List of people from Jammu and Kashmir
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This is an alphabetically arranged list of famous and notable people from Jammu and Kashmir, India. This includes persons who were or are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well known during the peak of their popularity.
Royalty
- Gulab Singh, Maharaja of J&K.
- Ranbir Singh Maharaja of J&K.
- Pratap Singh, Maharaja of J&K.
- Hari Singh, Maharaja of J&K.
Academics and science
- Subhash Kak, American computer scientist.
- Amitabh Mattoo, Global Thinker and Professor
Arts
- MC Kash, Rapper and Singer
- Allah Rakha, musician
- Bhajan Sopori, musician
- Dina Nath Walli, painter
- Ghulam Rasool Santosh, painter
- Malika Pukhraj, Renowned singer
- Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, musician
Defence forces
- Bana Singh, PVC recipient
- Rajinder Singh, First MVC recipient
- Chewang Rinchen, Double MVC recipient
- Nirmal Chander Vij, Ex Chief Of Army Staff
- Banda Singh Bahadur, Sikh Warrior and Martyr
Law and justice
- Adarsh Sein Anand, Ex Chief Justice of India
- Mehr Chand Mahajan, First chief justice of independent India
Literature
- Agha Shahid Ali, Poet and Finalist for National book Award of United States in 2001
- Basharat Peer, Author and Scriptwriter
- Deen Bandhu Sharma, writer
- Dr Rafiq Anjum, poet researcher.
- Habba Khatun, 16th-century poetess
- Javaid Rahi, writer, activist
- Lalleshwari, poet-saint
- Padma Sachdev poet, novelist
- Hakeem Manzoor writer, poet
- Moti Lal Kemmu Kashmiri writer and Social Worker
Politics
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Ex.Chief Minister.
- Dr. Karan Singh, Ex Sadar-e-Raiyasat.
- Farooq Abdullah, Former Cabinet Minister and Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
- Ghulam Nabi Azad, Former Cabinet Minister and Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
- Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
- Shamma Jain, Ambassador of India
- Sheikh Abdullah, Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir
Comptrollers
- V. N. Kaul, C&AG, Padma Bhushan
Films and television
- Jeevan, actor.
- Iqbal Khan, actor.
- KL Saigal, Singer and actor.
- Manju Kak, writer and Film Maker.
- Mohit Raina, actor.
- Mukesh Rishi, actor.
- Vidyut Jamwal, actor.
- Mushtaq Kak, actor and Theatre Director.
- Muzammil Ibrahim, actor & Model.
- Om Prakash, Character actor
- Sanjay Kak, Independent Documentary Film Maker.
- Sanjay Suri, actor.
- Siddharth Kak, Indian Documentary Maker, Television Producer and Presenter.
- Sunder, actor
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra, filmmaker
- Anjali Abrol, TV actress
- Anupam Kher, actor
- Kiran Kumar, actor
- K. K. Raina, actor, director
- M. K. Raina, actor, Theatre Director
- Vivek Mushran, actor,singer
- Tej Sapru,actor
Socialists
Journalism & media
- Sajjad Haider, Veteran Journalist, Founder of Kashmir Observer and Editor-in-Chief Trans-Asia News Service
- Hakeem Manzoor, Editor-in-Chief Khaber-o-Nazar
- Nidhi Razdan, Newscaster
- Fahad Shah, Editor-in-Chief The Kashmir Walla, Finalist of South Asia Manthan Award
- Mir Iqbal, Correspondent Daily Excelsior
Deepak Razdan,Accredited Journalist,Govt of India,Special Correspondent Hindustan Times,Present Consultant Planning Commission of India
- Mir Imran Accredited Photo Journalist Greater Kashmir jammu.
Sports
- Mithun Manhas, Indian Premier League player.
- Parvez Rasool, Indian International Cricket Team
- Rahul Bhat, State level player[1]
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Indian Football team
- Ishfaq Ahmed, Indian Football Team
See also
- List of Kashmiri people
- List of Indians by state