List of Meitei people

This is a list of notable Meiteis (Manipuri language speaking people).

 Actors/actresses 
 Abenao Elangbam - Meitei language film actress
 Bala Hijam - Meitei language film actress
 Bijou Thaangjam (Thangjam Biju) - Hindi language film actor, lyricist, art director, chef and entrepreneur 
 Biju Ningombam - Meitei language film actress
 Bonium Thokchom - Meitei language film actor and singer
 Gokul Athokpam - Meitei language film actor
 Gurumayum Bonny - Meitei language film actor and singer
 Hamom Sadananda - Meitei language film actor and singer
 Huirem Seema - Meitei language film actress
 Kaiku Rajkumar - Meitei language film actor
 Kamala Saikhom - Meitei language film actress
 Kangabam Tomba - Meitei language film and theatre actor
 Lairenjam Olen (nicknamed as "Ta Tomba") - Meitei language film actor
 Leishangthem Tonthoingambi - Meitei language film actress 
 Lin Laishram - Hindi language film actress and model
 Manda Leima - Meitei language film actress and model
 Maya Choudhury - Meitei language film actress and model
 Soma Laishram - Meitei language film actress, singer and model
 Sushmita Mangsatabam - Meitei language film actress, singer and model
 Yengkhom Roma - Meitei language film actress

 Athletes and sports figures 
 Angom Anita Chanu - Indian judoka
 Dingko Singh - Boxer, Asian Games gold medalist
 Gouramangi Singh Moirangthem - Indian professional footballer 
 Irungbam Surkumar Singh - Indian footballer
 Moirangthem Govin Singh - Indian footballer 
 Nameirakpam Kunjarani Devi - Indian weightlifter
 Potsangbam Renedy Singh - Indian football player, football coach and former captain of the Indian national football team
 Saikhom Mirabai Chanu - Indian weightlifter who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics, the World Weightlifting Championships and the Commonwealth Games

 Climate activists 
 Licypriya Kangujam - Indian climate activists, renamed as "India's Greta Thunberg"
 Comedians 
 Shougrakpam Hemanta (nicknamed as "Oja Tolhan") - Indian comedian, actor, writer and director, who has worked in various "Shumang Leela"s ("Shumang Khumhei"s) and movies of Meitei language

 Doctors and physicians 
 Beoncy Laishram - first trans woman doctor from North East India and the only transgender doctor from Manipur state

 Fashion designers 
 Robert Naorem - Indian fashion entrepreneur, designer and makeup artist

 Fashion models 
 Bishesh Huirem - Indian transgender actor and model, the first Indian transgender model who represents their country in the "Miss International Beauty Queen" Contest

 Filmmakers 
 Aribam Syam Sharma - Meitei language filmmaker and composer
 Bobby Wahengbam - Meitei language filmmaker, producer, writer and film critic
 Chand Heisnam (alias Chan Heisnam) - Flag bearer, renowned director and producer of cinemas in Meitei language (Manipuri language)
 Homen D' Wai - Meitei language film director, scriptwriter and lyricist 
 Irom Maipak - Indian cinematographer, recipient of the prestigious National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography at the 49th National Film Awards
 Moirangthem Maniram Singha - Assamese language film maker, director, producer and scriptwriter from Assam 
 Oinam Gautam Singh - Meitei language film director and editor
 Oken Amakcham - Indian film director, music director and actor who works in Manipuri language cinema
 Romi Meitei - Meitei language film director and lyricist

 Journalists 
 Kishorechandra Wangkhem - Indian journalist based in Manipur 
 Monarchs 
 Bodhchandra Singh - Last king of Manipur before democracy came

 Military figures 
 Konsam Himalay Singh - Lieutenant General of the Indian Army, the first officer from Northeast India to reach the rank of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army
 Laishram Jyotin Singh - Ashok Chakra Award Recipient
 Paona Brajabasi - Major of Meitei army, martyr, freedom fighter and patriot of Manipur.
 Tikendrajit Singh - Commander of the Manipuri Army and engineer of the Palace Revolution, Crown Prince of Manipur

 Musical artists 
 Mangka Mayanglambam - first solo musical performer to represent India at Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Radio Song Festival
 Nongmaithem Pahari (alias "Nongmaithem Chittaranjan") - Meitei language singer, composer, lyricist, revolutionist and writer

 Political figures 
 Hijam Irabot - politician, leader of Communist party of India and social activist
 Mairembam Koireng Singh - first elected Chief Minister of Manipur, India
 N. Biren Singh - current Chief Minister of Manipur
 Okram Ibobi Singh - Former Chief Minister of Manipur
 Okram Joy Singh - Indian politician, leader of Manipur Peoples Party (MPP)
 Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh - First Union Minister from Manipur having served in the Cabinet of Rajiv Gandhi between 1985 and 1988
 Rajkumar Ranjan Singh - Indian Union Government Minister of State for Ministry of Education and Ministry of External Affairs
 Thokchom Meinya - Indian politician, Member of Parliament of India
 Thounaojam Chaoba Singh - former Indian Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party state president from Manipur

 Scientists and Engineers 
 Bhaktisvarupa Damodar Swami (Thoudam Damodara Singh) - Indian spiritual leader, chemist, writer about religion and science, and poet.

 Social activists 
 Chingsubam Akaba - revivalist of Sanamahism (ancient Meitei religion) 
 Chirom Indira - Indian entrepreneur, designer, and social worker
 Irom Chanu Sharmila - world's longest hungerstriker
 R. K. Bidur Singh - Indian film critic and film society activist

 Theatre personalities  
 Chinglen Thiyam - Meitei language Shumang Leela (Shumang Khumhei)  and film actor, comedian, lyricist and director
 Heisnam Kanhailal - Indian art theatre personality, was awarded the Padma Shri civilian award in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan civilian award in 2016 by the Government of India, was the founder-director of Kalakshetra Manipur.
 Iboyaima Khuman - Meitei language Shumang Leela (Shumang Khumhei) actor and director
 Kshetrimayum Rashi - Meitei language theatre and film actress 
 Ratan Thiyam - Indian playwright, theatre director, and the winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987
 Sabitri Heisnam - Indian theatre actress and a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award of 1991 and Government of India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri in 2008, for her outstanding performances in the theatre of Meitei language (Manipuri language).

 Writers 
 Angom Gopi - Meitei language poet, translator and writer
 Ashangbam Minaketan Singh - founder of Modern Meitei literature
 Hijam Anganghal - Poet and novel writer, best known for composing the 39,000 lined epic poem, the Khamba Thoibi, which is the masterpiece of all his literary works
 Khwairakpam Chaoba - One of the pioneer writers of modern Meitei literature
 Lamabam Kamal - One of the pioneer writers of modern Meitei literature
 Ningombam Bupenda Meitei - Indian writer, essayist and poet in English and Meitei
 Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh - Indian writer, lexicographer and historian of Meitei culture (Manipuri culture)

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