List of people from Jamshedpur

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

## Politicians

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* 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

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* Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group
* Rameesh Kailasam, CEO, Indiatech.org and governance reform expert, born in Jamshedpur

## Scholars and scientists

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* 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

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* Digamber Hansda

## Sportspersons

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* 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

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

## Actors and actresses

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* 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

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1. ^ "Calcutta : Jharkhand". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). 28 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
2. ^ "I was an underachiever who lied to look better: Imtiaz Ali". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
3. ^ a b c "Notable Personalities of Jamshedpur". Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
4. ^ "Exclusive biography of #ShilpaRao and on her life".