List of people from Jharkhand
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This is a list of some of the notable people either born or brought up in Jharkhand state, India.
Award winners
Padma Bhushan
- Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay - 2010, Social Activist, Gandhian
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 2018, Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
- Kariya Munda - 2019, Indian politician and the former Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha
Padma Shri
- Premlata Agarwal - 2013
- Ashok Bhagat - 2015, social worker and secretary of Vikas Bharti
- Makar Dhwaja Darogha - 2011, Chhau Dancer
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 2009, Indian international cricketer
- Pandit Gopal Prasad Dubey - 2012, Chhau dancer and choreographer
- Balbir Dutt - 2017, journalist
- Girdhari Ram Gonjhu - 2022, Literature
- Chutni Devi - 2021, social worker
- Digamber Hansda - 2018
- Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh - 2020, folk singer
- Bulu Imam - 2019, activist
- Deepika Kumari - 2016, sports, archery
- Vasundhara Komkali - 2006, classical musician
- Mukund Nayak - 2017, folk singer
- Parasu Ram Mishra
- Ram Dayal Munda - 2010, Indian scholar and regional music exponent
- Simon Oraon - 2016, Indian environmentalist and social worker
- Shyama Charan Pati - 2006, Chhau Dancer
- Kedar Nath Sahoo - 2005, classical dancer
- Jamuna Tudu - 2019, environmental activist
Jharkhand Gaurav Samman
- Lal Vijay Shahdeo - 2019, Film Director, Producer & Writer
Academics
- Gerald Durrell - naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter; born in Jamshedpur in 1925
- Girdhari Ram Gonjhu- Literature and Scholar
- Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari - educationist, writer, scholar
- Ram Dayal Munda - former Vice-Chancellor of Ranchi University
- Ram Krishna Singh - teacher of English language skills and Indian writing in English at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad since 1976
Authors
- Miniya Chatterji, author
- Pankaj Dubey - author
- Aditi Gupta, author
- Bulu Imam - environmentalist, writer
- Shiv Khera - author, motivational speaker, activist
- Nikita Singh - author
- Sahani Upendra Pal Singh, writer
- Khagendra Thakur
Business and industry
- Anurag Dikshit - born in Dhanbad, ranked 207 by Forbes among the world's richest people in 2006[1]
- Mahesh Poddar - industrialist
- Ashwin Srivastava - venture capitalist
Cinema and theatre
Actors
- Krishna Bharadwaj (actor) - born in Ranchi
- Bibhu Bhattacharya - born in Jharia
- Meiyang Chang - born in Dhanbad
- Dipankar De - born in Jamshedpur
- Rajesh Jais - born in Ranchi
- Sanjeev Jaiswal - born in Jamshedpur
- Deepak Lohar, Nagpuri film actor
- R. Madhavan - born in Jamshedpur
- Zeishan Quadri - actor and writer, born in Wasseypur
- Bunty Singh, Nagpuri film actor
- Vikram Singh - actor and producer, born in Jamshedpur
- Imran Zahid - born in Bokaro
Actresses
- Pratyusha Banerjee - born in Jamshedpur
- Priyanka Chopra - Miss World 2000, actress, born in Jamshedpur
- Deeba - actress, born in Ranchi
- Rasika Duggal - actress, born in Jamshedpur
- Ishita Dutta - younger sister of Tanushree Dutta, born in Jamshedpur
- Tanushree Dutta - Miss India 2004, actress, born in Jamshedpur
- Auritra Ghosh - actress, born in Jamshedpur
- Komal Jha - actress, born in Ranchi
- Shweta Prasad - actress, born in Jamshedpur
- Amrita Raichand - actress, born in Dhanbad
- Anushka Sen, actress, born in Ranchi
- Meenakshi Seshadri - Miss India 1981, born in Sindri
- Eenu Shree - actress, born in Jamshedpur
- Alisha Singh - actress, dancer and choreographer, born in Ranchi
- Pooja Singh - born in Jamshedpur
- Reecha Sinha - actress, born in Hazaribagh
- Simone Singh - born in Jamshedpur
- Sumann - born in Jamshedpur
- Tania - Punjabi actress, born in Jamshedpur
Cinematographer / Choreographers
- Aseem Mishra - cinematographer, born in Dhanbad
- Alisha Singh - choreographer and actor, born in Ranchi
Directors / Producers
- Imtiaz Ali - director and writer, Jamshedpur
- Amit Bose - director, born in Jamshedpur
- Sriram Dalton - director, born in Daltonganj
- Raj Kumar Gupta - director, born in Hazaribag
- Sanjivan Lal - director and writer, born in Jamshedpur
- Akashaditya Lama - director and scriptwriter based in Bollywood, born in Ranchi
- Prem Prakash Modi - director and writer, Dumka
- Shomu Mukherjee - director, writer and producer, born in Jamshedpur
- Lal Vijay Shahdeo - director, producer and writer based in Mumbai, born in Lohardaga
- Gul Bahar Singh - director, born in Pakur
- Biju Toppo - director and producer, born in Mahuadanr
Music / playback singers / Lyricist / Poet
- Karan Singh Arora - Indian singer, songwriter, rapper, music composer, music director, lyricist and model, Ranchi
- Rajdeep Chatterjee - singer
- Biswajit Roy Chowdhury - Hindustani classical musician and sarod player, Deoghar
- Payal Dev - playback singer
- Ronkini Gupta - playback singer, born in Jamshedpur
- Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh - folk singer, born in Ranchi
- Chetan Joshi - flautist in the Hindustani classical music, Jharia
- Govind Sharan Lohra - nagpuri folk singer
- Monica Mundu - playback singer, also acted in film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
- Nandlal Nayak - music composer
- Shilpa Rao - singer, born in Jamshedpur
- Chandan Tiwari - folk singer, Bokaro
Freedom fighters and revolutionaries
- Baidyanath Singh - leader of Chuar revolt
- Bakhtar Say - freedom fighter, fought against British force in 1812
- Birsa Munda - freedom fighter and folk hero; belonged to the tribal group of Munda people
- Budhu Bhagat - freedom fighter
- Dhananjay Mahato - freedom fighter
- Ganga Narayan Singh - leader of Bhumij revolt
- Jagabandhu Patnaik - freedom fighter
- Jirpa Laya - leader of Bhumij revolt
- Kanhu Murmu - leader of Santal revolt
- Mundal Singh - freedom fighter, fought against British force in 1812
- Nilambar and Pitambar - freedom fighter
- Pandey Ganpat Rai - freedom fighter in 1857 rebellion
- Raghunath Mahato - freedom fighter
- Raghunath Singh - leader of Chuar revolt
- Raja Arjun Singh - freedom fighter in 1857 rebellion
- Ram Narayan Singh - freedom fighter
- Sheikh Bhikhari - freedom fighter in 1857 rebellion
- Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu - leader of Santal revolt
- Telanga Kharia - freedom fighter
- Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo - freedom fighter in 1857 rebellion
- Tikait Umrao Singh - freedom fighter in 1857 rebellion
- Tilka Manjhi - freedom fighter
Journalism
- Anjana Om Kashyap - executive editor of the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak
- Balbir Dutt - founder director and editor in chief of Hindi daily Deshpran.
- Dayamani Barla - journalist in Hindi newspaper Prabhat Khabar
Jurists and Lawyers
- Binod Bihari Mahato - lawyer, politician, political activist
- Lal Pingley Nath Shahdeo - jurist and political activist
- Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo - lawyer, writer, political activist
Medical
- Bharti Kashyap - ophthalmologist
- Subhash Mukhopadhyay - created the world's second and India's first child using in-vitro fertilisation
Gallantry Awards winner
- Albert Ekka - recipient of Param Vir Chakra
- Randhir Prasad Verma - recipient of Ashoka Chakra
- Rakesh Asthana
Poetry
- Anuj Lugun - won the prestigious Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Award in 2011 for the best poem in Hindi[2]
- Dalel Singh, Nagpuri language poet
- Ghasiram Mahli - Nagpuri poet
- Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo - Nagpuri poet
- Raghunath Shah - Nagvanshi king and poet
- Ram Krishna Singh - published seventeen poetry collections in English[3]
Politics
Activist
- Bindeshwari Dubey - veteran trade union leader and politician
- Binod Bihari Mahato - lawyer, politician, political activist
- Jaipal Singh Munda, hockey player and tribal leader
- Kunal Sarangi - politician
- Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo - lawyer, writer, political activist
- Nirmal Mahto - political activist
- Shibu Soren - politician
- Teklal Mahto - politician
Governors of other states
- Bhishma Narain Singh - Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Rameshwar Thakur - Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister
- Arjun Munda - born in Jamshedpur, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
- Babulal Marandi - first Chief Minister of Jharkhand born in Giridih P.S Tisri P.O Chandouri
- Bindeshwari Dubey - Chief Minister of Bihar from 12 March 1985 to 14 February 1988; was involved in a Trade Union Movement in Chotanagpur collieries and industries since 1944; played an important role in the nationalization of collieries in India, specially in Jharkhand; was 6 term MLA from Bermo constituency in Bokaro District and MP from Giridih in Jharkhand
- Binodanand Jha - Chief Minister of Bihar from February 1961 to October 1963
- Bhagwat Jha Azad - Chief Minister of Bihar from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989; born at Kasba village at Mehrama in Godda district
- Hemant Soren - currently Chief Minister of Jharkhand
- Krishna Ballabh Sahay - ex-Chief Minister of Bihar
- Madhu Koda - former chief minister of Jharkhand
- Raghubar Das - former chief minister of Jharkhand
- Shibu Soren - former chief minister of Jharkhand
Cabinet minister
- Basant Narain Singh, Cabinet minister in Bihar
- Dinesh Sarangi - First Health minister Jharkhand
- Jayant Sinha, Aviation minister
- Kariya Munda, former speaker of Loksabha
- Sanatan Sardar - Veteran tribal leader, former Irrigation Minister, Bihar and three-term MLA from Potka
- Satyanand Bhogta, minister of labour
- Subodh Kant Sahay - former cabinet minister, government of India
- Sudesh Kumar Mahto - former deputy chief minister
- Vimla Pradhan, Former tourism minister
- Yadunath Baskey - Minister in Bihar Government
- Yashwant Sinha - former Union Cabinet minister, Government of India
Other
- Ajoy Kumar - former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer; elected as the MP (Member of Parliament) in the 15th Lok Sabha, from the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency; former President of Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee, in Aam Aadmi Party
- Bidyut Baran Mahato - MP from Jamshedpur
- Kartik Oraon, former member of Parliament
- Kamakhya Narain Singh, King of Ramgarh Raj and politican
- Kunal Sarangi, politician
- Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo, last Nagvanshi king and MLA from Ranchi
- Ravindra Kumar Ray, former member of Parliament
- Sambit Patra - Politician and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Shashank Manjari, member of Ramgarh Raj royal family and ex MLA from Dumri
- Vijaya Raje, member of Ramgarh Raj royal family and ex MLA from Chatra
Religion
- Thakur Anukulchandra
- Father Kamil Bulke
- Parshvanatha - twenty-third Tirthankara of Jainism; achieved mokṣa at the age of one hundred atop Shikharji, Giridih district
- Telesphore Toppo
Rulers
- Ani Nath Shahdeo
- Baghdeo Singh
- Bairisal
- Bhim Karn
- Dalel Singh
- Dripnath Shah
- Durjan Sal
- Gajghat Rai
- Kamakhya Narain Singh
- Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo
- Phani Mukut Rai
- Madhu Karn Shah
- Medini Ray
- Mukund Singh
- Pratap Karn
- Raghunath Shah
- Raja Arjun Singh
- Ram Shah
- Shivdas Karn
- Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo
- Tikait Umrao Singh
- Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo
Social service
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - spent the last 18 to 20 years of his life among the Santhals at Karmatar, Jamtara district; the station Karmatar has been renamed as 'Vidyasagar' railway station in his honour
- Jyoti Dhawale
Sports
Archery
- Deepika Kumari - Indian athlete who competes in archery status, currently ranked number 1 in the world.
- Komalika Bari
- Laxmirani Majhi
- Madhumita Kumari - won the Silver Medal Asian Games 2018 in the Women's compound archery team event.
- Mangal Singh Champia - Indian archer, who won multiple medals in several International event, including Asian Games.
- Purnima Mahato - won the Indian national archery championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Boxing
- Anthresh Lalit Lakra - international boxer
- Aruna Mishra - 2004 world champion
- Diwakar Prasad - international boxer
- Birju Shah - international boxer
- Selay Soy - boxer
Cricket
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Kirti Azad
- Monu Kumar
- Pratyush Singh - made his first-class debut for Jharkhand in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 20 October 2016.
- Rahul Tripathi
- Rajesh Chauhan
- Randhir Singh
- Saurabh Tiwary
- Shahbaz Nadeem
- Shubhlakshmi Sharma - Indian female cricket player
- Varun Aaron
- Utkarsh Singh
- Virat Singh
- Kumar Deobrat
- Ishank Jaggi
- Kumar Kushagra
Association football
- Deepak Mondal
- Lal Mohan Hansda - Indian footballer, plays as a forward for Prayag United S.C. in the I-League
- Munmun Lugun - Indian footballer, plays as a defender for Pune in the I-League
- Sanjay Balmuchu - Indian footballer, plays as a midfielder for Churchill Brothers S.C. in the I-League; 2012 graduate of the Tata Football Academy[4]
Hockey
- Bimal Lakra
- Birendra Lakra - born in Simdega
- Jaipal Singh Munda - captained the Indian field hockey team to win gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
- Kanti Baa
- Manohar Topno
- Masira Surin
- Michael Kindo
- Nikki Pradhan
- Pushpa Pradhan
- Sangita Kumari
- Sylvanus Dung Dung - former field hockey player from India
- Sumrai Tete
Lawn bowls
Mountaineering
- Premlata Agarwal - mountain climber; on May 21, 2011 became the oldest Indian woman to summit Mount Everest, at age 45[5]
- Binita Soren - mountain climber; on May 26, 2012 became the first tribal woman to summit Mount Everest, at age 25[6]
Others
- Atul Kochhar - Indian-born, British based chef, restaurateur, and television personality
- Rajeev Topno - Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi; former Director of Prime Minister's office (PMO), New Delhi
- Rameesh Kailasam - governance reform and policy expert from India
- Subodh Kumar Jaiswal - Director of CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation)
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