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This is a list of some of the
notable people either born or brought up in
Jharkhand
state ,
India .
Shashadhar Acharya - 2020, Chhau dancer
Premlata Agarwal - 2013
Ashok Bhagat - 2015, social worker and secretary of Vikas Bharti
Makar Dhwaja Darogha - 2011, Chhau Dancer
Mahendra Singh Dhoni - 2009, Indian international cricketer
Pandit Gopal Prasad Dubey - 2012, Chhau dancer and choreographer
Balbir Dutt - 2017, journalist
Girdhari Ram Gonjhu - 2022, Literature
Chutni Devi - 2021, social worker
Digamber Hansda - 2018
Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh - 2020, folk singer
Bulu Imam - 2019, activist
Deepika Kumari - 2016, sports, archery
Vasundhara Komkali - 2006, classical musician
Mukund Nayak - 2017, folk singer
Parasu Ram Mishra
Ram Dayal Munda - 2010, Indian scholar and regional music exponent
Simon Oraon - 2016, Indian environmentalist and social worker
Shyama Charan Pati - 2006, Chhau Dancer
Kedar Nath Sahoo - 2005, classical dancer
Jamuna Tudu - 2019, environmental activist
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Pratyusha Banerjee - born in Jamshedpur
Priyanka Chopra -
Miss World 2000, actress, born in Jamshedpur
Deeba - actress, born in Ranchi
Rasika Duggal - actress, born in Jamshedpur
Ishita Dutta - younger sister of Tanushree Dutta, born in Jamshedpur
Tanushree Dutta -
Miss India 2004, actress, born in Jamshedpur
Auritra Ghosh - actress, born in Jamshedpur
Komal Jha - actress, born in Ranchi
Shweta Prasad - actress, born in Jamshedpur
Amrita Raichand - actress, born in Dhanbad
Anushka Sen , actress, born in Ranchi
Meenakshi Seshadri - Miss India 1981, born in
Sindri
Eenu Shree - actress, born in
Jamshedpur
Alisha Singh - actress, dancer and choreographer, born in Ranchi
Pooja Singh - born in Jamshedpur
Reecha Sinha - actress, born in Hazaribagh
Simone Singh - born in Jamshedpur
Supriya Kumari , actress
Sumann - born in Jamshedpur
Tania - Punjabi actress, born in Jamshedpur
Cinematographer / Choreographers
Imtiaz Ali - director and writer, Jamshedpur
Amit Bose - director, born in Jamshedpur
Sriram Dalton - director, born in
Daltonganj
Raj Kumar Gupta - director, born in Hazaribag
Sanjivan Lal - director and writer, born in Jamshedpur
Akashaditya Lama - director and scriptwriter based in Bollywood, born in
Ranchi
Prem Prakash Modi - director and writer,
Dumka
Shomu Mukherjee - director, writer and producer, born in Jamshedpur
Lal Vijay Shahdeo - director, producer and writer based in Mumbai, born in
Lohardaga
Gul Bahar Singh - director, born in Pakur
Biju Toppo - director and producer, born in
Mahuadanr
Music / playback singers / Lyricist / Poet
Karan Singh Arora - Indian singer, songwriter, rapper, music composer, music director, lyricist and model, Ranchi
Rajdeep Chatterjee - singer
Biswajit Roy Chowdhury - Hindustani classical musician and sarod player, Deoghar
Payal Dev - playback singer
Ronkini Gupta - playback singer, born in Jamshedpur
Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh - folk singer, born in
Ranchi
Chetan Joshi - flautist in the Hindustani classical music, Jharia
Govind Sharan Lohra - nagpuri folk singer
Monica Mundu - playback singer, also acted in film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Nandlal Nayak - music composer
Shilpa Rao - singer, born in Jamshedpur
Chandan Tiwari - folk singer, Bokaro
Freedom fighters and revolutionaries
Governors of other states
Bhagwat Jha Azad - Chief Minister of Bihar from 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989; born at Kasba village at Mehrama in
Godda district
Raghubar Das - former chief minister of Jharkhand
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
Madhu Koda - former chief minister of Jharkhand
Babulal Marandi - first Chief Minister of Jharkhand born in Giridih P.S Tisri P.O Chandouri
Arjun Munda - born in
Jamshedpur , Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India.
Krishna Ballabh Sahay - ex-
Chief Minister of
Bihar
Hemant Soren - current Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Shibu Soren - former Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Champai Soren - Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Bairisal , Nagvanshi king in 16th century
Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo , Nagvanshi king in 20th century
Bhim Karn , Nagvanshi king in 12th century
Pratap Karn , Nagvanshi king in 15th century
Shivdas Karn , Nagvanshi king in 14th century
Gajghat Rai , Nagvanshi king in 9th century
Phani Mukut Rai , first Nagvanshi king
Medini Ray , King of Palamu in 17th century
Durjan Shah , Nagvanshi king in 17th century
Dripnath Shah , Nagvanshi king in 18th century
Madhu Karn Shah , Nagvanshi king in 16th century
Raghunath Shah , Nagvanshi king in 17th century
Ram Shah , Nagvanshi king in 17th century
Ani Nath Shahdeo , king of Barkagarh
Lal Chintamani Sharan Nath Shahdeo , last Nagvanshi king
Thakur Vishwanath Shahdeo , King of Barkagarh
Baghdeo Singh , first king of Ramgarh Raj
Dalel Singh , king of Ramgarh in 17th century
Jagatpal Singh , king of
Pithuriya
Kamakhya Narain Singh , king of Ramgarh
Mukund Singh , king of Ramgarh
Raja Arjun Singh , King of Porahat
Tikait Umrao Singh , king of Ormanjhi
Komalika Bari
Mangal Singh Champia - Indian archer, who won multiple medals in several International event, including Asian Games.
Deepika Kumari - Indian athlete who competes in archery status, currently ranked number 1 in the world.
Madhumita Kumari - won the Silver Medal Asian Games 2018 in the Women's compound archery team event.
Laxmirani Majhi
Purnima Mahato - won the Indian national archery championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.