List of people from Gujarat
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This is a list of notable people who can trace their ancestry to Gujarat, India.
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[edit] Business
- Anil Ambani
- Dhirubhai Ambani
- Mukesh Ambani
- Kasturbhai Lalbhai
- Karsanbhai Patel
- Ramanbhai Patel
- Azim Premji
- Sam Pitroda
- Ambalal Sarabhai
- Tulsi Tanti
- Jamsetji Tata
- Ratan Tata
- Gautam Adani
- Uday Kotak
[edit] Films and entertainment
- Parveen Babi (actress)
- Priya Badlani (actress)
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali (director)
- Bali Brahmbhatt (singer)
- Hrishita Bhatt (actress)
- Mahesh Bhatt (director)
- Mukesh Bhatt (music director)
- Pooja Bhatt (actress)
- Firoz Bhagat (actor)
- Sayali Bhagat (actress)
- Diwaliben Bhil (singer)
- Deven Bhojani (actor)
- Deepika Chikhalia (actress)
- Juhi Chawla (actress)- Miss Universe 1984
- Tanaz Currium (actress)
- Ismail Darbar (music director)
- Ketki Dave (actress)
- Anang Desai (actor)
- Bindu Desai (actress)
- Krutika Desai (actress)
- Manmohan Desai (director)
- Prachi Desai (actress)
- Urvashi Dholakia (actress)
- Deepshikha (actress)
- Sanjay Gadhvi (director)
- Rajendra Ghadvi (singer)
- Paresh Ganatra (actor)
- Kunal Ganjawala (singer)
- Rucha Gujarati (actress)
- Deepak Gheewala (actor)
- Manav Gohil (actor)
- Aashka Goradia (actress)
- Suhasi Goradia (actor)
- Emraan Hashmi (actor)
- Aruna Irani (actress)
- Boman Irani (actor)
- Firoz Irani (actor)
- Gayatri Joshi (actress)
- Purvi Joshi (actress)
- Sarita Joshi (actress)
- Sharman Joshi (actor)
- Tulip Joshi (actress)
- Naresh Kanodia (actor)
- Dimple Kapadia (actress)
- Simple Kapadia (actress)
- Ishaan Kapoor (actor)
- Ben Kingsley (Gujarati and Russian-Jewish descent)
- Sanjeev Kumar (actor and comedian)
- J D Majithia (actor)
- Apra Mehta (actress)
- Ketan Mehta (director)
- Rajeev Mehta (actor)
- Ramesh Mehta (actor)
- Sujata Mehta (actress)
- Tasneem Mehta (actress)
- Freddie Mercury (singer)
- Jimi Mistry (actor)
- Karishma Modi (actress)
- Tina Munim (actress)
- Jimmy Nanda (model) - Gladrags Mrs India 2007
- Firoz Nadiadwala (director)
- Namitha Kapoor AKA Namita Vankawala (actress)
- Twinkle Khanna (actress)
- Rinke Khanna (actress)
- Manisha Kanojia (actress)
- Neelam Kothari (actress)
- Roma Manek (actress)
- Kamlesh Ojha (actor)
- Asha Parekh (actress)
- Brinda Parekh (actress)
- Tina Parekh (actress)
- Amisha Patel (actress)
- Ashmit Patel (actor)
- Nazneen Patel (actress) aka Sanjana from "Mein Aisi Kyun Hoon"
- Dina Pathak (actress)
- Upen Patel (model and actor
- Falguni Pathak (singer)
- Ratna Pathak (actress)
- Supriya Pathak (actress)
- Delnaz Paul (actress)
- Kal Penn (American-born to Gujarati parents)
- Preety and Pinky (singers)
- Nethra Raghuraman (model)
- Vasant Rai (sarod player)
- Shekhar Ravjiani (music director)
- Paresh Rawal (actor)
- Siddharth Randeria (actor)
- Vinod Rathod (singer)
- Himesh Reshammiya (music director, actor)
- Nirupa Roy (actress)
- Payal Rohatgi (actress)
- Swaroop Sampat (actress) - Mis India 1979
- Mallika Sarabhai (dancer)
- Shruti Seth (actress)
- Anandji Virji Shah (music composer) - one of Kalyanji Andanji Duo
- Kalyanji Virji Shah (music composer) - one of Kalyanji Andanji Duo
- Kashmira Shah (actress)
- Prachi Shah (actress)
- Satish Shah (actor)
- Farooq Shaikh (actor)
- Sanjeeda Shaikh (actress)
- Isha Sharvani (actress)
- Shravan (music director)
- Jackie Shroff (actor)
- Ayesha Takia (actress)
- Tiku Talsania (actor)
- Deepak Tijori (actor)
- Arvind Trivedi (actor)
- Pia Trivedi (model)
- Suchita Trivedi (actress)
- Upendra Trivedi (actor)
- Manhar Udas (singer)
- Amar Upadhya (actor)
- Nimisha Vokharia (actress)
- Dharmesh Vyas (actor)
- Alka Yagnik (singer)
[edit] Literature and philosophy
- Narsinh Mehta
- Homi Bhabha
- Mirabai born in Rajasthan but migrated in her old age to Dwarka
- Premanand
- Narmad
- K. M. Munshi
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Jagdish Bhagwati
- Bhikhu Parekh
- Ravji Patel
- Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh
- Harilal Upadhyay
- Umashankar Joshi
- Pandurang Shastri Athavale
- Vinod Joshi
[edit] Politics
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria
- Mahadev Desai
- Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
- Morarji Desai
- Kasturba Gandhi
- Mohandas Gandhi
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- Narendra Modi
- K. M. Munshi
- H.M. Patel
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Vithalbhai Patel
- Abbas Tyabji
- Shyamji Krishna Varma
[edit] Religion
- Bhagwan Swaminarayan
- Pramukh Swami Maharaj (Spiritual Guru and leader of BAPS)
- Pushtimarg
- Jainism
[edit] Science
- Homi J. Bhabha
- Amar Gupta
- Vikram Sarabhai
- Dr. Vitalbhai Patel
- Sunita Williams
[edit] Sports
- Parita Parekh
- Hemu Adhikari
- Chandu Borde
- Nari Contractor
- Anshuman Gaekwad
- Karsan Ghavri
- Vijay Hazare
- Ajay Jadeja
- Vinoo Mankad
- Nayan Mongia
- Kiran More
- Irfan Pathan
- Yusuf Pathan
- Jasu Patel
- Parthiv Patel
- Munaf Patel
- Geet Sethi
[edit] See also
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