List of people from Jamshedpur

This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.

Politicians

Here is a list of politicians from Jamshedpur

• Raghubar Das, ex-Chief Minister of Jharkhand; born in Jamshedpur

• Arjun Munda, politician, former Member of Parliament, and Chief Minister of Jharkhand
• Rameesh Kailasam, Indian governance reform expert, born in Jamshedpur
• Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader; worked with Tata Steel; lived in Jamshedpur for two years

Businessmen

• Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group

Scholars and scientist

Here is a list of social workers from Jamshedpur.

• Arshadul Qaudri, Muslim leader, social worker and writer
• Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter
• Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
• Nitin Roy, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Public Health, California State University, Sacramento

Sportspersons

• Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad.
• Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics
• Gourav Mukhi, footballer

Artists and Authors

• Jahar Dasgupta, artist, painter, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

• Tuhin Sinha, Notable author

• Ansuman Bhagat, Notable author.

Actors

List of actors and entertainers from Jamshedpur

• Imtiaz Ali, director; works include Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, and Love Aaj Kal; writer of Indian cinema; born in Jamshedpur

• Rasika Dugal, actor
• Adarsh Gourav, actor
• Pratyusha Banerjee, Indian television actress
• Priyanka Chopra, Miss India World 2000; Miss World 2000 and Bollywood actress; born in Jamshedpur
• Astad Deboo, Padma Shree awardee; Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer and exponent of modern dance in India
• Ishita Dutta, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
• Tanushree Dutta, Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur
• Sanjeev Jaiswal, Bollywood Actor.
• Neeraj Kabi, Film and Theatre Actor.
• Sanjivan Lal, film director
• R. Madhavan, Indian Tamil cine star; born and brought up in Jamshedpur
• Shweta Prasad, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
• Shilpa Rao, playback singer for Hindi films such as Aamir, Bachna Ae Haseeno, and Dev D
• Simone Singh, Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur