List of people from Jamshedpur
This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.
Politicians[edit]
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[edit]
- Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group
Scholars and scientist[edit]
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[edit]
- Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad.
- Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics[1]
- Gourav Mukhi, footballer
Artists and Authors[edit]
- Jahar Dasgupta, artist, painter, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- Tuhin Sinha, Notable author
- Ansuman Bhagat, Notable author.
Actors[edit]
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[2]
- 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[3]
- 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[3]
- 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[3]
- Shweta Prasad, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
- Shilpa Rao, playback singer for Hindi films such as Aamir, Bachna Ae Haseeno, and Dev D[4]
- Simone Singh, Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur
References[edit]
- ↑ "Calcutta : Jharkhand". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). 28 December 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "I was an underachiever who lied to look better: Imtiaz Ali". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.explorejamshedpur.com/notable-personalities-of-jamshedpur
- ↑ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/shilpa-rao/biography.html