List of people from Jamshedpur
This is a list of prominent people who were born or lived in Jamshedpur.
- Rameesh Kailasam, Indian Governance Reforms specialist, Business Strategist and Dy. Managing Director of APCO Worldwide India
- Varun Aaron, Indian bowler and part of current team India squad
- Imtiaz Ali, director; works include Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met, and Love Aaj Kal; writer of Indian cinema; born in Jamshedpur[1]
- Priyanka Chopra, Miss India World 2000; Miss World 2000 and Bollywood actress; born in Jamshedpur[2]
- Raghubar Das, current Chief Minister of Jharkhand; born in Jamshedpur
- Jahar Dasgupta, artist, painter, President of the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
- Astad Deboo, Padma Shree awardee; Indian contemporary dancer and choreographer and exponent of modern dance in India
- Gerald Durrell (1925–1995), naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter
- Ishita Dutta, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
- Tanushree Dutta, Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur[2]
- Rajit Gadh, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
- Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party leader; worked with Tata Steel; lived in Jamshedpur for two years
- Sanjivan Lal, film director
- R. Madhavan, Indian Tamil cine star; born and brought up in Jamshedpur[2]
- Purnima Mahato, coach of Indian archery team at the 2012 London Olympics[3]
- Pratyusha Banerjee, Indian television actress
- Arjun Munda, politician, former Member of Parliament, and Chief Minister of Jharkhand
- Shweta Prasad, actress, born and raised in Jamshedpur
- Arshadul Qaudri, Muslim leader, social worker and writer
- Shilpa Rao, playback singer for Hindi films such as Aamir, Bachna Ae Haseeno, and Dev D[4]
- Simone Singh, Bollywood actress; born and raised in Jamshedpur
- Tuhin Sinha, Notable author.
- Sanjeev Jaiswal, Bollywood Actor.
- Jamsetji Tata, founder of the city of Jamshedpur
References
- ↑ "I was an underachiever who lied to look better: Imtiaz Ali - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
- 1 2 3 http://www.explorejamshedpur.com/notable-personalities-of-jamshedpur
- ↑ "Calcutta : Jharkhand". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph (India). 2004-12-28. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/shilpa-rao/biography.html
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