List of Maratha people
The following is a list of people of Maratha affiliation.
Early history
- Shahajiraje Bhosale, (1594–1664) Father and guru of Shivaji
- Jijabai (1598–1674), mother and guru of Shivaji
- Shivaji (1630–1680), founder of the Maratha Empire (Hindvi Swarajya)
- Sambhaji, (1657–1689) son of Shivaji; second Emperor of Maratha Empire
- Rajaram, (1670–1700) second son of Shivaji; Third Emperor of Maratha Empire
- Shivaji II,son of Rajaram and Tarabai; However Queen Tarabai controlled & administered empire for Shivaji II, because of his young age (about 10 years)
- Shahu, (1682–1749) son of Sambhaji; Fifth Emperor of Maratha Empire
- Prataprao Gujar, commander in chief, also known as Sarnobat,
- Hambirao Mohite, commander in chief, also known as Sarnobat, who took the side of Sambhaji even though he was brother of Soyarabai and fought against Mughals
- Santaji Ghorpade, one of the most trusted men of Sambhaji Maharaj
- Dhanaji Jadhav, commander in chief who led the fight against the Mughal Empire.
- Kanhoji Angre, Maratha Navy chief who was on the side of Maharani Tarabai and was later convinced by Balaji Vishwanath Bhat to come over Shahu's side
- Ranoji Scindia, founder of princely Gwalior State of Scindias
- Madhavrao I Scindia (Mahadji Shinde), ruler from Gwalior who led the Marathas in Pune in the first Anglo-Maratha war
Military
- Naik Yashavantrao Ghadge, recipient of Victoria Cross
- Namdev Jadhav, recipient of Victoria Cross
- Rama Raghoba Rane, recipient of Param Veer Chakra
Police
- Ashok Kamte, killed in the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, recipient of Ashoka Chakra
Modern political figures
- Yashwantrao Chavan, former Deputy Prime Minister of India and first Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Sharad Pawar, former Defence Minister of India and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra for 3 times also now Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, India
- Vilasrao Deshmukh, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra for 2 times also now Minister of Industries ,India
- Pratapsingh Raoji Rane, Six times Chief Minister of Goa ( ruled the state for approximately 17 years ) , currently serving as the speaker of the state assembly
- Shankarrao Chavan, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Babasaheb Bhosale, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Vasantdada Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Narayan Rane, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ashok Chavan, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Prithviraj Chavan, present Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Ajit Pawar, present Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Late Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia, one of the leading Bharatiya Janata Party leader of her time
- Late Madhavrao Scindia, former Minister of Railways, India
- Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia,present Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- PGR Sindhia, former Cabinet Minister of Karanataka and Major political figure in the state
- Meredith Holt, attorney
Writers
Actors
- Rajinikanth (Shivaji Rao Gaekwad), film actor and producer
- Smita Patil, leading Bollywood actress (1970 and 1980s)
- Kamlakar Torne, leading Kamlakar Torne Marathi film produce, director.
- Laxmikant Berde (Laxmikant Berde), Marathi film lead actor
- Ritesh Deshmukh, Bollywood actor
- Bharat Jadhav, Bollywood actor
- Makarand Anaspure, Bollywood actor
- Siddarth Jadhav, Bollywood actor,
- Ankush Choudhary, Bollywood actor
- Vijayendra Ghatge, Bollywood actor
- Sagarika Ghatge, Bollywood actress
Athletes
- Sandeep Patil, Indian Cricketer
- Anshuman Gaikwad, Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach
- Ramesh Powar, present Indian Cricketer
- Khashaba Jadhav, India's first individual Olympic medalist, winning the bronze in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Games
- Tejaswini Sawant, 2010 World Champion in the 50m Rifle Prone event[which?] in Munich, Germany
- Nitin Ghule, Gold medalist in the Guangzhou Asian Games, 2010
- Ramchandra Parab, a footballer who played for India in the 1948 Olympics in England