List of people from Pune
This is a categorized list of notable people who were born or have dwelt in Pune, India. Only people who are sufficiently notable to have individual entries on Wikipedia have been included in the list.[1]
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Authors and writers
- Chintaman Vinayak Joshi (1892–1963) – Marathi humorist and a researcher in Pali literature
- Krushnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar (1872–1948) – editor of Kesari and Navakal[2]
- Malati Bedekar (née Baltai Khare) (1905-2001) – writer in Marathi
- Dr.Sarojini Babar (1920-2008)A prominent folk literater, poetess and writer
- Mangesh Tendulkar (1934-2017) – cartoonist[3]
- Muktabai Dixit (1901–1980) – writer in Marathi
- Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar (1872–1947)[4] – writer, journalist, Nationalist leader; served on the Viceroy's Executive Council (1924–29)
- Ninad Bedekar (1949-2015), a writer, historian and orator.[5]
- P. L. Deshpande (1919-2000) – Marathi author, actor, music composer, singer
- Pralhad Keshav Atre (1898-1969), a Marathi writer, poet and educationist.
- Shaiju Mathew (born 1980) – author, film maker
- Shanta Shelke (1922–2002) – Marathi poet
- Shirish Pai (1929-2017) – writer in Marathi and English
- Shripad Mahadev Mate (1886–1957) – writer and former teacher[6]
- Subhash Awchat (born 1950), an Indian artist and author.
- Vinayak Kulkarni (born 1950) – Marathi writer and researcher on Marathi saint literature
- Vishnushastri Krushnashastri Chiplunkar (1850–1882)[7] – essayist; editor of Nibandha Mala, a Marathi journal; educator; mentor to Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar; founder of the influential Chitrashala press[8]
- Rohit Gore - (born 1977), author in Hindi
Education and research
- Anandibai Joshi (1865–1887)[9] – first indian and Hindu woman to get a medical degree from a foreign university[10]
- B. K. S. Iyengar (1918–2014) – yoga teacher; developed internationally popular Iyengar Yoga
- Datto Vaman Potdar (1890–1979) – historian
- Irawati Karve (1905–1970) – anthropologist[11]
- Jayant Narlikar (born 1938) - astrophysicist
- Kamal Ranadive (1917–2001) – biologist specialising in cancer research
- Narendra Karmarkar (born 1957) – mathematician and creator of Karmarkar's algorithm
- P. A. Inamdar (born 1945) – educationalist
- Pandurang Vasudeo Sukhatme (1911–1997) – statistician, recipient of Padmabhushan award[12]
- Raghunath Mashelkar (born 1943) – scientist
- Rohini Godbole (born 1952) – particle physicist
- Sonopant (Shankar Vaman) Dandekar (1896–1969) – philosopher and educationalist
- Tarabai Modak (1892–1973) – advocate of Montessori education; recipient of Padmabhushan[13]
- Vishwanath Kashinath Rajwade (1863–1926) – historian; founder of Pune-based Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal[14]
Entertainment
- Prajakta Mali (born 1989) - Indian Television/Film/Theatre Actor, Anchor, Producer, Bharatnatyam Dancer.
- Dipika Kakar (born 1986) – actress
- Gauahar Khan (born 1983), an Indian model and actress.[15]
- Mohan Agashe (born 1947), an Indian theater artist, film actor and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee.
- Mrunal Kulkarni (born 1971) – actress
- Mukta Barve (born 1979), an Indian film, television and theater actress and a producer.[16]
- Nilu Phule (1931–2009) – film and theatre actor
- Parth Bhalerao (born 2000), an Indian child actor who appears in Bollywood films.[17]
- Parth Samthaan – television actor and Bollywood aspirant
- Pooja Chopra (born 1986) – Femina Miss India, 2009[18]
- Radhika Apte (born 1985), an Indian film and stage actress.[19]
- Reema Lagoo (1958–2017) – stage and film actress; was a student at Huzurpaga high school[20]
- Roopesh Kumar (1946–1995) – film actor
- Sai Paranjpye (born 1938) – broadcaster and film director
- Sanskruti Balgude (born 1992), an Indian film actress who appears in Marathi movies.[21]
- Sharad Talwalkar (1918–2001) – film, TV and theatre comedy actor
- Shriram Lagoo (1927–2019) – film and stage actor[22]
- Spike Milligan (1919–2000) – Irish comedian who spent his childhood in the city.
- Pravin Tarde - Marathi Actor
- Kashmira Irani (born 1986)- Television and theatre actress.[23]
- Anjali Mukhi - Television and Theatre actress
- Bharati Achrekar- Actress and singer
- Chandrakant Kulkarni- Director, script writer and actor associated with Marathi theatre and film.
Music and dance
- Ajay−Atul (born 1976 and 1974) – music alias of Indian music director-composer duo of brothers Ajay and Atul Gogavale
- Bhaskar Chandavarkar (1936-2009) – musician
- Neela Bhagwat (born 1942) – Hindustani musician of the Gwalior Gharana.
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (1922–2011) – Hindustani classical vocalist and recipient of Bharat Ratna
- Prabha Atre (born 1932) – Hindustani classical music vocalist from the Kirana gharana and a Padma Shri awardee.[24]
- Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 1969) – Hindustani classical music vocalist of the Mewati Gharana.[25]
- Shama Bhate (born 1950) – Kathak dancer and is among the Kathak exponents in India today.
- Vineet Alurkar (born 1949) – musician and singer-songwriter.[26]
- Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (1860–1936) – eminent maestro of Hindustani classical music; student at Deccan College[27]
Industrialists
- Ajaypal Singh Banga (born 1960) – USA-based corporate executive and political advisor to former US President Barack Obama and Padma Shri awardee.[28]
- Anu Aga (born 1942) - businesswoman and social worker.[29]
- Baba Kalyani (born 1949) – industrialist
- Cyrus S. Poonawalla (born 1945) - businessman, chairman of Poonawalla Group, which includes Serum Institute of India.[30]
- David Sassoon (1792-1864) - Treasurer of Baghdad (1817-1829) and leader of Jewish community in Mumbai
- Ivan Menezes (born 1959) – CEO of Diageo
- Laxmanrao Kirloskar (1869–1956) – founder of Kirloskar Group
- Rahul Bajaj (born 1938) – industrialist
- Rajiv Bajaj (born 1966) - businessman and Managing Director of Bajaj Auto.[31]
- Shantanurao Laxmanrao Kirloskar (1903–1994) – industrialist
Business Leaders
- Ravi Pandit - He is Chairman & Group CEO at KPIT Technologies.
- Natasha Poonawalla (born 1981) - She is an is an Indian businesswoman, chairperson of the Villoo Poonawalla Foundation.
- Mohammad Tareeq Pune [32] - CEO of Valasys Media, Managing technical and Sales service operations.
Political figures
Maratha Empire
Baji Rao II
- Shivaji (1627/1630-1680) – spent part of his childhood here in the 1630s and 40s.
- Jijabai (1598-1674) – wife of Shahajiraje Bhosale Jagirdar of Pune, Shahajiraje; mother of Shivaji who raised him during 1640s in Pune.
- Peshwa Bajirao- was a minister in the court of Shahu of Satara, responsible for shifting the administrative capital to Pune
Indian independence struggle
- Mahatma Jyotiba Phule-Prominent leader of modern india responsible for women's educational rights and eradicating caste discrimination
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856–1920) indian nationalist leader
- Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856–1895) – journalist, educator and social reformer[33]
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866–1915)[34] – early Nationalist leader on the moderate wing of the Congress party; founder of the Servants of India Society
- Lokhitwadi (Gopal Hari Deshmukh) (1823-1892) – social reformer[35]
- Senapati Bapat (born Pandurang Mahadev Bapat) (1880-1967) was a figure in the Indian independence movement.[36]
Post independence
- Bal Thackeray (1926-2012) – founder of the Shiv Sena; born in Pune.
- Bhausaheb Shirole (1923-1985) - Ex-Mayor of Pune in 1957 and Ex-Member of Legislative Council, Former Big Leader of Pune and Congress.
- Balasaheb Shirole - Ex-Mayor of Pune in 1983, Former Leader of Pune and Congress.
- Anil Shirole - Ex-Member of Parliament from Pune, Former Big Leader of Pune and BJP.
- Siddharth Shirole - Present Member of Legislative Assembly from Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency Pune, Present Leader of Shivajinagar, Pune and BJP.
Social reformers
- Mahatma Jyotiba Phule (1827–1890)– Social reformer, prominentaly known for modern educational ideas & eradicating caste discrimination
- Savitribai Phule (1831–1897) – Social reformer & responsible for women's educational rights after a great revolt against society
- R. G. Bhandarkar (1837–1925) – Orientalist and social reformer
- Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842–1901)[37] – judge and social reformer
- Pandita Ramabai Dongre (1858–1922)[9] – social reformer and Christian convert
- Sahil Kamble Pune (2000)[38] - Founder ARC, Social Worker, Author
Spiritual leaders
- Aga Khan II (1830-1885) - Imam of the Ismailis
- Meher Baba (1894–1969) – spiritual leader
- Rajneesh (Osho) (1931-1990)
- Jangali Maharaj (1804-1890) Great Sadhguru.
Sportspeople
- Shubhangi Kulkarni (born 1959) - cricketer
- Maninder Singh (born 1965) – cricketer
- Dhanraj Pillay (born 1968) – hockey player
- Ashutosh Agashe (born 1972) - cricket player and businessman.[39]
- Chinmay Gupte (born 1972) – former cricketer
- Hrishikesh Kanitkar (born 1974) – former cricketer
- Nikhil Kanetkar (born 1979) – badminton player and Olympian
- Eban Hyams (born 1981) – Indian-born Australian professional basketball player
- Kedar Jadhav (born 1985) - cricketer who plays for India in international cricket.[40]
- Pankaj Advani (born 1985) – billiards and snooker world champion
- Lisa Sthalekar (born 1979) – former Indian-born Australian international cricketer
See also
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