, Photojournalist working with the Associated Press
* Gharida Farooqi, television host and anchorperson.
* Hamid Mir, award-winning journalist, columnist and an author.
* Kamran Yousuf, Freelance Kashmiri photojournalist
* Nidhi Razdan, award-winning television journalist.
* Qazi Shibli, journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat.
* Masrat Zahra, freelance Kashmiri photojournalist.
* Rahul Pandita, Kashmiri author and journalist.
* Sajjad Haider, journalist and editor of Kashmir Observer.
* Shujaat Bukhari (25 February 1968 – 14 June 2018), veteran Kashmiri journalist and the founding editor of Rising Kashmir
* Yusuf Jameel Veteran Kashmiri journalist known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict.

## Other

* Faizan Arif, J&K's first recognized independent weatherman, columnist, and founder of Kashmir Weather.