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List of people from Jamshedpur
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This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.
Politicians
[edit]- Raghubar Das, ex-Chief Minister of Jharkhand; born in Jamshedpur
- Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader; worked with Tata Steel; lived in Jamshedpur for two years
- Arjun Munda, politician, former Member of Parliament, and Chief Minister of Jharkhand
- Thakur Ji Pathak, Activist, politician
Business leaders
[edit]- Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group
- Rameesh Kailasam, CEO, Indiatech.org and governance reform expert, born in Jamshedpur
Scholars and scientists
[edit]- Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter
- Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
- Arshadul Qaudri, Muslim leader, social worker and writer
Activists
[edit]Sportspersons
[edit]- Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad.
- Anthresh Lalit Lakra, boxer
- Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics[1]
- Aruna Mishra, boxer
- Gourav Mukhi, footballer
- Diwakar Prasad, boxer
- Birju Shah, boxer
- Selay Soy, boxer
- Saurabh Tiwary, Cricketer
Artists and authors
[edit]- Jahar Dasgupta, artist, painter, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Actors and actresses
[edit]- Imtiaz Ali, director; works include Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, and Love Aaj Kal; writer of Indian cinema; born in Jamshedpur[2]
- Pratyusha Banerjee, Indian television actress
- Amit Bose, filmmaker, director, editor
- 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
- Rasika Dugal, actor
- Ishita Dutta, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
- Tanushree Dutta, Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur[3]
- Auritra Ghosh
- Adarsh Gourav, actor
- Sanjeev Jaiswal, Bollywood Actor.
- Neeraj Kabi, Film and Theatre Actor.
- Sanjivan Lal, film director
- R. Madhavan, Indian Bollywood and Tamil cine star; born and brought up in Jamshedpur[3]
- Shomu Mukherjee, director, writer, producer
- Shweta Basu 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
- Vikram Singh, actor
- Pooja Singh, television actress
References
[edit]- ^ "Calcutta : Jharkhand". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). 28 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. 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.
- ^ a b c "Notable Personalities of Jamshedpur". Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Exclusive biography of #ShilpaRao and on her life".
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