List of people from Jharkhand

This is a list of some of the notable people either born or brought up in Jharkhand state, India.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Award winners

Padma Bhushan
  • Kariya Munda - 2019, Indian politician and the former Deputy Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha
  • Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 2018, Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
  • Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay - 2010, Social Activist, Gandhian

Padma Shri

Academics

Authors

Business and industry

Cinema and theatre

Actors

Actresses

Cinematographer / Choreographers

Directors / Producers

Music / playback singers / Lyricist / Poet

Freedom fighters and revolutionaries

Journalism

Jurists and Lawyers

Medical

Gallantry Awards winner

Poetry

Politics

Activist

Governors of other states

Chief Minister
  • Arjun Munda - born in Jamshedpur,Currently Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
  • Babulal Marandi - first Chief Minister of Jharkhand born in Giridih P.S Tisri P.O Chandouri
  • Bindeshwari Dubey - Chief Minister of Bihar from 12 March 1985 to 14 February 1988; was involved in a Trade Union Movement in Chotanagpur collieries and industries since 1944; played an important role in the nationalization of collieries in India, specially in Jharkhand; was 6 term MLA from Bermo constituency in Bokaro District and MP from Giridih in Jharkhand
  • Binodanand Jha - Chief Minister of Bihar from February 1961 to October 1963
  • Bhagwat Jha Azad - Chief Minister of Bihar from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989; born at Kasba village at Mehrama in Godda district
  • Hemant Soren - Currently Chief Minister of Jharkhand
  • Krishna Ballabh Sahay - ex-Chief Minister of Bihar
  • Madhu Koda - former chief minister of Jharkhand
  • Raghubar Das - former chief minister of Jharkhand
  • Shibu Soren

Others

Religion

Rulers

Social service
  • Jyoti Dhawale
  • Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - spent the last 18 to 20 years of his life among the Santhals at Karmatar, Jamtara district; the station Karmatar has been renamed as 'Vidyasagar' railway station in his honour
  • Rajesh Thakur - social worker and President of Helping Hands in Bokaro

Sports

Archery
  • Deepika Kumari - Is an Indian athlete who competes in archery status, currently ranked number 9 in the world.
  • Laxmirani Majhi -
  • Madhumita Kumari - She won the Silver Medal Asian Games 2018 in the Women's compound archery team event
  • Mangal Singh Champia - is an Indian archer, who won multiple medals in several International event, including Asian Games.
  • Purnima Mahato - She has won the Indian national archery championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

Boxing

Cricket

Association football

Hockey

Mountaineering

Others
  • Atul Kochhar - He is an Indian-born, British based chef, restaurateur, and television personality.
  • Rajeev Topno - Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi; former Director of Prime Minister's office (PMO), New Delhi
  • Rameesh Kailasam - governance reform and policy expert from India

References
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