List of Marathi people

Marathis/Maharashtrians
( मराठी माणसं/महाराष्ट्रीय )

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Lokmanya Tilak • Shivaji Maharaj • Pratibha Patil
Dadasaheb Phalke • Tukaram • ]
Sachin Tendulkar • Madhuri Dixit • Jyotiba Phule
Total population
70 to 80 million actually 96,878,627 by 2011 census report ref. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Population_Finder.aspx
Regions with significant populations
Primary populations in:

Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu[1]
Other:
Israel, Mauritius,[1] United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Languages

Marathi
Religion

Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism
Related ethnic groups

Indo-Aryans, Konkani people, Dhivehi people

This page is a list of notable Marathi people. This list contains people with Marathi ethnicity and may not have lived in Maharashtra. For people living in Maharashtra see List of people from Maharashtra. The Marathi people or Maharashtrians (Marathi: मराठी माणसं or महाराष्ट्रीय) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, that inhabit the Maharashtra region and state of western India. Their language Marathi is part of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages. Although their history goes back more than a millennium, the community came to prominence when Maratha warriors under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj established the Maratha Empire in 1674. Mee Marathi (मी मराठी, I am Marathi) are two words that have always inculcated Marathi pride.

Contents

Rulers

Historic Warriors

Military Leaders

Religion and Spirituality

Reformers

Social Activists

Politics

Bureaucrats

Awards

Bharat Ratna Recipients

Ramon Magsaysay Award

Business & Industries

Academics

Science and Technology

Performing Arts

Cinema and theatre

Historians

  • Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar - Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution, Reformer, Politician, Economist, and scholar, Indian Jurist, Educationist, Philosopher, Buddhist Activist, Thinker, Anthropologist and Historian. He was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1990
  • V.S Bendre [30] - Historian & Writer - Wrote 60 Books on Maharashtra's History
  • Riyasatkar Govind Sakharam Sardesai - Historian and writer
  • Babasaheb Purandare - Historian and writer
  • Ninad Bedekar - Historian and writer
  • Setu Madhavrao Pagdi- Historian and writer
  • P.N Oak - Historian and writer

Ballad Singers

Literature

See List of Marathi poets

Journalists

Indian Classical Music Maestros

Music Composers

Playback Singers

Modern Music

Reality Show Winners

  • Harshwardhan Nawathe - The first person to win Rs. 1 Crore in Kaun Banega Crorepati - Season 1 (Year 2000)
  • Abhjeet Sawant - The winner of Indian Idol - Season 1 (Year 2004)
  • Rahul Vaidya - Indian Idol runner-up

Sports

Cricket

Rifle & Pistol Shooting

  • Anjali Bhagwat(अंजली वेद पाठक)- Four gold medal winner at Manchester Commonwealth games 2002
  • Tejaswini Sawant - First Indian woman shooter to clinch a gold medal at the World Championships. Gold medalist at Commonwealth Games at Melbourne.
  • Rahi Sarnobat(राही सरनोबत)- Gold medal winner at Delhi Commonwealth 2010

Swimming

  • Virdhawal Khade - Tabbed as "Fastest 15-year-old in the world" in 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle in 2006. Asian Champion in Swimming.

Field hockey

Mountaineering

  • Surendra Chavan - First Maharashtrian to climb Mt. Everest)
  • Krishna Patil - First Maharashtrian woman to climb Mt. Everest

Parachute Jump

Badminton

  • Nandu Natekar - Badminton champion, first Indian to win a title abroad - the Men's singles in the Selangor International Tournament in Kuala Lumpur in 1956. The first Arjuna Award winner in 1961.
  • Nikhil Kanetkar - Badminton Player
  • Aditi Mutatkar

Football

Wrestlers

Medicine & Surgery

Others

References

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  27. ^ Admiral Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni
  28. ^ Lakshman Mohan Katre
  29. ^ Hrushikesh Moolgavkar
  30. ^ Historian VS Bendre
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