List of people from Gujarat

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This is a list of notable people whose ancestry has been traced to Gujarat, India.

Name  | Occupation  | Known As

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Jalaram Bapa | Hindu Saint  | Jogi Jalaram, Jalaram Bapa
Mahatma Gandhi | Politician, writer, philosopher, lawyer | Independence activist and Father of the Nation of India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | Politician, lawyer | Indian Freedom Fighter, First Home Minister Of India, Loh Purush (Iron man of India)
Indulal Kanaiyalal Yagnik | Politician, writer, editor | Independence activist and founder of Gujarat state
Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Lawyer, politician | Father of the Nation of Pakistan, first Governor-General of Pakistanfounder of Pakistan
Jaydeep Dabgar | Actor, Musical Artist, Modasa ,Gujarat |
Azim Premji | Industrialist | Chairman of Wipro
Amit Shah | politician | Home minister of India
Sujan R. Chinoy | Ambassador/diplomat |
Praful Bhavsar | Scientist | Director, Space Applications Center, ISRO
Raj Bhavsar | Gymnast | Olympics Bronze Medalist
C. Kumar N. Patel | Electrical engineering | IEEE Medal of Honor
Narendra Modi | Politician | Prime Minister of India & Former Chief Minister of Gujarat
Dhirubhai Ambani | Business | Reliance Industries
Mukesh Ambani | Business | Reliance Industries Ltd.
Anil Ambani | Business | Reliance Industries (ADAG Group)
Uday Kotak | Business | Kotak Mahindra Bank
Dilip Shanghvi | Business | Sun Pharmaceutical
Faruk G Patel  | Business  | KPI Green Energy, KP Energy
Pranav Mistry | Scientist | inventor and computer scientist
P. N. Bhagwati | Justice | chief justice of India
Gulzarilal Nanda | Politician | Bharat Ratna for his contribution in the field of public affairs
Mansukh Mandaviya | Politician | Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai | Politics | Bharat Ratna for his contribution in public affairs
Hanif Mohammad | Cricketer | Born in Junagadh, First Triple Century by a Pakistani, First Pakistani First Class Cricketer to make a quadruple century
Homai Vyarawalla | Photojournalist | Padma Vibhushan
Dashrath Patel | Designer | established National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Padma Bhushan
Mallika Sarabhai | Dancer, activist | Padma Bhushan
Umashankar Joshi | Literature or philosophy |
Gulabdas Broker | Literature or philosophy | Padma Shri
Zaverchand Meghani | Literature or philosophy | Known as "Rashtraiya Shayar", title given by Gandhiji
Thakkar Bapa | Misc-Social Worker | famous for his works for the upliftment of tribes
Abbas Tyabji | Politics |
Ahmed Patel | Politics |
Chimanbhai Patel | Politics |
H. M. Patel | Politics |
K. M. Munshi | Politics | Lawyer
Karan Bilimoria | Politics |
Kasturba Gandhi | Politics |
Mahadev Desai | Politics |
Meghnad Desai | Politics |
Morarji Desai | Politics | Indian Prime Minister who got highest civilization award (Bharat Ratna, Nishan-e-Pakistan from India and Pakistan respectively)
Savjibhai Korat | Politics |
Shyamji Krishna Varma | Politics |
Suresh Mehta | Politics |
Vithalbhai Patel | Politics |
Gitaben Rathva | Politics |
Mohansinh Chhotubhai Rathava | Politics |
Nautamlal Bhagavanji Mehta | Business, Activism | Gujarati businessman
Shrimad Rajchandra | Religion | revered Jain poet, philosopher and the spiritual guru of Mahatma Gandhi
Zain Bhikha | Religion |
Ahmed Deedat | Religion |
Dayananda Saraswati | Social reformer | founder of Arya Samaj
Morari Bapu | Religion |
Shastriji Maharaj | Religion | spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
Yogiji Maharaj | Religion | 4th spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
Pramukh Swami Maharaj | Religion | 5th spiritual leader of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
Ankita Raina | Sports | tennis, India No.1 singles player
Ajay Jadeja | Sports | cricketer, all-rounder
Irfan Pathan | Sports | cricketer, all-rounder
Munaf Patel | Sports | cricketer, bowler
Nari Contractor | Sports | cricketer, bowler
Nayan Mongia | Sports | cricketer, wicket keeper
Parthiv Patel | Sports | cricketer, wicket keeper
Ravindra Jadeja | Sports | cricketer, bowler, all-rounder
Vinoo Mankad | Sports | cricketer, All-rounder
Yusuf Pathan | Sports | cricketer, All-rounder
Cheteshwar Pujara | Sports | Cricketer, Batsman
Jaydev Unadkat | Sports | Cricketer, bowler
Hardik Pandya | Sports | Cricketer, All rounder
Krunal Pandya | Sports | Cricketer, All rounder
Jasprit Bumrah | Sports | Cricketer, bowler
Axar Patel | Sports | Cricketer, bowler
Rajesh Chauhan | Sports | Cricketer, Bowler
Cowasji Shavaksha Dinshaw (Adenwalla) | Entrepreneur | Founder of the modern port of Aden
Byram Dinshawji Avari | Hotelier | Founder and chairman of the Avari Group of companies
Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy | Philanthropist | Builder of Mahim Causeway, connects two islands of Bombay and Salsette (north Bombay)
Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Sir | Philanthropist | Founder of B.J. Medical College, Pune
Jamsetji Jeejeebhoy, Sir | Philanthropist | Opened sea trade with China; J J Hospital
Cowasjee Jehangir, Sir | Civil engineer | Master constructor of Bombay
Fardunjee Marzban | Business | Founded the first vernacular newspaper on the Indian subcontinent Bombay Samachar
Hormusjee Naorojee Mody, Sir | Business | financier and industrialist in Hong Kong
Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Sir | Business | founded the first textile factories in India
Cyrus Poonawalla | Industrialist, pharmacologist | co-founder of the Serum Institute of India
Cowasji Jehangir Readymoney Sir | 1st Baronet, philanthropist | including various academic buildings of the Bombay University.
Jehangir Hormusjee Ruttonjee | Industrialist | Founded Hong Kong's first brewery; established the first anti-tuberculosis sanatorium in the far-east
Nowroji Saklatwala | Industrialist | Chairman of Tata group
Ratan Tata | Industrialist | Chairman of Tata group (1991–2012)
Homi Nusserwanji Sethna Padma Vibhushan awardee | Chemical engineer | guided the development of India's first nuclear explosive device.
Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff | Economist | delegate at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference; co-author of the Bombay Plan; founder-director of the Investment Corporation of India; first Indian chairman of the Bank of India
Dorabji Tata, Sir | Industrialist and philanthropist | Sir Dorab Tata Trust
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata | Industrialist | Founder of the Tata group of companies, titled a "One-Man Planning Commission" by Jawaharlal Nehru Known as the Father of Modern Indian Industries
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy (J. R. D.) Tata | Industrialist | Founder of India's first commercial airline: Air India
Lovji Nusserwanjee Wadia | Shipwright and naval architect | Builder of the first dry-dock in Asia
Ness Wadia | Business | Joint-Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing
Mahipatsinh Chavda | Academic | Vice chancellor, psychologist.
Mahzarin Banaji | Professor of Psychology | Harvard University
Jamshed Bharucha | President, Cooper Union | Formerly, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at Dartmouth College (first Indian American to serve as the dean of a school at an Ivy League institution).
Homi K. Bhabha | Cultural-studies theorist; professor | Harvard University.
Rusi Taleyarkhan | Professor of Nuclear Engineering | Purdue University.
Ardeshir TaraporeLieutenant Colonel | Military | Indian Army, winner of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for gallantry
Aspy Engineer | Military | Former Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force
Fali Homi Major | Military | Former Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Sam Manekshaw | Military | Former Indian Army chief and the Second Indian Field Marshal
Jal Cursetji | Military | Former Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy
Adi M. Sethna | Military | Former Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Indian Army
FN Billimoria | Military | Lieutenant General, father of Karan Bilimoria, Lord Bilimoria
Behram "Busybee" Contractor | Journalist and columnist |
Nariman "Nari" Contractor | Cricketer | Coach at the CCI Academy.
Ardeshir Cowasjee | Investigative journalist and newspaper columnist |
Nauheed Cyrusi | Arts and entertainment | Model, film actress, television presenter
Bejan Daruwalla | Astrology |
Maneckji Nusserwanji Dhalla | High priest and religious scholar | Zoroastrisms
Diana Eduljee | Cricketer | First captain of the Indian women's Cricket team – from 1978 till 1993
Farokh Engineer | Cricketer |
Zerbanoo Gifford | Human rights campaigner |
Aban Marker Kabraji | Pakistani ecologist | Asian regional director of IUCN
Rustom Khurshedji Karanjia | Journalist and editor | Founder of India's first tabloid, Blitz.
Jivanji Jamshedji Modi Sir | Religion | Zoroastrian scholar, Ph.D. from Heidelberg, Germany, recognition and awards, for scholarship, from Sweden, France, and Hungary.
Cyrus Poncha | Sports | Asian Squash Federation Junior Coach of the Year 2003–4.
Pahlan Ratanji "Polly" Umrigar | Sports | Cricketer.
Minocher Bhandara | Politician | Pakistani parliamentarian and owner of Muree Brewery.
Mancherjee Bhownagree | Politician | Second Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Conservative).
Jamsheed Marker | Politician | Pakistani diplomat, ambassador to more countries than any other person; recipient of Hilal-i Imtiaz.
Minoo Masani | Politician | Author, parliamentarian and a member of the Constituent Assembly.
Frene Ginwala | Politician | Member of the ANC and aided Nelson Mandela in abolishing apartheid in South Africa. Later served for 7 years as Speaker Of the House of Parliament in South Africa
Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta | Politician | Former Mayor of Karachi for 12 consecutive years.
Justice Dorab Patel | Justice | Former Chief Justice of Sindh High Court, former Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and human rights campaigner.
Cowasji Jehangir (Readymoney) | Justice | J.P.; introduced income tax in India; first baronet of Bombay.
Rustam S. Sidhwa | Justice | Judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as one of the original eleven judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
Shapurji Saklatvala | Socialist workers | Welfare activist, third Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Communist, Labour).
Ajay Bhatt | Computer architect | Inventor of USB
B. P. Wadia | Indian theosophist and labour activist | Pioneered the creation of workers unions in India.
Bhikaiji Cama | Politician | Political activist, co-creator of the Indian nationalist flag.
Feroze Gandhi | Politician | Journalist and politician; Indian MP under Jawaharlal Nehru; father of Rajiv Gandhi and grandfather of Rahul Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi | Politician | Prime minister of India and father of Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi | Politician | Indian politician, Member of Parliament
Pherozeshah Mehta, Sir | Politician | Political activist, co-founder and first President of the Indian National Congress, founder of the Bombay Municipal Corporation.
Kalubhai Maliwad | Politician  | Member of 2002 Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Dadabhai Naoroji | Economist, political activist | First Asian to be elected to the House of Commons (Liberal), first to publicly demand independence from Great Britain.
Khurshed Framji Nariman | Politician | Social activist, Mayor of Bombay; Member of the Indian National Congress.
Sam Piroj Bharucha | Justice | Chief Justice of India
S. H. Kapadia | Justice | Chief Justice of India
Fali Sam Nariman | Justice | Jurist, recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan
Nanabhoy ("Nani") Palkhivala | Justice | Prominent jurist and economist
Soli Jehangir Sorabjee | Justice | Former Attorney-General of India
Rattanbai Petit | Justice | Second wife of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Dossabhoy Muncherji Raja | Justice | First Indian to be appointed appraiser of precious stones to British Indian customs. Awarded the title of Khan Sahib.
Bukhtyar Rustomji | Justice | Mumbai-born Lancaster doctor executed for murdering his wife and a maid
Jehangir Sabavala | Arts and entertainment | painter
Keshubhai Patel | Politician | Former Chief Minister of Gujarat
A. D. Patel | Politician | Fiji politician
Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford | Politician | British politician
S. B. Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Vithalbhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Praful Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Priti Patel | Politician | British politician, Member of Parliament since 2010
R. D. Patel | Politician | Indo-Fijian lawyer
Eboo Patel | Politician | American political consultant
Haribhai M. Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Dinsha Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Dahyabhai Patel | Politician | Indian freedom fighter, politician
Vinod Patel | Politician | Fiji-Indian politician
Sone Lal Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Navin Patel | Politician | Fiji-Indian politician
Somchandbhai Solanki | Politician | Indian politician
Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Pasha Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Babubhai J. Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Kanjibhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Vinubhai Patel | Politician | Fiji-Indian politician
Dipak Patel | Politician | Zambian politician
Harilal Madhavjibhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Kishanbhai Vestabhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Patel Dahyabhai Vallabhbhai | Politician | Indian politician
Babubhai Jashbhai Patel | Politician | Chief Minister, Gujarat
R. K. Singh Patel | Agriculturist and politician |
Parthiv Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Mitesh Patel | Sports | Indian hockey player
Samit Patel | Sports | English cricketer
Jayant Patel | Sports | Indian doctor
Min Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Brijesh Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Jasu Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Jyotsna Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Malhar Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer
Nandikishore Patel | Sports | Ugandan cricketer
Jitendra Patel | Sports | Canadian cricketer
Mohan Patel | Sports | New Zealand hockey player
Dinesh Patel | Sports | American baseball player
Rakep Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer
Brijal Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer
Kalpesh Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer
Ashish Patel | Sports | Canadian cricketer
Ashok Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Niraj Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Rakesh Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Dipak Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Kalpesh Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
R. D. Patel | Sports | Tanzanian cricketer
C. D. Patel | Sports | Tanzanian cricketer
Ashok Sitaram Patel | Sports | Kenyan cricketer
Ramesh Patel | Sports | New Zealand hockey player
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel | Sports | Tanzanian obstetrician
I. G. Patel | Economist | Indian economist
Chimanbhai Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Manibehn Patel | Politician | Indian freedom fighter
Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel | Politician | Indian freedom fighter, activist
Amit Patel | Doctor | American surgeon
Vimla L. Patel | Doctor | Canadian psychologist
Ramanbhai Patel | Doctor | Indian chemist
Nisha Patel | Police | British police officer
Akhil Patel | Sports | English cricketer
Chai Patel | Doctor | British doctor and businessman
Hemish Shah | Business | British stock broker
Nand Kumar Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Rita Patel | Sports | Indian cricketer
Sameer Patel | Sports | English cricketer
Karsanbhai Patel | Business | Indian industrialist
A. K. Patel | Politician | Indian politician
V. G. Patel | Economist | Indian author, economist
Harilal Manilal Patel | Judiciary | Fiji-Indian lawyer
Patel Sudhakar Reddy | Politician | Indian revolutionary
Surendra Motilal Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Jivabhai Ambalal Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Apoorva D. Patel | Doctor | Indian physicist
Prahlad Singh Patel | Politician | Indian politician
Shiv Kumar Patel | Judiciary | Indian outlaw
Framjee Nasarwanjee Patel | Business | Indian merchant, philanthropist
Chandrakant T. Patel | Science |
Sheela Patel | Politician | Indian activist
Sam Pitroda | Telecommunications engineering | Padma Bhusan
Ratilal Chandaria | Businessman and philanthropist | Gujarati Lexicon founder
Juned Patel | Indian politician | Indian National Congress
Ranchhodlal Chhotalal | Business |
Ramesh Oza | Hindu preacher | Bhagwad Kathakar
Morari Bapu | Hindu preacher | Ram Charit Manas Kathakar
Hardik Patel | Politician | Social and political leader
Anandiben Patel | politician  | Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and former CM of Gujarat
Hariprakashdasji Swami  | Hindu preacher  | Swaminarayan Saint and Kathakar [1]
Savjibhai Dholakia  | Business  | Hari Krishna Exports [2]

## Arts and entertainment

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Name  | Notes

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Alia Bhatt | Movie actress
Abhijat Joshi | Movie script writer
Jaydeep Dabgar | Actor
Aishwarya Majmudar | Singer
Aditya Pancholi | Actor
Alka Yagnik | Singer
Ajit Merchant | Music composer
Alpesh Patel | American film director
Ami Trivedi | Theatre and TV actor
Amit Trivedi | Music composer
Anandji Virji Shah | Music composer
Anand Pandit | Movie Producer
Anshul Trivedi | Bollywood actor
Anuradha Patel | Indian actress
Ardeshir Irani | Filmmaker
Aruna Irani | Bollywood actress
Asha Parekh | Bollywood actress
Ashmit Patel | Bollywood actor
Ayesha Takia | Bollywood actress
Babubhai Mistry | Special Effect -Bollywood film -Trick Scene Master
Bapsi Sidhwa | Author and screenwriter; vocal proponent of women's rights
Behramji Malabari | Poet, publicist, author, and social reformer
Ben Kingsley | Movie actor
Boman Irani | Bollywood actor
Bhikhudan Gadhvi | Gujarati folk singer, Sahityakar
Bhoomi Trivedi | Singer
Cyrus Broacha | MTV India VJ and stand-up comedian
Darshan Jariwala | Movie actor
Darshan Raval | Singer
Deena M. Mistri | Author and educationalist; recipient of Pakistan's "Pride of Performance" medal
Dev Patel | Movie actor
Devang Patel | Indian singer
Dhvani Desai | Animation filmmaker
Dina Pathak | Bollywood actress
Disha Vakani | Television actress, best known for her role in the TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.[1]
Dilip Joshi | Television actor, best known for his role in popular TV show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Erick Avari | Hollywood actor
Fagun Thakrar | Movie director, actress
Falguni Pathak | Singer; also referred to as Garba Queen
Vipul K Rawal | Scriptwriter of the movie Iqbal (film)
Farah Khan | Bollywood choreographer, actress and director
Farrukh Dhondy | Novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, journalist
Firdaus Kanga | Author, actor and screenwriter
Gayatri Patel | Actress
Ghanashyam Nayak | Singer and Actor
Gieve Patel | Poet
Godrej Sidhwa | Theologian, historian and high priest
Harish Patel | Actor
Hemant Chauhan | Singer
Himesh Patel | British actor
Himesh Reshammiya | Music composer, singer, actor, producer
Homai Vyarawalla | First woman photojournalist of India[2]
Homi Adajania | Film director and writer
Indra Kumar | Movie director
Ishu Patel | Animated film director
Ismail Darbar | Music composer
Ismail Merchant | Movie producer
Jayant Parikh | Painter, printmaker, muralist
Jashwant Gangani | Film Director, Government Award Winner[3]
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji | Composer, music critic, pianist, and writer
Kaizad Gustad | Film director
Kalpen Modi | American actor
Kalyanji Virji Shah | Music composer
Karan Patel | Actor
Kavi Kant | Poet
Keki Daruwalla | Poet and writer
Ketan Mehta | Movie director
Ketan Mehta | Movie director
Kiran Shah | Actor and stunt player
Kunal Ganjawala | Singer
Mahesh Bhatt | Movie director
Mahesh Kanodia | Singer
Mahesh Kanodia | Music director
Malhar Thakar | Film actor
Mallika Sarabhai | Dancer
Manhar Udhas | Singer
Manmohan Desai | Movie director
Mauli Dave | Indian singer, actor, dancer, and television host
Mehli Mehta | Musician, founder of the Bombay Philharmonic and Bombay String Orchestras.
Mehr Jesia | Model
Mukesh Bhatt | Movie producer
Nanabhai Bhatt | Bollywood director
Nandan Mehta | Musician, founder of 'Saptak'. Shri Nandan Mehta was an outstanding tabla exponent of the Banaras Baaj. Apart from being a noted performer and a guru, he was respected as an institution builder who helped promote our rich musical heritage.
Naresh Kanodia | Film actor
Narsinh Mehta | Poet-saint
Natvar Bhavsar | American painter[4]
Navnit Bham | Film director, producer
Neil Patel | American scenic designer
Neeraj Vora | Film director, writer, actor and composer
Nikki Patel | British actress
Nina Wadia | British comedian and television actress, currently and most notably from EastEnders
Niyati Fatnani | Television actress and dancer
Pan Nalin (Nalin Kumar Pandya) | International filmmaker, director
Pannalal Patel | Writer
Paresh Rawal | Bollywood actor
Parveen Babi | Bollywood actress and model
Persis Khambatta | Actress and model, Miss India in 1965
Pooja Bhatt | Bollywood actress
Pooja Shah | British actress
Prachi Desai | Television and Bollywood actress
Pratik Gandhi | Actor, Theatre Artist
Priya Saraiya | Bollywood lyricist
Rajendra Keshavlal Shah | Poet
Ranjit Barot | Music composer
Ratna Pathak | Bollywood actress
Ravi Patel | American actor
Rihaan Patel | Film director
Rohinton Mistry | Novelist, short story author, screenplay writer
Robin Bhatt | Bollywood writer, Screenplay, Producer, Dialogues
Sachin–Jigar | Bollywood music composer
Sajid Nadiadwala | Movie producer
Salim–Sulaiman | Music composer, singer
Sam Dastor | Television actor and director
Sanjay Gadhvi | Movie director
Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Movie director
Shapur Kharegat | Journalist, editor and director of The Economist (Asia)
Shefali Shah | Movie actress
Shekhar Ravjiani | Music composer, singer
Shiamak Davar | Bollywood choreographer
Shivam Pathak | Singer
Shravan Rathod | Music composer
Siddharth Randeria | Theater and film actor
Sohrab Modi | Theater and film actor, director and producer
Sooni Taraporevala | Screenwriter, author and photographer
Supriya Pathak | Bollywood and television actress
Salil Desai | Novelist
Tiku Talsania | Actor Hindi Gujarati film
Tanmay Shah | Director, producer, writer, editor, cinematographer[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Tinu Suresh Desai | Director film Rustom,Mission Raniganj[13][14]
Tanvi Vyas | Model
Tulip Joshi | Bollywood actress
Urvashi Dholakia | Television and Bollywood actress
Vasant Rai | Sitar player
Vatsal Sheth | Bollywood actor
Vikram Bhatt | Bollywood writer, producer
Vipul Shah | Movie director
Viraf Patel | Model
Yatin Patel | Photographer
Zarin Mehta | Musician, executive director of the New York Philharmonic since 2000
Jhinabhai Desai | Poet and author better known by his pen name Snehrashmi, educator, political leader and Indian independence activist
Zubin Mehta | Musician, musical director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Maggio Musicale
Zubin Varla | Stage actor
Sanjeev Kumar | Bollywood actor, (real name Harihar Jariwala)
Namitha | Model, Tollywood actor, Miss India 4th
Naomi Scott | English singer and actress
Manish Dayal | American actor

## Gujarat's British royalty connection

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In June 2013, Gujarat came to the media fore when it was discovered that the British monarchy have Indian mitochondrial DNA traced through Princess Diana which has been maternally inherited by both her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry. The connection traces back eight generations, to Eliza Kewark, who was housekeeper to Prince William's ancestor Theodore Forbes, born in 1788, a Scottish merchant from a landowning family who had travelled to India to work for the East India Company in Surat, a port north of Bombay. The DNA was passed down through Eliza's daughters and granddaughters to Princess Diana.[15] Eliza is variously described in contemporary documents as "a dark-skinned native woman", "an Armenian woman from Bombay", and "Mrs. Forbesian".[16] Genealogist William Addams Reitwiesner assumed she was Armenian.[17] In June 2013, BritainsDNA announced that genealogical DNA tests on two of William's distant cousins in the same direct maternal line confirm that Eliza Kewark was of Indian descent, via her direct maternal line.[18][19][20][21]

## See also

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* List of Gujarati poets
* Lists of Indians by state
* List of Parsis

## References

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2. ^ "Homai gets Padma Vibhushan". The Times of India. Jan 25, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
3. ^ "Surat filmmaker bags Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award". The Indian Express. 1 May 2011.
4. ^ "Monumental Love". The Times of India. Oct 8, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
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6. ^ Bihola, Jyoti (18 November 2016). "City boy tastes success with 'A Pinch of Salt'". Daily News and Analysis. Ahmedabad. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017.
7. ^ "THANK GOD FOR FRIDAYS!". Ahmedabad Mirror. Ahmedabad. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017.
8. ^ Patwardhan, Aditi (8 March 2017). "Last Year, Tanmay Shah Took up a Challenge to Make 52 Films in a Year & He's all set to do it again!". The Better India. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
9. ^ Kadakia, Aashima (13 November 2014). "TECHIE TO FILMMAKER". Ahmedabad Mirror. Ahmedabad. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017.
10. ^ Chauhan, Ashish (2 August 2016). "Amdavadi filmmaker releases film on every Friday". The Times of India. Ahmedabad. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
11. ^ "After 52 zero-budget films, Shah set to foray into Bollywood". The Indian Express. Ahmedabad. 9 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017.
12. ^ Raghu, Sunil (8 October 2017). "Techie makes one film every week". Deccan Herald. Bengaluru. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017.
13. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (21 September 2023). "Mission Raniganj director Tinu Desai on digging a 40-foot hole for Akshay Kumar starrer: "Our goal was to maintain authenticity and reliability" 40 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama".
14. ^ "'Rustom' director Tinu Suresh Desai says film not based on Nanavati case". The Times of India. 28 January 2017.
15. ^ Buncombe, Andrew (14 June 2013). "Hunt is on in Gujarat for a distant cousin who shares Prince William's Indian blood". The Independent.
16. ^ Williamson, D (1981) "The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer". Genealogist's Magazine 20(6):192–199; 20(8):281–282
17. ^ Reitwiesner, William Addams (2006). "The Ethnic ancestry of Prince William". wargs.com. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
18. ^ Sinha, Kounteya (16 June 2013). "Hunt on for Prince William's distant cousins in Surat". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
19. ^ "A Royal Revelation". BritainsDNA. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
20. ^ Brown, David (14 June 2013). "Revealed: the Indian ancestry of William". The Times. p. 1.
21. ^ Hern, Alex (14 June 2013). "Are there ethical lapses in the Times' story on William's 'Indian ancestry'?". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 August 2013. "Although Eliza Kewark was indeed thought of as Armenian, it's not particularly surprising that she would have had Indian ancestors; the Armenian diaspora had been in India for centuries at the time of her birth, and even the most insular communities tend to experience genetic mixing over in that timescale."

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Regions of Gujarat|

* Kutch
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* North Gujarat
* Central Gujarat
* South Gujarat

Districts|

* Ahmedabad
* Amreli
* Anand
* Aravalli
* Banaskantha
* Bharuch
* Bhavnagar
* Botad
* Chhota Udaipur
* Dahod
* Dang
* Devbhumi Dwarka
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* Kheda
* Mahisagar
* Mehsana
* Morbi
* Narmada
* Navsari
* Panchmahal
* Patan
* Porbandar
* Rajkot
* Sabarkantha
* Surat
* Surendranagar
* Tapi
* Vadodara
* Valsad
* Vav-Tharad

Major cities|

* Ahmedabad
* Amreli
* Anand
* Ankleshwar
* Bharuch
* Bhavnagar
* Botad
* Bhuj
* Dwarka
* Gandhidham
* Gandhinagar
* Godhra
* Jamnagar
* Junagadh
* Kheda
* Mehsana
* Morbi
* Nadiad
* Navsari
* Modasa
* Patan
* Porbandar
* Rajkot
* Surat
* Surendranagar Dudhrej
* Wadhwan
* Wankaner
* Udhna
* Vadodara
* Valsad
* Vapi
* Veraval
* Visnagar

Ecoregions|

* Indus River Delta–Arabian Sea mangroves
* Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests
* North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests
* Aravalli West Thorn Scrub Forests
* Rann of Kutch

Economy|

* Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System
* GIFT City
* Sabarmati Riverfront
* Sardar Sarovar Dam
* GSWAN
* Power stations and power organisations
* Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
* Gujarat Gas

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