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 transwoman 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)
References
Lists of Indian people