List of people from Jammu and Kashmir
List of Some famous personalities from Jammu and Kashmir From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is the list of notable people from Jammu and Kashmir.
Academics, science and technology
- G. M. Bhat, geologist and professor
- Tirath Das Dogra former director, AIIMS, New Delhi, 2007-9, Forensic expert
- Ved Kumari Ghai, Padma Shri and Nari Shakti Puraskar recipient, Sanskrit Scholar and social worker
- Lalit Gupta, art historian
- Subhash Kak, American computer scientist
- Vijay Mahajan, American marketing professor from Jammu
- Amitabh Mattoo, thinker and professor
- Anusha Shah, civil engineer
- Vishwamurti Shastri, Sanskrit scholar
- Sudhir Kumar Sopory former Vice Chancellor JNU Delhi
- Sonam Wangchuk, engineer, innovator and education reformist
Administration and police
- Masud Choudhary, ex IPS officer
- Shah Faesal, first IAS topper from Kashmir
- V. N. Kaul, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Padma Bhushan
- Abdul Rashid Khan, IPS, Ex Inspector General of Police and Member State Human Rights Commission.
- Farooq Khan, ex IPS, politician, advisor
- Kewal Kumar Sharma,ex IAS officer and advisor to Governor
- Shesh Paul Vaid, IPS officer
Visual artists
- Ghulam Rasool Santosh, painter
- Dina Nath Walli, painter
Musicians
- MC Kash, rapper
- KRSNA, rapper and actor
- Kshmr, electronic dance music artist
- Baabarr Mudacer, rapper
- Malika Pukhraj, singer
- Alla Rakha, musician
- Vibha Saraf, singer
- Shivkumar Sharma, musician
- Bhajan Sopori, musician
Medicine
Dr. Mohammad S. Khuroo discovered hepatitis E in 1978.
Defence forces
- Ajay Singh Jasrotia, Sena Medal recipient, Kargil War
- Chewang Rinchen, double MVC recipient
- Bana Singh, PVC recipient
- General Bikram Singh, ex Chief of Army Staff
- Rajinder Singh, first MVC recipient
- Nirmal Chander Vij, ex Chief of Army Staff
- Nazir Ahmad Wani, first Ashoka Chakra recipient
Film, stage and television people
- Anjali Abrol, film actress
- Raj Singh Arora, television actor
- Aamir Bashir, actor
- Praneet Bhat, actor
- Rahul Bhat, actor
- Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Aditya Dhar, film director and lyricist
- Sandeepa Dhar, actress
- Zain Khan Durrani actor, poet
- Sana Dua, model
- Aly Goni, television actor
- Sidhant Gupta, actor
- Vidyut Jamwal, actor
- Jeevan, actor
- Mushtaq Kak, actor and theatre director
- Sanjay Kak, documentary filmmaker
- Siddharth Kak, television producer and presenter
- Ekta Kaul, television actress
- Kanchi Kaul, actress
- Sumit Kaul, actor
- Hina Khan, television actress
- Mohammed Iqbal Khan, actor
- Mushtaq Khan actor, writer, producer
- Kunal Khemu, actor
- Anupam Kher, actor
- Kiran Kumar, actor
- Raaj Kumar, film actor
- Reyhna Malhotra, television actress
- Leenesh Mattoo, television actor
- Wasim Mushtaq, television actor
- Om Prakash, character actor
- Abrar Qazi, actor
- K. K. Raina, actor, director
- M. K. Raina, actor, theatre director
- Mohit Raina, actor
- Priya Raina, actor, singer, voice artist
- Mukesh Rishi, actor
- Vineet Raina, actor
- K. L. Saigal, singer and actor
- Tej Sapru, actor
- Mir Sarwar, actor, former model
- Loveleen Kaur Sasan, television serial actress
- Mir Sarwar, actor
- Nitin Sharma, model
- Shaheer Sheikh, television actor
- Sunder, actor
- Sanjay Suri, actor
- Qazi Touqeer, singer
- Zaira Wasim, former film actress
- Rajendranath Zutshi, film actor
Journalism and media
- Shujaat Bukhari
- Sajjad Haider, journalist and editor of the Kashmir Observer
- Yusuf Jameel, veteran Kashmiri journalist, known for his coverage of Kashmir conflict
- Altaf Qadri, photojournalist working with the Associated Press
- Nidhi Razdan, newscaster
- Qazi Shibli, journalist and editor of The Kashmiryat
- Asif Sultan, journalist and editor in chief of the Kashmir Narrator
- Kamran Yousuf, photojournalist
- Masrat Zahra, freelance photojournalist
Law and justice
- Adarsh Sein Anand, ex Chief Justice of India
- Parvez Imroz, human rights activist and lawyer
- Mehr Chand Mahajan, ex Chief Justice of India
- Bilal Nazki, ex Chief Justice of Orissa and Chairman of Human Rights Commission of Bihar
- T. S. Thakur, ex Chief Justice of India
Literature
- Agha Shahid Ali, poet and finalist for National Book Award of United States in 2001
- Rafiq Anjum, poet, researcher, poet and critic of Prof. Rahman Rahi
- Bashir Bhadarwahi, writer, educationist, poet
- Moti Lal Kemmu, Kashmiri writer and social worker
- Habba Khatun, 16th-century poet, known as "Nightingale of Kashmir"
- Lalleshwari, poet-saint
- Hakeem Manzoor, writer, poet
- Farooq Nazki, poet, broadcaster and media personality
- Basharat Peer, author and scriptwriter
- Padma Sachdev, poet, novelist, first modern women poet of Dogri language
- Ali Mohammad Shahbaz, writer, poet
- Deen Bandhu Sharma, writer
- Nilamber Dev Sharma, first publication in English about Dogri literature
- Ram Nath Shastri, known as "Father of Dogri" as he brought Dogri language at national level, Dogri poet
- Jitendra Udhampuri, writer
Politics
- Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Sheikh Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Ghulam Nabi Azad, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Mirza Afzal Beg (d.1982) was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Surinder Kumar Choudhary, is the Current and first Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir UT
- Mirza Mehboob Beg (1949-), politician. He is Former Member of Parliament from Anantnag
- Altaf Bukhari, former Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Abdul Rashid Dar Chairman of J&K Legislative Council and MLA, MLC
- Prem Nath Dogra, founder of Praja Parishad Party
- Shah Faesal, Independent politician, founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement.
- Peer Mohammed Hussain, former Minister of State and co founder of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
- Sakina Itoo, former Social Welfare And Tourism Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Wali Mohammad Itoo, former Speaker of J&K Legislative Assembly
- Mohammad Aslam Kohli, political leader
- Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Member Parliament Sringar , Ex Minster of JK legislative assembly, Ex MLA Budgam
- Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Mehbooba Mufti, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- Syed Mir Qasim, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
- G. M. Saroori, former MLA
- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. and former Home Minister of India
- Sunil Sharma, former MLA
- Karan Singh, ex Sadar-e-Raiyasat
- Firdous Tak, former MLC
Religion
Royalty
- Zayn al-Abidin the Great, Sultan
- Ghazi Shah Chak, Sultan
- Yousuf Shah Chak, Sultan
- Habba Khatoon, Queen Consort
- Shah Mir, Sultan
- Sikandar Shah Miri, Sultan
- Gulab Singh, Maharaja
- Hari Singh, Maharaja
- Karan Singh, Maharaja
- Pratap Singh, Maharaja
- Ranbir Singh, Maharaja
Social activists
- Parveena Ahanger, cofounder and chairman of the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)
- Mushtaq Pahalgami, social activist, environmentalist
Sports
- Ishfaq Ahmed, Indian football team
- Danish Farooq Bhat, Indian footballer plays as midfielder for real Kashmir team
- Manzoor Dar, Indian cricketer
- Gul Dev, Winter Olympian
- Zahid Hussain, Indian sport shooter
- Nadeem Iqbal, Winter Olympian
- Ranveer Jamwal, mountaineer, climbed Everest 3 times, has climbed the highest peaks of all 7 continents
- Shubham Khajuria, cricketer
- Arif Khan, Winter Olympian
- Umran Malik, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Mithun Manhas, Indian Premier League player
- Aadil Manzoor Peer, international ice stock sport athlete, web developer
- Samay Raina, chess player, YouTuber, streamer
- Iqra Rasool, Indian cricketer
- Parvez Rasool, first J&K cricketer to represent India in International cricket
- Rasikh Salam, Indian Premier League player
- Abdul Samad, J&K cricketer, played IPL through Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Mohammad Sarfaraz, international ice stock sport athlete
- Chain Singh, J&K's first Olympian, Asian Games 2014 Bronze Medal winner in shooting
- Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Indian Football team
Other
- Faizan Arif, J&K's first recognized independent weatherman, columnist, and founder of Kashmir Weather.
See also
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