List of people from Gujarat

This is a list of notable people who can trace their ancestry to Gujarat, India.

Business

* Ashvin Vaghani
* Anil Ambani
* Dhirubhai Ambani
* Mukesh Ambani
* Kasturbhai Lalbhai
* Karsanbhai Patel
* Ramanbhai Patel
* Azim Premji
* Sam Pitroda
* Ambalal Sarabhai
* Tulsi Tanti
* Jamsetji Tata
* Ratan Tata
* Gautam Adani
* Uday Kotak

Films and entertainment

* Parveen Babi (actress)
* Priya Badlani (actress)
* Sanjay Leela Bhansali (director)
* Bali Brahmbhatt (singer)
* Hrishita Bhatt (actress)
* Mahesh Bhatt (director)
* Mukesh Bhatt (music director)
* Pooja Bhatt (actress)
* Firoz Bhagat (actor)
* Sayali Bhagat (actress)
* Diwaliben Bhil (singer)
* Deven Bhojani (actor)
* Deepika Chikhalia (actress)
* Juhi Chawla (actress)- Miss Universe 1984 : Her connection with Gujarat is not found.
* Tanaz Currium (actress)
* Ismail Darbar (music director)
* Ketki Dave (actress)
* Anang Desai (actor)
* Bindu Desai (actress)
* Krutika Desai (actress)
* Manmohan Desai (director)
* Prachi Desai (actress)
* Urvashi Dholakia (actress)
* Deepshikha (actress)
* Sanjay Gadhvi (director)
* Rajendra Ghadvi (singer)
* Paresh Ganatra (actor)
* Kunal Ganjawala (singer)
* Rucha Gujarati (actress)
* Deepak Gheewala (actor)
* Manav Gohil (actor)
* Aashka Goradia (actress)
* Suhasi Goradia (actor)
* Emraan Hashmi (actor)
* Aruna Irani (actress)
* Boman Irani (actor)
* Firoz Irani (actor)
* Gayatri Joshi (actress)
* Purvi Joshi (actress)
* Sarita Joshi (actress)
* Sharman Joshi (actor)
* Tulip Joshi (actress)
* Naresh Kanodia (actor)
* Dimple Kapadia (actress)
* Simple Kapadia (actress)
* Ishaan Kapoor (actor)
* Ben Kingsley (Gujarati and Russian-Jewish descent)
* Sanjeev Kumar (actor and comedian)
* J D Majithia (actor)
* Apra Mehta (actress)
* Ketan Mehta (director)
* Rajeev Mehta (actor)
* Ramesh Mehta (actor)
* Sujata Mehta (actress)
* Tasneem Mehta (actress)
* Freddie Mercury (singer)
* Jimi Mistry (actor)
* Karishma Modi (actress)
* Tina Munim (actress)
* Jimmy Nanda (model) - Gladrags Mrs India 2007
* Firoz Nadiadwala (director)
* Namitha Kapoor AKA Namita Vankawala (actress)
* Twinkle Khanna (actress)
* Rinke Khanna (actress)
* Manisha Kanojia (actress)
* Neelam Kothari (actress)
* Roma Manek (actress)
* Kamlesh Ojha (actor)
* Asha Parekh (actress)
* Brinda Parekh (actress)
* Tina Parekh (actress)
* Amisha Patel (actress)
* Ashmit Patel (actor)
* Nazneen Patel (actress) aka Sanjana from "Mein Aisi Kyun Hoon"
* Dina Pathak (actress)
* Upen Patel (model and actor
* Falguni Pathak (singer)
* Ratna Pathak (actress)
* Supriya Pathak (actress)
* Delnaz Paul (actress)
* Kal Penn (American-born to Gujarati parents)
* Preety and Pinky (singers)
* Nethra Raghuraman (model)
* Vasant Rai (sarod player)
* Shekhar Ravjiani (music director)
* Paresh Rawal (actor)
* Siddharth Randeria (actor)
* Vinod Rathod (singer)
* Himesh Reshammiya (music director, actor)
* Nirupa Roy (actress)
* Payal Rohatgi (actress)
* Swaroop Sampat (actress) - Mis India 1979
* Mallika Sarabhai (dancer)
* Shruti Seth (actress)
* Anandji Virji Shah (music composer) - one of Kalyanji Andanji Duo
* Kalyanji Virji Shah (music composer) - one of Kalyanji Andanji Duo
* Kashmira Shah (actress)
* Prachi Shah (actress)
* Satish Shah (actor)
* Farooq Shaikh (actor)
* Sanjeeda Shaikh (actress)
* Isha Sharvani (actress)
* Shravan (music director)
* Jackie Shroff (actor)
* Ayesha Takia (actress)
* Tiku Talsania (actor)
* Deepak Tijori (actor)
* Arvind Trivedi (actor)
* Pia Trivedi (model)
* Suchita Trivedi (actress)
* Upendra Trivedi (actor)
* Manhar Udas (singer)
* Amar Upadhya (actor)
* Nimisha Vokharia (actress)
* Dharmesh Vyas (actor)
* Alka Yagnik (singer)
* Naseeruddin Shah (actor)

Literature and philosophy

* Narsinh Mehta
* Homi Bhabha
* Mirabai born in Rajasthan but migrated in her old age to Dwarka
* Premanand
* Narmad
* K. M. Munshi
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* Jagdish Bhagwati
* Bhikhu Parekh
* Ravji Patel
* Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh
* Harilal Upadhyay
* Umashankar Joshi
* Pandurang Shastri Athavale
* Vinod Joshi
* Rajendra Shukla

Politics

* Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria
* Mahadev Desai
* Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
* Morarji Desai
* Kasturba Gandhi
* Mohandas Gandhi
* Mohammad Ali Jinnah
* Narendra Modi
* K. M. Munshi
* H.M. Patel
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
* Vithalbhai Patel
* Abbas Tyabji
* Shyamji Krishna Varma

Religion

* Bhagwan Swaminarayan
* Pramukh Swami Maharaj (Spiritual Guru and leader of BAPS)
* Pushtimarg
* Jainism
* Morari Bapu

cience

* Homi J. Bhabha
* Amar Gupta
* Vikram Sarabhai
* Dr. Vitalbhai Patel
* Sunita Williams
* Dr. Prasun Desai

ports

* Parita Parekh
* Hemu Adhikari
* Chandu Borde
* Nari Contractor
* Anshuman Gaekwad
* Karsan Ghavri
* Vijay Hazare
* Ajay Jadeja
* Vinoo Mankad
* Nayan Mongia
* Kiran More
* Irfan Pathan
* Yusuf Pathan
* Jasu Patel
* Parthiv Patel
* Munaf Patel
* Geet Sethi

See also

*List of Gujarati poets
*Lists of Indians by state