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*[[Badal Sircar]], dramatist and theatre director.
*[[Badal Sircar]], dramatist and theatre director.
*[[Rabindranath Tagore]], 1st non-European to win a Nobel Prize.
*[[Rabindranath Tagore]], 1st non-European to win a Nobel Prize.
*[[Shobhanasundari Mukhopadhyay]], Shovana Devi Tagore, folklorist
*[[Srijato]]
*[[Srijato]]
*[[Jaydeep Sarangi]], English poet (also writes in Bangla) with nine collections.
*[[Jaydeep Sarangi]], English poet (also writes in Bangla) with nine collections.
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===Artists===
===Artists===
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*[[Gerry Judah]]
*[[Gerry Judah]]
*[[Jamini Roy]]
*[[Jamini Roy]]
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*[[Jogen Chowdhury]]
*[[Jogen Chowdhury]]
*[[Samir Roychoudhury]]
*[[Samir Roychoudhury]]
*[[Sukanta Basu]]
*[[Shanu Lahiri]]<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|title=Shanu Lahiri dead|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130202/jsp/calcutta/story_16510654.jsp#.UUISlTeEnuo|newspaper=The Telegraph (Calcutta)|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref>  
*[[Shanu Lahiri]]<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|title=Shanu Lahiri dead|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130202/jsp/calcutta/story_16510654.jsp#.UUISlTeEnuo|newspaper=The Telegraph (Calcutta)|access-date=15 March 2013}}</ref>  
*[[Ganesh Pyne]]
*[[Ganesh Pyne]]
*[[Devajyoti Ray]]
*[[Devajyoti Ray]]
*[[William Laidlay]]
*[[William Laidlay]]
}}


===Directors===
===Directors===
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*[[Jahor Roy]]
*[[Jahor Roy]]
*[[Kanan Devi]]
*[[Kanan Devi]]
*[[Sagarika Mukherjee]]
*[[Swastika Mukherjee]]
*[[Swastika Mukherjee]]
*[[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Razzak]]
*[[Abdur Razzak (actor)|Razzak]]
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*[[Abbas (actor)|Mirza Abbas Ali]]
*[[Abbas (actor)|Mirza Abbas Ali]]
*[[Suchitra Sen]]
*[[Suchitra Sen]]
*[[Sushmita Sen]]
*[[Moonmoon Sen]]
*[[Moonmoon Sen]]
*[[Riya Sen]]
*[[Riya Sen]]
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=== Contemporary Bollywood musicians ===
=== Contemporary Bollywood musicians ===


*[[Kumar Sanu]] (b. 1957), playback singer.
*[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], playback singer.
*[[Anupam Roy]] (b.1982), [[Singer-Songwriter|singer-songwriter]].
*[[Alka Yagnik]] (b. 1966), playback singer.
*[[Alka Yagnik]] (b. 1966), playback singer.
*[[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], playback singer.
*[[Arijit Singh]] (b. 1987), singer, music producer, recordist and music programmer
*[[Babul Supriyo]] (b. 1970), playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician.
*[[Babul Supriyo]] (b. 1970), playback singer, live performer, television host, actor and politician.
*[[Kumar Sanu]] (b. 1957), playback singer.
*[[Pritam]] (b. 1971)
*[[Pritam]] (b. 1971)
*[[Sagarika]] (b. 1970), playback singer and actress.
*[[Shreya Ghoshal]] (b. 1984), playback singer.
*[[Shreya Ghoshal]] (b. 1984), playback singer.
*[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] (b. 1972), playback singer.
*[[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]] (b. 1972), playback singer and actor.
*[[Arijit Singh]] (b. 1987), singer, music producer, recordist and music programmer
*[[Anupam Roy]] (b.1982), [[Singer-Songwriter|singer-songwriter]].


===Dancers===
===Dancers===
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* [[Sadhana Bose]]
* [[Sadhana Bose]]
* [[Sharmila Biswas]]<ref name=sna>{{cite web |title=Katha Kavya Abhinaya |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html |date=2011 |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |access-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144520/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref>  
* [[Sharmila Biswas]]<ref name=sna>{{cite web |title=Katha Kavya Abhinaya |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html |date=2011 |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |access-date=28 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927144520/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/RabindraPranati2011/sharmila-biswas.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref>  
* [[Shila Mehta]], classical dance artist, choreographer, teacher, and composer
* [[Rani Karnaa]]
* [[Rani Karnaa]]


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*[[Gurbux Singh]], hockey, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medallist (1964, 1968)
*[[Gurbux Singh]], hockey, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medallist (1964, 1968)
*[[Vece Paes]], hockey, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medallist (1980)
*[[Vece Paes]], hockey, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medallist (1980)
*[[Leander Paes|Leander Adrian Paes]], tennis, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medallist (1996)
*[[Leander Paes]], tennis, [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] medallist (1996)
*[[Sourav Ganguly]], cricketer, former [[India national cricket team]]'s captain, sports administrator
*[[Sourav Ganguly]], cricketer, former [[India national cricket team]]'s captain, sports administrator
*[[Chhanda Gayen]], mountaineer, first Bengali woman to summit Mount Everest
*[[Chhanda Gayen]], mountaineer, first Bengali woman to summit Mount Everest
*[[Pankaj Roy]], cricketer
*[[Pankaj Roy]], cricketer
*[[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]], cricketer
*[[Deep Dasgupta]], cricketer
*[[Rohan Gavaskar]], cricketer (son of [[Sunil Gavaskar]])
*[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]], cricketer
*[[Ashok Dinda]], cricketer
*[[Ashok Dinda]], cricketer
*[[Wriddhiman Saha]], cricketer
*[[Wriddhiman Saha]], cricketer
*[[Deep Dasgupta]], cricketer
*[[Mohammed Shami]], cricketer
*[[Chuni Goswami]], footballer
*[[Chuni Goswami]], footballer
*[[Gautam Sarkar]], footballer
*[[Gautam Sarkar]], footballer
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*[[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], footballer
*[[Pradip Kumar Banerjee]], footballer
*[[Krishanu Dey]], footballer
*[[Krishanu Dey]], footballer
*[[Sudeep Chatterjee]], footballer
*[[Sudip Chatterjee (footballer)|Sudip Chatterjee]], footballer
*[[Subrata Pal]], footballer
*[[Subhasish Roy Chowdhury]], footballer
*[[Syed Rahim Nabi]], footballer
*[[Mehtab Hossain]], footballer
*[[Arnab Mondal]], footballer
*[[Pronay Halder]], footballer
*[[Pritam Kotal]], footballer
*[[Narayan Das (footballer)|Narayan Das]], footballer
*[[Subhasish Bose]], footballer
*[[Mihir Sen]], record swimmer
*[[Mihir Sen]], record swimmer
*[[Jyotirmoyee Sikdar]], track and field
*[[Jyotirmoyee Sikdar]], track and field
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*[[Sandipan Chanda]], chess grandmaster
*[[Sandipan Chanda]], chess grandmaster
*[[Deep Sengupta]], chess grandmaster
*[[Deep Sengupta]], chess grandmaster
*[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]], cricketer
*[[Gobar Guha]], wrestler
*[[Gobar Guha]], wrestler
*[[Rohan Gavaskar]], cricketer (son of [[Sunil Gavaskar]])
*[[Manohar Aich]], body builder, Mr. Universe 1952
*[[Manohar Aich]], body builder, Mr. Universe 1952
*[[Dipu Ghosh]], badminton, Arjuna Award
*[[Dipu Ghosh]], badminton, Arjuna Award
*[[Leander Paes]], tennis player
*[[Saurav Ghosal]], squash player  
*[[Saurav Ghosal]], squash player  
*[[Mohammed Shami]], cricketer
*[[Jaidip Mukerjea]], tennis player
*[[Jaidip Mukerjea]], tennis player
*[[John Holman (British Army officer)|John Holman]], cricketer
*[[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]], cricketer
*[[Jagmohan Dalmiya]], sports administrator
*[[Jagmohan Dalmiya]], sports administrator
*[[Pankaj Gupta]], sports administrator
*[[Pankaj Gupta]], sports administrator
*[[John Holman (British Army officer)|John Holman]], cricketer
*[[William Laidlay]], cricketer
*[[William Laidlay]], cricketer


==Nobel laureates==
==Nobel laureates==
Six [[Nobel Prize]] winners have been associated with Kolkata:
Five [[Nobel Prize]] winners have been associated with Kolkata:
*[[Sir Ronald Ross]] (1857—1932) — Medicine, 1902.
*[[Sir Ronald Ross]] (1857—1932) — Medicine, 1902.
*[[Rabindranath Tagore]] (1861—1941) — Literature, 1913; first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.
*[[Rabindranath Tagore]] (1861—1941) — Literature, 1913; first Asian to win the Nobel Prize.
*[[C V Raman]] (1888—1970) — Physics, 1930.
*[[Mother Teresa]] (1910—1997) — Peace, 1979.
*[[Mother Teresa]] (1910—1997) — Peace, 1979.
*[[Amartya Sen]] (b. 1933) — Economics, 1998.
*[[Amartya Sen]] (b. 1933) — Economics, 1998.
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*[[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak|Gayatri Chakravorty Spiv]] (b. 1942), scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic.
*[[Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak|Gayatri Chakravorty Spiv]] (b. 1942), scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic.
*[[Tanmoy Bhattacharya]] (b. 1958), politician.
*[[Tanmoy Bhattacharya]] (b. 1958), politician.
*[[Romita Ray]] (b. 1970), art historian.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:04, 21 May 2022



List of notable people from Kolkata, that is, people born in or associated with the city. Kolkata has been regarded as the cultural capital of India.[1]

Poets and writers

List of notable people

Philosophers and religious teachers

The most famous religious figure of Kolkata is, without a doubt, Mother Teresa. Others are (in order of surname):

Scientists

List in order of surname.

Gallantry Awards winners

Ashoka Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra

Bankers and business people

Freedom fighters

Performing arts

Artists

Directors

Satyajit Ray, who won the Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1992, lived in Kolkata and is considered among the greatest directors of film history.

Other notable filmmakers from Kolkata include:

Cinema actors

Theatre figures

Photographers

Composers

Hindustani classical singers/maestros

Hindustani classical instrumentalists

Other singers

Contemporary Bollywood musicians

Dancers

Prominent dancers of the city include:

Magicians

Kolkata is the magic capital of India and has produced internationally famous magicians and performers, including:

Sports

Nobel laureates

Five Nobel Prize winners have been associated with Kolkata:

Ramon Magsaysay Award winners

The Ramon Magsaysay Award, sometimes called "Asia's Nobel Prize", is given "to perpetuate his example of integrity in government, courageous service to the people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society." Kolkata winners include:

  • Mother Teresa (1910—1997) — Peace and International Understanding, 1962.
  • Satyajit Ray (1921—1992) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1967.
  • Gour Kishore Ghosh (1923—2000) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1981.
  • Mahasweta Devi (1926—2016) — Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts, 1997.

Others

References

  1. ↑ Pattanaik, Debashish; Anita Desai (2003). Calcutta: a cultural and literary history. Signal Books. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-902669-59-5.
  2. ↑ "Shanu Lahiri dead". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "A Tale Of Two Women: In search of their own songs". The Telegraph. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Katha Kavya Abhinaya". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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