List of people from Rajasthan
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Rajasthan, India.
Contents
- 1 Award winners from Rajasthan
- 2 Gallantry honors
- 3 Politics
- 4 Sports
- 5 Business and industry
- 6 Defence
- 7 Judiciary and law
- 8 Eminent scholars
- 9 Journalism
- 10 Administration
- 11 Literature
- 12 Arts
- 13 Art craft and handicrafts
- 14 Film industry
- 15 Others
- 16 Independence movement
- 17 Social reform
- 18 Religion
- 19 Historical icons
- 20 List of members of the Constituent Assembly from Rajasthan as at 14 November 1949
- 21 References
- 22 See also
Award winners from Rajasthan
- Padma Vibhushan
- Naresh Chandra, 2007
- Ram Narayan, 2005
- Man Mohan Sharma, 2001
- Kalu Lal Shrimali, 1976
- Nagendra Singh, 1973
- Daulat Singh Kothari, 1973
- Mohan Sinha Mehta, 1969
- Manikya Lal Varma, 1965
- Ghanshyam Das Birla, 1957
- Padma Bhushan
- Komal Kothari, 2006
- Vijay Shankar Vyas, 2006
- Durga Lal, 2003
- Jagat Singh Mehta, 2002
- Chitranjan Singh Ranawat, 2002 in medicine
- Ram Narain Agarwal, 2000
- L. M. Singhvi, 1998
- Narayan Singh Manaklao, 1991
- M.V.Mathur, 1989
- Natwar Singh, 1984
- Jhabar Mal Sharma, 1982
- Bhogilal Pandya, 1976
- Ratan Shastri, 1975
- Narayandas Malkani, 1973
- Lt Gen Sagat Singh, 1972
- Gokulbhai Bhatt, 1971
- Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar, 1968
- Manikya Lal Varma, 1965
- Daulat Singh Kothari, 1962
- Rao Raja Hanut Singh, 1958
- Padma Shri
- Krishna Poonia, 2011
- Arjun Prajapati, 2010
- Vijaydan Detha, 2007
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, 2005
- Veer Singh Mehta, 2005
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia, 2004
- Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, 2002
- Mohammed Tayab Khan, craftmanship, 2001
- Vaidya Suresh Chaturvedi, 2000
- Kailash Sankhala, The Tiger Man Of India, 1992
- Sriram Singh Shekhawat, in 1992
- Kudrat Singh, 1988
- Hisam-ud-din Usta, 1986, arts
- Mag Raj Jain, 1989, social work
- Lashmi Kumari Chundawat, 1984
- Purushottam Das, 1984, Arts
- Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya, 1984, painting
- Dafadar Raghubir Singh (Equestrian), 1983
- Allah Jilai Bai, 1982
- Shree Lal Joshi
- Raghubir Singh, 1983
- P. K . Sethi
- Sita Ram Lalas, 1977, literature
- Kripal Singh Shekhawat, 1974
- Vijay Singh, 1972, civil service
- Khailshanker Durlabhji, 1971, trade and industry
- Yudhvir Singh, 1971, social work
- Ratna Fabri, 1970, arts
- Devi Lal Samar, 1968, arts
- Sis Ram Ola, for social work in 1968
- Kanwar Sain, 1956
- Ratan Shastri, 1955
- Sudhir Tailang
- Magsaysay Award
- Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship award
- Rashtrapati Award
- Kala Nath Shastry, 1998
Gallantry honors
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Param Vir Chakra
- CHM Piru Singh Shekhawat(Jhunjhunu)
- Major Shaitan Singh Bhati
Maha Vir Chakra
- Brigadier Bhawani Singh of Jaipur
- Lt. Col Kishan Singh Rathore (Ghadsisar, Bikaner)
- Naik Digendra Kumar
- Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh Rathore (Jasol), 1971
Ashoka Chakra
- Capt. Mahendra Singh Tanwar, Raj Rif (Sikar)[1]
- Defedar Sultan Singh Rathore (Mamdola-Didwana)
- 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt, Jaipur
Kirti Chakra
- Captain Karni Singh Rathore (Later on Promoted to Colonel) Lakhau, Churu
- Havaldar Amar Singh Rathore (Ramdawas, Jodhpur)]
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)
Shaurya Chakra
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, 21 Para Commando (Special Forces) - Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar
Vir Chakra
- Shish Ram Gill - 8th Jat Regiment
- Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja
- Rafiq Khan, 5 Grenadiers, (Bikaner), 1971
- Naib Sub.Rampal Singh (Kotputli Jaipur),9 Rajput,1999
Sena Medal
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)
- Major Bhanu Pratap Singh (8 Rajputana Rifles / 43 Rashtriya Rifles)
Vishisht Seva Medal
* Brigadier Govind Singh Rathore, VSM
- Major Surendra Poonia (Rajpura,Sikar)-Special Forces, President's Bodyguard, AMC, World Medical Games
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)
Politics
See also
Vice President of India
Governors of other states
- Hari Dev Joshi
- Mohan Lal Sukhadia (Governor of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh)
- Mohammed Usman Arif
- Sadiq Ali
- Nawal Kishore Sharma
- Sunder Singh Bhandari
- Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
- Rajkumar Dhoot
- Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, A VSM, governor of Assam
- Arvind Dave
- Banwari Lal Joshi
- Shiv Charan Mathur
- Govind Singh Gurjar
- Jagannath Pahadia
- Kamla Beniwal
Chief ministers
- Heera Lal Shastri
- Jai Narayan Vyas
- Mohan Lal Sukhadia
- Barkatullah Khan
- Hari Dev Joshi
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
- Jagannath Pahadia
- Hira Lal Devpura
- Shiv Charan Mathur
- Ashok Gehlot
- Tika Ram Paliwal
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra, Deputy Chief Minister
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998
Ministers — central government
- Jaswant Singh, Former External Affairs, Defense & Finance Minister of India
- Kalyan Singh Kalvi, Energy Minister of India.
- Natwar Singh, Former External Affairs Minister of India
- Nathuram Mirdha
- Subhash Maharia
- Satish Chandra Agrawal
- Krishana Kumar Goyal
- Girija Vyas
- Rajesh Pilot
- Ram Niwas Mirdha
- Daulatram Saran
- Sis Ram Ola
- Nawal Kishore Sharma
- Mohammed Usman Arif
- Kailash Meghwal
- Jaskaur Meena
- Kalu Lal Shrimali
- Raj Bahadur
- Sachin Pilot, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Technology
- Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
- Kirori Lal Meena
- C.P. Joshi
- Sanwar Lal Jat
Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- Deependra Singh Shekhawat
- Sumitra Singh
- Poonam Chand Vishnoi
- Parasram Maderna
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra
- Shanti Lal Chaplot
- Laxman Singh of Dungarpur
- Kailash Chandra Meghwal
Others
- Gayatri Devi
- Rawal Umed Singh Rathore Barmer
- Mohar Singh Rathore
- Jawan Singh
- Daulat Mal Bhandari
- Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya
- Narendra Budania
- Devi Singh Bhati
- Mamta Sharma
- Bhawani Singh of Pokhran (b. 1911) member 1st Lok Sabha[2]
Sports
Khel Ratna award winner
Arjuna award winners
Basketball
- Khushi Ram, in 1967
- Surendra Kumar Kataria, in 1973
- Hanuman Singh, in 1975
- Radhey Shyam, in 1981
- Ajmer Singh, in 1982
Athletics
- Sriram Singh, in 1973
- Gopal Saini, in 1981
- Raj Kumar (athlete), in 1984
- Deena Ram, in 1990
Volleyball
- R K Purohit, in 1983
- Suresh Mishra, in 1979
Hockey
- Sunita Puri, in 1966
- Varsha Soni, in 1981
Archery
- Shyam Lal Meena, in 1989
- Limba Ram, in 1991
Cricket
- Salim Durani, in 1961
- Pankaj Singh, in 2007–Present
Swimming
- Manjari Bhargava, in 1974
Weightlifting
- Mehar Chand Bhaskar, in 1985
Squash
- Bhuvneshwari Kumari, in 1982
Shooting
- Maharaja Karni Singh, in 1961
- Rajyashree Kumari, in 1968
- Bhuvaneshwari Kumari of Kota, in 1969
- Bhim Singh II of Kota, in 1971
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, in 2003
Polo
- Col. Maharaj Prem Singh, in 1961
- Lt.Col Kishan Singh, in 1963
- Rao Raja Hanut Singh, in 1964
Equestrian
- Dafadar Raghubir Singh (Equestrian), in 1982
- Col.G. M. Khan,VSM (Equestrian), in 1984
Golf
- Laxman Singh (golfer), in 1982
Paralympics
Others
- Parthasarathy Sharma, Cricket
- Hanumant Singh, Cricket
- Vikram Solanki, Cricket
- Gajendra Singh Shaktawat, Cricket
- Gangotri Bhandari, Ladies hockey
- Abhijeet Gupta, Chess
- Krishna Poonia
- Bajranglal Takhar
- Hari Singh (athlete), marathon runner
- Ambika Dutt Ranga, Football
- Surendra Poonia, Power-lifting
Dronacharya award winners
- Guru Hanuman, for wrestling
- Maha Singh Rao, for wrestling in 2006
- R.D. Singh, for Athletics in 2007
Business and industry
- Ghanshyam Das Birla
- Gautam Singhania
- Lakshmi Mittal
- Jamnalal Bajaj
- H S Ranka
- Ramkrishna Dalmia
- Savitri Jindal
- Sunil Mittal
- Subhash Chandra
- Indu Jain
- Rama Prasad Goenka
- Anand Jain
- Rahul Bajaj
- Vinod Goenka
- Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
- Chanda Kochhar
- Vijaypat Singhania
- Venugopal Dhoot
- Harakh Chand Nahata
- Anil Agarwal of Vedanta Group
- Motilal Oswal of Motilal Oswal securities
- Desh Bandhu Gupta of Lupin Laboratories
- Sanjiv Goenka of CESC
- Kishore Biyani of Future Group
Defence
- Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
- Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, A VSM
- Lt Gen Sagat Singh from (Village Moda), Churu district the hero of 1971 Bangladesh War
- Lt. General Nathu Singh Rathore (Gumanpura, Dungarpur) - 1st Lt. General of Indian Army
* Brigadier Govind Singh Rathore
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat KC,SC,VSM,SM (21 Para Special Forces) Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar
Judiciary and law
Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
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Chief Justice of Other High Courts
Judges of Rajasthan High Court
Jurists
Eminent scholars
Scientists
- Brahmagupta
- Daulat Singh Kothari
- Rajendra Singh Paroda
- Kamla Nath Sharma, Hydrologist
- Rajpal Singh Yadav, Vector Ecologist
- Laxman Singh Rathore, DG Meteorology
Medicine
- P. K. Sethi
- Veer Singh Mehta
- Hakim Syed Karam Husain, Unani practitioner
- Tirath Das Dogra Former Director AIIMS, Vice Chancellor SGT University, Gurgaon.
Journalism
- Karpoor Chand Kulish, founder of Rajasthan Patrika
- Ved Pratap Vaidik
- Om Thanvi
- Amit Sharma
- Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Administration
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- D.R. Mehta, ex chairman of SEBI,
- Gyan Prakash Pilania
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
- Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Literature
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- Magha (poet)
- Sunderdas
- Lashmi Kumari Chundawat
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia
- Nand Kishore Acharya
- Acharya Rajendrasuri
- Abdul Vaheed `Kamal'
- Vijaydan Detha
- Bhatt Mathuranath Shastri (Sanskrit poet)
- Kala Nath Shastry (Sanskrit scholar)
- Hemant Shesh (Hindi poet)
- Mandan Mishra (Sanskrit scholar)
- Shyamaldas
- Vidyadhar Shastri
Arts
- Suvigya Sharma
- Reshma
- Gulabo (Kalbelia dancer)
Music
- Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain
- Allah Jilai Bai
- Aminuddin Dagar
- Brij Bhushan Kabra
- Chatur Lal
- Ila Arun
- Jagjit Singh
- Mehdi Hassan
- Moinuddin Khan, sarangi player
- Raja Hasan
- Sandeep Acharya
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Shail Hada
- Toshi Sabri
- Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
- Wasifuddin Dagar
- Zia Fariddudin Dagar
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
- Khemchand Prakash
- Brij Lal Verma
- Sultan Khan (Sarangi player and classical vocalist)
- Roop Kumar Rathod (Singer)
- Shravan Kumar (music composer-Nadeem Shravan)
- Bhanu Pratap Singh
- Malini Rajurkar
- Krishna Bhatt
Dance
Painting
Art craft and handicrafts
- Kripal Singh Shekhawat, blue pottery
- Badri Lal Chitrakar, Shilp Guru award
- Mohanlal Chaturbhuj Kumhar
- Usha Rani Hooja
- Jagdish Lal Raj Soni
- Beni Ram Soni
- Goplilal B Lohar
Film industry
- Bharat Vyas
- Tarachand Barjatya (Rajshri productions)
- Om Shivpuri
- Mani Kaul (director)
- Hasrat Jaipuri
- Jagjit Singh (singer)
- Irrfan Khan
- Asrani (actor)
- Mahipal
- Pinchoo Kapoor
- K. C. Bokadia
- Sultan Khan (Bollywood classical singer)
- Annu Kapoor (actor, anchor)
- Smita Bansal (Balika Vadhu Fame)
- Sakshi Tanwar (Bade acche lagte hai/Kahani Ghar Gharki fame)
- Ashish Sharma
Others
- Raj Singh Dungarpur
- Hanuman Prasad Poddar
- Chanda Kochhar
- Bhanwari Devi, social worker
- Fateh Singh Rathore (tiger conservation)
Independence movement
- Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa
- Lothoo Nitharwal
- Sagarmal Gopa
- Bharat Pratap Singh
- Daulat Mal Bhandari
- Daulatram Saran
- Swami Keshwanand
- Har Lal Singh
- Hanuman Singh Budania
- Ramkrishna Dalmia
- Vijay Singh Pathik
- Rao Tula Ram
- Qazi Mir Imdad Ali
Social reform
Religion
- Devnarayan
- Baba Ramdevji
- Mata Rani BhatiyaniJasol
- Gogaji
- Pabuji
- Jambhoji
- Dadu Dayal
- Dhanna Bhagat
- Foolabai
- Karmabai
- Mirabai
- Ranabai
- Tejaji
- Acharya Rajendrasuri
- Acharya Mahaprajna
- Khetlaji
Historical icons
- Maha Rana Pratap Singh Mewar
- Rawal Mallinath Barmer Malani
- Bappa Rawal Mewar
- Prithvi Raj Chauhan of Ajmer
- Rao Hammir Dev Chauhan of Ranthambore- grandson of Prithvi Raj Chauhan
- Kanhad Dev Sonigara Chauhan of Jalore
- Biram Dev Songara Chauhan of Jalore
- Rana Sanga Mewar
- Rao Jodha Jodhpur
- Rao Bika Bikaner
- Maharana Udai Singh Mewar
- Raja Man Singh Jaipur
- Amar Singh Rathore Nagore
- Veer Durga Das Rathore
- Mirza Raja Jai Singh I Jaipur
- Sawai Jai Singh II Jaipur
- Badan Singh
- Rao Shekhaji
- Maharao Shardul Singh Jhunjhunu
- Maharana Hammir Mewar
- Rana Kumbha Mewar
- Maharaja Jaswant Singh Jodhpur
- Maharaja Ganga Singh Bikaner
- Maharaja Suraj Mal
- Meerabai
- Panna Dhai
- Gora and Badal
- Hada Rani
- Bhamashah
- Rani Padmini
- Adho Duraso OR Arha Dursa, Panchetiya, Pali
List of members of the Constituent Assembly from Rajasthan as at 14 November 1949
- V.T. Krishnamachari
- Heera Lal Shastri
- Raj Bahadur
- Manikya Lal Varma
- Lt. Col. Apji Dalel Singh
- Jai Narayan Vyas
- Mukat Behari Lal Bhargava
- Gokulbhai Bhatt
